State Performance Lead

**Role**: State Performance Lead
**Location**: Victoria West & Tasmania - covering from Mildura
- swan Hill
- Horsham, Dennington, plus a mix of centre in the heart of the west
**Employment Type**: Permanent Full-Time
We’re inviting expressions of interest for the State Performance Lead role in Victoria West & Tasmania.
In this role, you’ll work closely with the State Manager to support strong, consistent leadership across the state - ensuring every centre has a confident, capable Centre Director at the helm, every day.
You’ll have a state-wide lens on centre performance, bringing together insights across centres while recognising the unique context of each service. You'll also take on direct line management and performance responsibilities for a group of Centre Directors, as assigned by the State Manager.
As a trusted partner to Centre Directors, you’ll play a critical role in helping them thrive - guiding them to become empowered, informed, and adaptive leaders who can drive high-quality outcomes for children, families, and teams.
This is a fantastic opportunity to influence leadership capability, contribute to centre success, and play a key role in shaping the future of Goodstart in our state.
**Your Impact**:
**In this vital role, you’ll**:
Empower Centre Directors and teams to uplift performance
Understand each centre’s KPIs and capability needs
Simplify or remove ineffective management processes
Monitor performance using data, observations, and insights
Collaborate with the State Support Team to align support with centre needs
Work with expert services to uphold Goodstart’s 2025 standards
Assist the State Manager with succession planning for Centre Directors
Ensure centres have effective Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) and philosophies
**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(as arrange with your manager)
Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
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**:
Demonstrated ability to strategically think, collaborate and coordinate across state and national functions and the ability to navigate complexity, competing priorities and constantly changing situations and needs.
Being a dynamic individual adept at supporting and surpassing KPIs, while navigating through various centres, each with distinct capabilities and operational landscapes.
A sound knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Framework (NQF).
Qualifications in a Business, Teaching or Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) discipline would be beneficial, but not essential.
Strong business acumen across all domains of centre performance
Demonstrated ability to evaluate existing knowledge, analyse data and formulate strategies to improve current performance
Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and nurture high performing teams
Valid VIC Working with Children Check Card
Current National Police Clearance
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**: PORT MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE || VIC || Australia (AU) || | SF: LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time