Childcare Centre Manager
Visa sponsorship
Education · Bendigo, VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $85,000 - $105,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
An early learning provider in Bendigo needs a dedicated, experienced Centre Manager for its 76 place centre, someone to lead the team and drive excellence across the whole service. Visa sponsorship is available.
As Centre Manager you would run daily operations while building a positive, collaborative culture, lead and mentor staff, keep the centre compliant with the National Quality Framework and build strong relationships with families and the local community.
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Kenyan early childhood leaders, including those who have managed nursery or pre-primary settings, should show centre size, compliance results and team leadership on the CV. Craft a centre-manager CV with Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Guide, coach and back up the educators so programs are of high quality
- Make sure the centre follows NQF, National Law & Regulations and its own policies, and keep lifting the service against the National Quality Standard (NQS)
- Earn the trust of families and the community and build good relationships with them
- Keep enrolments and occupancy healthy so the service remains sustainable, and answer for how the centre performs overall: occupancy, team results and regulatory compliance
- Provide a learning space that is safe, inclusive and centred on the child
- Put the Child Safe Standards into practice and make child safety a priority across the team
Requirements & Eligibility
- Has led in an early childhood education setting
- Knows the National Quality Framework well
- Leads teams warmly, clearly and professionally, communicates well and builds relationships
- Cares about high-quality care and education
- A Diploma or a Bachelor in Early Childhood Education (an ACECQA approved equivalent counts)
- A current Working With Children Check and First Aid, with the relevant clearances, plus Child Safety and Child Protection Training that is current
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