Area Manager

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Affinity Education Group Full time
Overview

We are looking for a dynamic, high-energy leader to join our team of supportive Area Managers in Victoria. In this role, you will drive high quality care, financial sustainability, compliance, and growth across Affinity Education Group's centres while leading six key areas: quality, compliance, occupancy, debt, rostering, and people development.

If you are passionate about leadership and team success, we'd love to hear from you

The role
  • Ensure compliance with Work Health and Safety policies and escalate/report serious incidents promptly.
  • Oversee multiple centres through regular visits, 6-point centre plans, and performance analysis across quality, compliance, occupancy, debt, rostering, and people development.
  • Monitor financial performance, manage budgets, control overdue debt, and approve payments/timesheets to meet business targets.
  • Collaborate with Quality Advisors to meet/exceed National Quality Standards, uphold cleanliness and safety, and address serious service issues.
  • Lead occupancy growth, workforce management, and employee development including recruitment, training, performance, and retention.
About you
  • Proven experience as an Area Manager in early childhood education, with multi-site management.
  • Diploma in Business, Children's Services, or equivalent qualification.
  • Sound understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Framework.
  • Strong leadership, budgeting, and time management skills, with attention to detail.
  • Valid Working with Children Check, current Driver's Licence, and a proactive, team-oriented attitude.
We offer
  • Permanent Full-time position, Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week, managing approx. 10 centres.
  • Attractive salary package + generous incentive scheme and car allowance
  • Supportive and collaborative team culture
  • Professional development and career growth opportunities
  • An exciting and dynamic work environment offering flexible work arrangements
Why work for Affinity?

Join our values-driven organisation, where incredible people make a genuine difference. Our mission is to inspire and nurture individuals to reach their full potential. It isn't just about what we do for children, it's about what we do for our team, too. Affinity allows our people to shine – so we can deliver the best in early education

Our Safety Commitment

At Affinity, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual is treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to upholding the safety, rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and harm. Our Safety Commitment also prioritises the safety, rights, and wellbeing of our employees and their families.

As one of Australia\'s largest providers of early education and childcare, we offer multiple career pathways in more than 220 early education and childcare centres across Australia.


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