Practice Partner

Goodstart is Australia's largest early learning provider. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.

Role: Practice Partner

Location: Supporting services located in the Victoria North region.

Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time

Take the next step in your Goodstart career as a Practice Partner, where you'll play a key role in supporting the State's practice uplift goals.

In this hands-on role, you'll draw on your experience and understanding of our centres to coach and guide teams, strengthening teaching and learning practices for all children, including those with additional needs. You'll provide trusted advice across all areas of quality ECEC, helping centres deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes and achieve excellence.

Your Impact:

• Provide on-demand, high quality, consistent and effective advice and coaching support for teaching and learning for all children
• Work directly with a selected group of centres in the delivery of their Quality Improvement Plan actions in a coaching and modelling capacity to build sustainable teaching and learning for all children capability in our centre teams.
• Support the implementation and centre-based improvement of the QRS, the NQS, the EYLF and other approved learning frameworks across your state, with a particular focus on high priority centres identified by the State Manager.
• Maintain currency and expert knowledge of QRS, NQF, NQS, EYLF, appropriate state learning frameworks and Australian Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) practice.
• Work collaboratively with the broader Teaching and Learning for All Children team to identify, develop and implement key practice uplift initiatives and strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional specialists to co-design, implement and monitor effectiveness of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of relevant Child Protection Law matters applicable to the jurisdiction and proactive response to child protection matters.
• Develop and maintain working relationship with Operations Team to support safety outcomes for the region and across the state.

You'll bring to the table:

• Minimum 4-year Bachelor's degree in early childhood education from a recognised university
• Extensive and recent practice-based early childhood teacher education experience (aged birth to 8 years)
• Strong understanding of the A&R process and the Exceeding Themes
• Experience in delivering high quality training to centre-based teams
• Experience in supporting practice uplift with centre-based teams
• Sound knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework, other State based approved/recognised learning guidelines and the National Quality Standard
• Sound understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Excellent communication, organisational, evaluation and team leadership skills

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 arranged with your line 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.

How to apply

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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 fmcmillan@goodstart.org.au

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.