Corporate Training & Development - Goodstart Early Learning

Goodstart Early Learning; Orange City Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Discounted childcare

Fitness Passport

Health & wellbeing discounts

Travel & tech discounts

Free flu shot

Extra leave option

First Nations support

Job summary

Goodstart Early Learning is seeking a State Performance Lead to work from Orange NSW, supporting services across Central West NSW. You will collaborate with the State Leadership Team to ensure top Centre Directors are empowered and equipped to drive strong performance and compliant practice across centres.

You will hold performance and people-management responsibilities for Centre Directors, guiding succession and continuous improvement to deliver outstanding outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership across state and national functions to drive performance.
• Ability to analyse data and translate insights into action to exceed KPIs.
• Strong knowledge of the EYLF and NQF frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead centre performance across Central West NSW and support Centre Directors.
• Collaborate with State Leadership Team to align centre support and succession planning.
• Ensure centres implement effective systems and processes to exceed National Quality Standards.
• Support ongoing growth and development of staff and leaders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

KPI management

EYLF knowledge

Business acumen

Team leadership

Data analysis

Education

Early Childhood Teaching qualification

Job description

Company description:
Goodstart is Australia’s largest early learning provider. As a not–for–profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.
Job description: Role: State Performance Lead
Location: Based from Orange NSW Supporting services across the Central West
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Goodstart Early Learning is currently seeking a State Performance Lead who will work alongside the State Manager supporting services in Central West NSW.

The State Performance Lead will work closely with the State Leadership Team, and broader around-centre support teams to ensure we have the best Centre Directors in every centre, every day.

The role supports all centres across the state, forming a holistic view of centre performance that takes into account each centre’s unique context, team, and leadership capability. You’ll also hold systems line management and performance management responsibilities for a group of Centre Directors, assigned by the State Manager.

This is a key leadership role—supporting Centre Directors to achieve exceeding performance and grow into empowered, informed, and ultimately adaptive leaders.

Your Impact

• Empower Centre Directors and teams to uplift performance
• Understand each centre’s KPIs and capability needs
• Simplify or remove ineffective management processes
• Monitor performance using data, observations, and insights
• Collaborate with the State Support Team and Direct Centre Support Team members to align support with centre needs
• Work with expert services to uphold Goodstart’s standards
• Assist the State Manager with succession planning for Centre Directors
• Ensure centres have effective systems and processes in place to Exceed National Quality Standards

What Goodstart can offer you

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs (as arrange with your manager)
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You’ll bring to the table

• Demonstrated ability to strategically think, collaborate and coordinate across state and national functions and the ability to navigate complexity, competing priorities and constantly changing situations and needs.
• Being a dynamic individual adept at supporting and surpassing KPIs, while navigating through various centres, each with distinct capabilities and operational landscapes.
• A sound knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Framework (NQF).
• Early Childhood Teaching qualification preferred.
• Strong business acumen across all domains of centre performance
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate existing knowledge, analyse data and formulate strategies to improve current performance
• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and nurture high performing teams
• Valid NSW Working with Children Check Card
• * Current National Police Clearance
• Current Open Driving Licence
• Completed National Child Safety Training

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email [e-mail]
At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email [e-mail]

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.