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

Click 'Apply Now' and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

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.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

Posting Notes: PORT MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE || VIC || Australia (AU) || | SF: LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time