Childcare Area/operations Manager

2 months ago


Brisbane, Australia Employment Hero Full time

We are seeking an inspiring and effective Area / Operations Manager to lead our portfolio of centres to excellent performance outcomes. Reporting to the Owner and Approved Provider, this demanding role will see you coaching and mentoring your team of Centre Directors (currently 7 across Queensland) of varying levels of leadership experience. It is our company goal to operate our centres to the highest levels of performance, quality, pedagogy, and customer experience.

You will have a proven track record in Early Childhood business and compliance leadership and enjoy:

- Working to ensure the key performance indicators for your portfolio of centres are achieved and taking decisive action to resolve under performance with a strong focus on compliance, quality, revenue, wages, occupancy and operating costs.
- Reviewing profit and loss statements for your portfolio of centres each month and working with Centre Managers on opportunities to improve centre performance.
- Identifying potential risks for the business regarding demographic changes, competition and expansion opportunities.
- Ensuring all Centre’s are compliant with all company policies and regulatory requirements are embedded in every centre.
- Contributing to the development of a strong team culture across Day One Early Learning Centres, reflective of our vision, values and the modelling of expected behaviours.
- Being able to step into the role of Centre Director to set up new centres or turn around poor performing centres if required on a temporary basis
- Manging content for all marketing platforms - Toddle, CareforKids, Facebook and Google on a regular basis

**About Us**

At Day One Early Learning Centres you will find a team of exceptional educators, passionate about creating a lifelong love of learning from Day One

Our team are handpicked based on their experience and qualifications to deliver early childhood education and care that will nurture every child’s unique potential and support the development of skills for the 21st century.

Our centres provide every family with exceptional care and education for their children in a safe, creative and fun environment.

**Our benefits**:
**Pre-requisities for the role**:
A tertiary or university degree in an Early Learning or business-oriented discipline

6 to 8 years’ experience in a multi-site business, with five years of management experience

Proven ability to grow business

Proven abaility to achieve Excellent Assessment and Rating outcomes

Strong commercial mind and understanding of business acumen

Proven ability to manage and lead a successful team

Excellent project-management and organisational skills to manage work within agreed standards and timelines

Excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills to develop strong internal and external relationships.


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