Centre Performance Coach

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.

**Role**: Centre Performance Coach

**Location**: Adelaide - South Australia

**Employment Type**: Permanent - Full time

With 15,000 Goodstart team members across 661 centres nurturing 63,600 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. From our centre teams to our support teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.
We are actively seeking an enthusiastic and resourceful Centre Performance Coach to collaborate closely with Centre Directors. The primary focus of this role is to assess and elevate their capabilities and experiences, fostering personal growth and development. Our approach is rooted in 'coaching with accountability,' where the Centre Performance Coach plays a pivotal role in supporting continuous improvement and progress for Centre Directors.

**Your Impact**:

- Hold regular coaching sessions with your assigned cohort of Centre Directors.
- Deliver coaching via a combination of virtual and in-person sessions to achieve best efficiencies and impact where it is most needed.
- Document goals, action plans and commitments by Centre Directors to support ongoing coaching conversations and accountability approach.
- Support and coach Centre Directors to be highly capable leaders and continuously improve on building professional relationships with team members and peer network.
- Hold monthly check-ins with your assigned cohort of Centre Directors with a focus on their ongoing professional development.
- Contribute to Centre Director performance reviews providing evidence of each Centre Director’s professional growth and capability build.
- Participate in regular coach workshops and contribute to coach peer network.
- Action changes required to workplace environment to ensure compliance to the company’s health and safety requirements.

**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.
- Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay.
- Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
- Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
- Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
- 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.
- Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose.
- Regular social events at our head office location
- Security and stability - as Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care and a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families.

**You’ll bring to the table**:

- A minimum of 2 Early Childhood qualification / or relevant qualification with experience in a leadership role
- Strong business acumen across all domains of centre performance.
- Experience working in centres and with Centre Directors is highly desirable.
- Open Driving Licence.

How to apply

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.