Role: NQS Quality & Moderation Specialist

Location: National – Any Capital City Location

Employment Type: Permanent Full time

Shape national quality outcomes and influence how excellence is assessed across Australia.

As our NQS Quality & Moderation Specialist, you’ll play a critical role in strengthening consistency, confidence and integrity in Assessment & Rating practices. Working at a national level, you’ll lead moderation and calibration, provide expert guidance on the NQF, and turn quality insights into meaningful improvement for children, services and teams.

This is a high-impact specialist role for someone who thrives on quality, evidence, and building capability across a geographically dispersed workforce.

Your Impact:

In this role, you’ll be a trusted authority on NQS interpretation and internal A&R assurance. You’ll lead national moderation and calibration processes, ensuring assessments are consistent, evidence-based and aligned with regulatory expectations across all jurisdictions.

You’ll strengthen the quality and reliability of internal A&R practice by reviewing assessments, refining tools and conducting assurance checks that lift confidence in ratings and reporting. Through targeted coaching, learning resources and collaboration with the NQS Partner Lead, you’ll build capability and professional judgement across the NQS Partner network.

Your analysis of national trends and systemic risks will inform continuous improvement, support regulatory engagement and contribute to Goodstart’s advocacy and quality strategy. Ultimately, your work will help ensure fair, consistent assessments and stronger quality outcomes for children and families nationwide.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Hybrid/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 approved by management)
• 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:

Essential

• Qualification in Early Childhood Education
• Deep working knowledge of the NQF, National Law and Regulations
• Strong experience in Assessment & Rating (internal or external)
• Proven ability to interpret and apply NQS consistently
• Strong analytical, reporting and stakeholder communication skills
• Ability to manage complex priorities and deliver to timeframes

• Current Working with Children Check for relevant state/territory

Desirable

• Experience in quality assurance, auditing or internal assurance programs
• Background in regulatory, quality, pedagogical or operations leadership
• Experience developing capability-building or coaching programs
• Experience working with regulators or regulatory-aligned frameworks
• Confidence using digital assurance or reporting systems

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 recruitment@goodstart.org.au

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 deadlycareers@goodstart.org.au

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: AUSTRALIA || Australia || Australia (AU) || | || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time