Practice Partner

**Role**: Practice Partner
**Location**: NSW South & ACT - covering Sydney’s Inner West and South, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Highlands, Central West, Riverina, Murray, and ACT regions. Ideally based in Central West, Illawarra or Riverina
**Employment Type**: Permanent Full-time
Help shape the future of early learning
We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Practice Partner to join our NSW South & ACT team.
In this hands-on and rewarding role, you’ll work alongside centre teams to strengthen teaching and learning practices, build educator capability, and drive continuous quality improvement. You’ll coach, guide, and model effective practice to help centres deliver the best possible outcomes for every child and family.
**Your Impact**:
**As a Practice Partner, you will**:
Provide high-quality coaching and professional support to educators to build confidence and consistency in practice.
Partner with selected centres to translate Quality Improvement Plan goals into action.
Champion the consistent implementation of the QRS, NQS, EYLF and state frameworks, focusing on high-priority centres.
Work collaboratively with the Teaching and Learning for All Children team and internal specialists to deliver improvement initiatives.
Promote a strong culture of child safety, equity, and inclusion.
Build trusted relationships with Operations teams to enhance practice and quality outcomes across the region.
**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Car Allowance, Laptop and Phone
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 agreed with line manager).
Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
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**:
Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from a recognised university
Extensive and recent practice-based early childhood teacher education experience (aged birth to 8 years)
Strong understanding of the A&R process and the Exceeding Themes
Experience in delivering high quality training to centre-based teams
Experience in supporting practice uplift with centre-based teams
Sound knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework, other State based approved/recognised learning guidelines and the National Quality Standard
Sound understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Excellent communication, organisational, evaluation and team leadership skills
Current Working with Children Check
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.
**Posting Notes**: ALEXANDRIA, SYDNEY || NSW || Australia (AU) || | SF: LI || Bachelor (ECT) 4yr || Full-Time