State Performance Lead - WA (502)

Goodstart Early Learning; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging via AccessPay

Discounted childcare (up to 15%)

Fitness Passport

Health care discounts & wellbeing

Exclusive discounts & travel offers

Free annual flu shot

Option to purchase extra leave

First Nations Support & Cultural Leave

Investment in growth and development

Job summary

Goodstart Early Learning is seeking a State Performance Lead to partner with the State Manager to lift leadership, support and capability across centres in WA.

You will drive performance using data and strategic interventions, develop Centre Directors and coordinate specialist support to enable sustainable success while maintaining safety and high-quality operations across the network.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading performance across multi-site operations.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to analyse data to drive results.
• Proven experience developing and coaching high-performing leaders and teams.
• Demonstrated success implementing strategic performance improvement initiatives.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Ability to navigate complex environments, competing priorities and changing business needs.
• A collaborative leadership style and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of EYLF and NQF is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance across a portfolio of centres through data-driven insights and strategic interventions.
• Partner with Centre Directors to build leadership capability and deliver strong operational outcomes.
• Monitor centre performance, identifying risks and opportunities before they impact results.
• Coordinate specialist support services to help centres overcome challenges and achieve sustainable improvement.
• Coach and influence Centre Directors to become adaptive, high-performing leaders.
• Support succession planning and talent development across the state network.
• Ensure quality, compliance, safety and operational standards are consistently achieved.
• Collaborate with State and National teams to deliver strategic priorities and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Multi-site leadership

Data-driven decision making

Leadership coaching

Performance improvement

Stakeholder management

Change management

Collaborative leadership

EYLF & NQF knowledge

Police clearance

Driver's licence

Working with Children Check

National Child Safety Foundation Trng

Education

Police clearance

Driver's licence

Working with Children Check

National Child Safety Foundation Training certificate

Job description

Lead performance, empower leaders and drive meaningful outcomes for children, families and communities. As State Performance Lead, you will partner with the State Manager to ensure every centre has the leadership, support and capability needed to achieve outstanding results. Working across a diverse portfolio of centres, you'll use data, insights and strategic interventions to uplift performance, develop Centre Directors and coordinate specialist support services that enable sustainable success.

Your Impact

• Drive performance across a portfolio of centres through data-driven insights and strategic interventions.
• Partner with Centre Directors to build leadership capability and deliver strong operational outcomes.
• Monitor centre performance, identifying risks and opportunities before they impact results.
• Coordinate specialist support services to help centres overcome challenges and achieve sustainable improvement.
• Coach and influence Centre Directors to become adaptive, high-performing leaders.
• Support succession planning and talent development across the state network.
• Ensure quality, compliance, safety and operational standards are consistently achieved.
• Collaborate with State and National teams to deliver strategic priorities and continuous improvement initiatives.

WhatGoodstart can offer you

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to bettermanage your work and non-work needs
• Salary packaging benefits available through AccessPay (eligibility applies)
• 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

• Extensive experience leading performance across multi-site operations.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to analyse data to drive results.
• Proven experience developing and coaching high-performing leaders and teams.
• Demonstrated success implementing strategic performance improvement initiatives.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Ability to navigate complex environments, competing priorities and changing business needs.
• A collaborative leadership style and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Framework (NQF) is highly desirable.
• Current Police Clearance
• Current Open Driver's Licence
• Current WA Working with Children Check
• Willing to obtain a Certificate of Completion for the National Child Safety Foundation Training, completed via Geccko platform

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 along with Certificate of Completion for the National Child Safety Foundation Training, completed via Geccko platform