Intensive Support Partner

**Role**: Intensive Support Partner

**Location**: To cover 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.

The Intensive Support Partner is a crucial and key component in supporting centres who are in need of intensive leadership and support. The Intensive Support Partner will be an experienced Centre Director with expertise in performance turnaround in challenging situations. You will meet each Centre Team where they are at in terms of their capability and experience and support their involvement and contribution to the immediate performance goals and action plans required to course correct.

This role requires an Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) qualification to enable working in ratio if required, along with sound knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Framework (NQF).

**Your Impact**:
Work with State Performance Leads to identify the priority challenges and focus areas for the centre and act as Centre Director / Nominated Supervisor
Support Centre Leadership Teams to contribute to the development and implementation of action plans to improve performance in the priority focus areas
Work collaboratively with state and national expert services to support performance uplift and centre team capability build in the priority areas agreed with State Performance Leads
Empower Centre Teams in their areas of individual expertise and document goals/ action plans and commitments with Centre Teams
Provide observational data and insights to State Managers and State Performance Leads in relation to Centre Team capacity and performance to support ongoing capability build
Grow leadership in others by recognising and developing individual and team skills and capabilities
Use reflective practices as part of a regular routine to promote growth and adaptive thinking
Support and coach Centre Teams to action safety recommendations and remedy compliance concerns, pulling on state and national expert services as needed
Ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are implemented, and that safety culture exists within the centre
Participate in Health and Safety Training and mandatory training such as Emergency Management Training

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Fully Maintained Company Car or 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
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**:
Hold an Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) qualification.
Possess strong business acumen across all domains of centre performance and experience of supporting multi
- site teams
Current Open Driving License

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**: MAWSON LAKES, ADELAIDE || SA || Australia (AU) || | || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time