Assistant Centre Manager

**Join our team in Milestones Early Learning Augustine Heights**

Are you ready to take the next step in your early childhood education career? We are looking for a motivated and experienced Assistant Centre Manager to join our dynamic team at Milestones Early Learning Augustine Heights.

This is an exciting opportunity to grow as a leader with strong support from an experienced Centre Manager, hands-on training, and collaborative workplace culture.

**About the role**:
As an Assistant Centre Manager, you will play a key leadership role in the day-to-day operations of our centre. This role is primarily off the floor, allowing you to focus on supporting educators, mentoring your team, and maintaining a high-quality learning environment for children and families. You will work closely with the Centre Manager to ensure smooth operations, compliance, and excellence in care and education.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Support the Centre Manager with daily leadership, compliance, and administration tasks.
- Mentor and coach educators to deliver exceptional learning outcomes and care for every child.
- Build strong relationships with families, educators, and the local community.
- Contribute to quality improvement processes and the National Quality Framework goals.
- Step into leadership in the Centre Manager's absence and ensure seamless operation.

**What we offer**:

- Hands-on management training and leadership development programs.
- Exceptional Centre Manager support and mentoring.
- Off-the-floor role focused on growth, coaching, and leadership.
- Opportunity for growth.
- a positive, inclusive workplace dedicated to professional excellence and teamwork.

Affinity Education Group is a Child Safe organisation, where child safety is our highest priority. We are committed to creating environments where children feel safe, supported, and valued. We also offer the Government Incentive to all our staff.

**Affinity Education Group Advantages**
- 50% discount on childcare fees from your first day.
- Scholarships for Bachelor or Master's degree in early childhood education.
- Extensive training and development opportunities, with 50% of our promotions from within.
- Access to Affinity Learning Academy fully funded and accredited Leadership and Management courses, to advance your career.
- Career progression opportunities to work towards a management role e.g. Centre Manager/ Senior Centre Manager/ Area Manager/ Quality Advisor.
- 30% discount on 12-month membership with Goodlife or Fitness First.
- Benefit from wellbeing initiatives with partners like TELUS Health, Bupa insurance benefits, and discounts at over 100 retailers.

**About the Centre**:
Welcome to Milestones Augustine Heights where we cater for children aged 6 weeks to 5 yrs. Our Lifelong Learning Program sets the foundation of our child led curriculum and focuses on Circle of Attachment theories, Abecedarian, Early Years and School Readiness Programs. Our service is looking for a superstar to join the Senior Kindy room which offers large spacious learning environments and environments designed for child let inquisitive play and exploration. Our new Centre Leadership Team are excited to welcome new Talent to the service and offer supportive environments which enable growth and development.

**more about you**:

- A Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or ACECQA-approved equivalent qualification
- Strong experience in a Centre Manager role
- A current Working with Children’s Check
- Experienced in achieving targets and meeting safety and compliance standard

**Why work for Affinity Education Group?**

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 Education Group allows our people to shine - so we can deliver the best in early education

**Our Curriculum**:
Our educators and teachers are trained and accredited in the Lifelong Learning Curriculum which is Australia’s most advanced approach to early education for children from birth to age five. It is based on the belief that learning and development occurs most successfully when supported by nurturing and engaged educators, in partnership with families and communities. This curriculum draws on the best models of early education, contemporary research and evidence informed practices such as Circle of Security, Abecedarian, and Project Based learning.

**Our Safety Commitment**

At Affinity Education Group, 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 employ