Intensive Support Partner

Goodstart Corporate•San Francisco, CA

11d

About The Position

Step into a high-impact role where your leadership transforms centre performance during critical moments. As an Intensive Support Partner , you’ll lead in challenging environments, stabilise performance, uplift capability, and guide centres back on track—ensuring children, families and teams thrive with quality, safety and consistency. 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).

Requirements

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) qualification, with ability to work in ratio
Proven experience as a Centre Director with strong performance turnaround capability
Demonstrated success leading teams through operational, pedagogical and business improvement
Strong business acumen across all domains of centre performance
Experience developing and delivering action plans to uplift centre outcomes
Skilled in building capability, coaching diverse teams and supporting multi-site environments
Strong knowledge of the EYLF, NQF and regulatory compliance requirements
Ability to build trust, influence and collaborate at all levels
Current Working with Children Check, Police Check and Open Driver’s Licence

Responsibilities

Act as Centre Director / Nominated Supervisor when deployed to centres requiring intensive support
Identify priority challenges and focus areas in partnership with State Performance Leads
Lead the development and execution of centre action plans to drive immediate performance uplift
Build capability, confidence and accountability within Centre Leadership Teams
Engage state and national expert services to strengthen practice and operational performance
Empower centre teams by recognising strengths and supporting skill development
Provide observational insights to State Managers and State Performance Leads to inform ongoing capability building
Strengthen leadership in others through coaching, reflective practice and adaptive leadership
Address safety, risk and compliance issues and embed a strong safety culture across the centre
Support adherence to policies, procedures and regulatory requirements, ensuring high-quality and safe environments for children

Benefits

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 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.