Role: Lead Practice Partner

Location: Adelaide: Covering services across SA. Centre Support Office location: Mawson Lakes

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time

Join our team as a Lead Practice Partner, where you'll spearhead quality improvements in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) across the State. By providing visionary leadership and expert guidance, you’ll drive excellence in teaching and learning, ensuring national standards are not just met but exceeded.

Lead the way in empowering our Practice Team to support and uplift quality practices and be at the forefront of delivering the National Quality Standards and Early Years Learning Framework with unmatched expertise.

Your Impact:

 In this vital role, you’ll:

• Lead practice uplift across the state to strengthen teaching, learning and inclusion
• Analyse centre practice data and guide Quality Improvement Plan actions
• Partner with State Managers to coordinate targeted support for centres
• Lead and coach the Practice Partner team to deliver consistent, high-quality practice support
• Spend time in centres to validate practice, support priority sites, and uplift quality ratings
• Champion implementation of QRS, NQS and EYLF frameworks
• Shape and enhance the national Teaching, Learning & Support expert service
• Contribute to improvements in the Practice & Inclusion Helpdesk
• Work cross-functionally to ensure practice support meets evolving needs of children and families

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 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:

• Minimum 4-year Early Childhood qualification from a recognised university
• A tested track record of teaching and learning practice uplift delivery
• Experience in working at a “State" or national level in practice uplift
• Extensive practice-based early childhood education experience (aged birth to 8 years).
• Sound knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework, other State based approved/recognised learning guidelines and the National Quality Standard
• Experience of leading a team and being a team member
• Sound understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Current SA Working with Children Check

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: MAWSON LAKES, ADELAIDE || SA || Australia (AU) || | SF:LI || Bachelor (ECT) 4yr || Full-Time