State Manager

2 weeks ago

Alexandria, Australia Goodstart Early Learning Full time

**Role**: State Manager

**Location**: Sydney, NSW

**Employment Type**: Full Time

We’re Goodstart

With 16,500 “Goodstarter” team members across nearly 700 centres nurturing 70,000 children, we’re Australia's largest provider of early learning and care. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families.

Our vision is for Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life. From our centre directors to centre teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.

We're seeking a pro-active and energetic State Manager for approx 72 centres in NSW and ACT, with proven experience in driving performance and building team capability. Your core purpose will be to ensure we have the best centre director in every centre every day.

This position reports to the COO of Goodstart Early Learning.

Your Deliverables

Ensure centre directors and centre teams are enabled and empowered to uplift centre performance to meet and exceed the National Quality Standards (NQS) and Goodstart’s strategic goals and targets.
Lead succession planning and talent mapping of all Centre Directors and key centre leadership positions to ensure a pipeline of high-quality centre leaders and effective centre leadership teams across all centres in the state
Ensure all centres have a Centre Director presence; manage in-state resources to fill gaps as they arise
Effectively lead your team to deliver ongoing improvement in the quality of services, business performance, team capability and the reputation of centres in the state
Drive state business planning and performance
Provide input to the national operations strategy and budget process
Position Goodstart Early Learning in the state as a leading advocate for high quality early years learning for all children and as an effective collaborator with other providers, relevant government organisations and representatives
Create and sustain a culture where the state’s centres operate in accordance with Goodstart Early Learning’s Vision, Purpose, Guiding Principles and Foundations
Develop effective internal and external relationships with support and service roles and foster collaboration within the state
Ensure regulatory compliance, program quality, child and adult safety and operational targets

**You’ll bring to the table**:
Minimum 5 years of senior-level business management experience is highly desirable
Qualifications and Experience in Early Childhood Education Sector is highly desirable
Flexibility to undertake regular domestic travel and to work outside normal business hours as required is essential
Previous management experience with large groups of employees across multi-site operations is desirable
Excellent communication, change management and leadership skills

What Goodstart can offer you

Company Car, Laptop and Phone
Paid Parental Leave
Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
Access to discounted childcare
Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done to better manage your work and non-work needs
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more
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
Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion, and purpose

**How to apply**:
Supporting our people and protecting our children

We are an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We support and encourage individual growth and strong teams that are made up of many different cultures and backgrounds.

We are deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel connected and a strong sense of belonging. By weaving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through all that we do, we aim to build knowledge and a deeper understanding of our First Nations People and culture for all in our team

**Posting Notes**: ALEXANDRIA, SYDNEY || NSW || Australia (AU) || j2wDept || SF: LI || Bachelor (ECT) 3yr || Full-Time

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