Early Childhood Teacher (Drysdale)… at Story House… · Drysdale

Opening January 2027 | Brand-New 99-Place Service | 5 Rooms | Drysdale

As an Early Childhood Teacher, you know the early years lay the foundation for lifelong learning and this is your opportunity to help shape that foundation from day one.

Our brand-new Drysdale service is opening January 2027, and we’re seeking a Bachelor-qualified (minimum) ECT from within our Story House network to run our STRONG Beginnings curriculum across the 3 - 5 year old age groups.

Already a Story House-er? 🧩 Please apply via Main St and speak with your manager before submitting your application. If not, keep scrolling.

But what does the journey look like from here?

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to complete a video introduction and if successful through to the next stage you will attend a face to face interview with members of our leadership team.

This process will focus on our Story House values, pedagogical leadership, mentoring approach and how you contribute to safe, inclusive and engaging environments for children, families and teams.

This is more than an interview. It’s your opportunity to:

🧩 Learn more about the vision for the new service 🧩 Share your leadership style and educational philosophy 🧩 Demonstrate how you guide quality practice and mentor teams 🧩 Show us how you bring our values to life each day

We’re intentionally building this team from day one and we want every piece to fit beautifully.

We Value You:

**🧩**Worker retention payment approved provider

🧩$300 annual professional development budget

🧩Access to Sonder our 24/7 safety and wellbeing service.

🧩Discounts to 100’s of major retailers

🧩Uniform provided

🧩75% Staff Childcare Discount*

🧩People centric, health and wellbeing initiatives inc FREE First Aid, CPR and Flu Vaccinations.

🧩YOUR PAY YOUR WAY - Track, Grow and access to same-day pay with our financial wellbeing provider, Humanforce Thrive.

🧩Service-based celebrations, recognition and regular check-ins with your manager because connection and feeling supported matters.

🧩SHEL-endar our tailored professional development platform where you can access training with Education Specialists to reach your goals inc partnerships with industry leaders, some of which may be counted towards NESA/QCT or VIT registration hours.

🧩Guided program to support in achieving teacher accreditation including from Graduate to Full or from Full to Lead or Highly Accomplished status.

🧩Receiving protected programming time to thoughtfully plan and embed learning opportunities for children, develop summative assessments and transition statements.

🧩Regular networking opportunities to come together and collaborate with other Teachers.

Our Commitment to Child Safety

Story House Early Learning is committed to child safety. We want children to be safe, happy and empowered and are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children.

As an Early Childhood Educator, you play an important role in creating safe, inclusive and nurturing environments where children feel valued, respected and protected.

We are committed to child safe principles and embedding the Child Safe Standards across our services. We encourage applications from candidates who share our commitment to child safety, inclusion and respectful relationships with children and families.

All applicants will be subject to child safety screening, including Working with Children Checks and reference checks.

For positions based in New South Wales: All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

Story House Early Learning is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment, providing mutual respect for all employees.

At Story House, we prioritise the safety and wellbeing of our community, which is why we are committed to the Child Safe Standards and have Safety as one of our values.

*CCS eligible care