Role: Intensive Support Partner

Location: Southeast Queensland South (Covering southern and eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Logan, Gold Coast and Ipswich)

Employment Type: Permanent, Full time

As an Intensive Support Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in providing targeted leadership and support to centres requiring intensive assistance.

Leveraging your experience as a Centre Director, Area Manager or similar, with a proven track record in performance turnaround, you’ll partner with Centre Teams, meeting them where they are in their capability and experience, to drive their involvement in achieving immediate performance goals and action plans.

This role requires an Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) qualification to enable working in ratio if required, along with sound knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Framework (NQF).

Your Impact:

• Work with State Performance Leads to identify the priority challenges and focus areas for the centre and act as Centre Director / Nominated Supervisor
• Support Centre Leadership Teams to contribute to the development and implementation of action plans to improve performance in the priority focus areas
• Work collaboratively with state and national expert services to support performance uplift and centre team capability build in the priority areas agreed with State Performance Leads
• Empower Centre Teams in their areas of individual expertise and document goals/ action plans and commitments with Centre Teams
• Provide observational data and insights to State Managers and State Performance Leads in relation to Centre Team capacity and performance to support ongoing capability build
• Grow leadership in others by recognising and developing individual and team skills and capabilities
• Use reflective practices as part of a regular routine to promote growth and adaptive thinking
• Support and coach Centre Teams to action safety recommendations and remedy compliance concerns, pulling on state and national expert services as needed
• Ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are implemented, and that safety culture exists within the centre
• Participate in Health and Safety Training and mandatory training such as Emergency Management Training

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 (as approved by leadership)
• Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• 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:

• Hold an Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Diploma qualification.
• Possess strong business acumen across all domains of centre performance and experience of supporting multi- site teams
• Experience in developing and executing strategic plans to uplift performance
• Experience identifying and addressing centre performance challenges
• Experience building capability and confidence within centre teams
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and establish collaborative relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Valid Working with Children Check Card (relevant to state or territory)
• 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. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email recruitment@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: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time