Goodstart Early Learning Berrimah

Exciting opportunity to join our team at Goodstart Berrimah! 💚
We’re looking for a passionate Centre Cook to join our team in a permanent part-time position (27.5 hours per week) and help us provide healthy, nutritious and delicious meals for the children in our care.
✨ About the role:
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals and snacks for children
• Cater for children with special dietary requirements and allergies
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and hygiene
• Take responsibility for the overall running of the kitchen
👩‍🍳 What we’re looking for:
A Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent is desirable but not essential. You will, however, need a minimum of a Food Handling Safety Certificate.
💚 Why join us?
• Supportive and friendly team
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Great employee benefits
• Competitive above-award rates
• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and families
🌟 Make a difference with Goodstart!
As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. Together, we’re helping children develop the skills they need for school and life.
📍 Goodstart Berrimah
🕐 Permanent Part-Time | 27.5 hours per week
👉 Interested in joining our team? Apply now:
careers.goodstart.org.au
Come and be part of a team where every meal helps little minds and bodies grow! 💚🍎

Looking for a fun family outing with the community? 💙⛵
This will be one of the last Little Sailor Cruises for a little while, so come aboard and make the most of it! 🌊☀️
Bring the kids along for a fun-filled time on the water — they’re sure to love the adventure! 🥰
We’d love to see you there! 🚢💙

Strong relationships are the foundation for confident, curious learners 💛

Goodstart’s key educator approach ensures every child is known, supported and feels safe - through consistent, nurturing connections with educators and meaningful partnerships with families. These bonds help build wellbeing, resilience and a true sense of belonging from day one.

Discover how this approach supports your child’s learning journey: https://brnw.ch/2

Exciting opportunity to join our team at Goodstart Berrimah! 💚

We’re looking for a passionate Centre Cook to join our team in a permanent part-time position (27.5 hours per week) and help us provide healthy, nutritious and delicious meals for the children in our care.

✨ About the role:
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals and snacks for children
• Cater for children with special dietary requirements and allergies
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and hygiene
• Take responsibility for the overall running of the kitchen

👩‍🍳 What we’re looking for:
A Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent is desirable but not essential. You will, however, need a minimum of a Food Handling Safety Certificate.

💚 Why join us?
• Supportive and friendly team
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Great employee benefits
• Competitive above-award rates
• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and families

🌟 Make a difference with Goodstart!

As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. Together, we’re helping children develop the skills they need for school and life.

📍 Goodstart Berrimah
🕐 Permanent Part-Time | 27.5 hours per week

👉 Interested in joining our team? Apply now:
careers.goodstart.org.au

Come and be part of a team where every meal helps little minds and bodies grow! 💚🍎

Did you know we invested $65.5M into our social purpose last year, a 14% increase on the year before? 👏 At Goodstart, we're proud of the impact we have on children, families and communities. As a not‑for‑profit, every dollar we earn is reinvested to improve outcomes – from high‑quality learning and educator development to extra support for children who need it most.
Because when we put children first, the impact goes further 💛

🌟 Heading to the Darwin Show? Make sure you stop by the Goodstart stall!

We've created a welcoming space where families can take a break, have some fun, and chat with our friendly team about all things early learning.

Here's what you'll find:
🎈 Balloons
🍎 Fresh fruit
💧 Bottled Water
🧴 Sunscreen
📚 A quiet reading corner
🌿 A sensory table
🧱 Building blocks
🎲 Giant Connect Four

Whether your little one wants to play or you'd like to ask us questions about Goodstart, we'd love to see you. Come along, say hello, and enjoy everything our stall has to offer!

See you at the Darwin Show! 💙

The research is clear 📚 reading aloud is one of the most powerful things we can do for our children.

When we read with a child, we’re doing far more than sharing a story. We’re building the foundations for language, confidence, curiosity and a lifelong love of learning.

Decades of research shows that children who are read to regularly:

💛 Build stronger language skills
Hearing rich varied language in books exposes children to far more words than everyday conversation alone. This growing vocabulary helps them understand, communicate and make sense of the world.

💛 Develop early literacy skills long before they learn to read
Through stories, children learn how books work – that print carries meaning, that pages turn left to right, and that stories have a beginning, middle and end. These early understandings make learning to read feel familiar and exciting.

💛 Strengthen phonological awareness
Rhymes, rhythms and playful sounds help children hear the building blocks of language.

💛 Grow their comprehension and thinking skills
Talking together about a story, predicting what might happen, wondering how a character feels, and connecting events to real life helps children develop memory, problem-solving, and higher-order thinking.

💛 Experience connection, comfort and joy
Shared reading fosters calmness, closeness, and moments of joint attention. These warm interactions support a child's sense of security and belonging.

Most importantly, children who experience positive, engaging reading moments from a young age are more likely to develop a genuine love of books - something that matters even more than early literacy skills alone.

Reading is simple, joyful, and sets children up for success in school and life.

Here is a list of some of our favourites below 👇

Looking for a fun family outing?

As part of our commitment to connecting families with great local experiences, we love sharing community events that bring people together. I recently attended the Little Sailors Social Evening with my family on the weekend, and it was such a fantastic afternoon! The kids had an absolute ball, and it was a wonderful way to spend quality time together while enjoying beautiful Darwin Harbour.

🚢 2-hour Darwin Harbour cruise
🎨 Professional face painting and more
🧀 Grazing platters
🥤 Drinks included
❄️ Air-conditioned lounge with plenty of space for the kids to play

If you're looking for something a little different to do with the family, I highly recommend checking it out.

Find out more and book here:

Little Sailors Social (Evenings) – Cassini Adventures Kids are sorted with games, entertainment, face painting, bubbles and more — while the adults kick back upstairs with drinks, music and good company.Easy, fun and something everyone actually enjoys.