Coaching Lead

**Role**: Coaching Lead - VIC North
**Location**: Victoria North - covering from Melbourne Inner Northern Suburbs Central to Echuca, Shepparton and Bendigo
**Employment Type**: Permanent Full time
Goodstart are currently seeking a Coach Lead to work with our VIC North Leadership Team.
As the Coaching Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in leading, motivating, and evaluating a team of Centre Performance Coaches while also directly coaching Centre Directors.
You will onboard new coaches, maintain professional development resources, and oversee performance to drive impactful growth.
By balancing your responsibilities between coaching and leadership, you’ll guide Centre Directors using a 'coaching with accountability' approach, fostering their continual improvement.
Partnering with state leadership, you’ll help set and achieve centre goals, ultimately contributing to a thriving team culture and the success of each centre.
**Your Impact**:
**As a Coaching Lead, you will**:
Empower Centre Directors to exceed NQS and Goodstart’s standards by guiding performance improvement and leadership growth
Deliver impactful coaching sessions, both virtually and in-person, supporting Centre Directors in identifying focus areas, creating action plans, and achieving goals
Facilitate monthly reviews to track progress, develop leadership capabilities, and ensure effective Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)
Onboard and supervise new coaches, providing training, support, and ongoing performance evaluation to build a capable coaching team
Lead, motivate, and assess the in-state coaching team, driving professional development, goal setting, and enhancing the overall coaching culture across the organisation
**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
Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Exclusive discounts on travel, 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
Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose
Development of skills through intentional work placement and mentoring by senior business partners
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**:
5+ years in a leadership role
Proven experience around (reflective) coaching methodologies and practices which supports a pragmatic, approachable and supportive coaching style
Experience in influencing and coaching multi-site and diverse teams
Strong listening and comprehension skills
Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
Experience in developing strategic plans
Strong collaborative leadership style
Enthusiasm and determination
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) || | || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time