Centre Manager

We seek an experienced and engaging Centre Manager to join a highly reputable early learning service due to maternity leave from September to March/April.

**Benefits include**:

- Generous remuneration package well above award
- Consistent hours, low staff turnover, and an abundance of support from the approved providers
- A strong people-first culture that puts staff before budgets/profits
- Childcare discount
- Recognition for your hard work through incentives
- An accessible and supportive leadership team
- An abundance of learning resources and large outdoor play areas
- Paid professional training and development opportunities
- Career progression opportunities.

The beautiful centre is designed with a focus on creating spacious, light-filled environments and caters to just short of 130 children. The award-winning design provides space for 10 generous sized play areas over two levels.

Complete with sparkling star sleeping nooks and a dedicated kindergarten outdoor environment focused on encouraging gross motor development, the centre recognises the needs of young children at all different ages. The service philosophies integrate both intentional teaching and child-led approaches and experiences and is based on the needs and interests of the children attending. Programming draws upon the Reggio Emilia approach, seeing the environment as a third teacher.

We are looking for a strong leader, with experience in a similar setting. You must demonstrate a proven ability to use your communication skills to persuade, engage, inspire, and motivate a team of passionate Educators to deliver optimal learning outcomes for the families being served. This service is part of a group of a dozen so there may be additiional employment opportunities post the contract completion.
- Draw upon your leadership experience to lead and develop a team of educators and teachers to deliver high-quality education and care
- Be exceptionally organisational
- Be an excellent communicator
- Can think on your feet and think outside the box when it comes to solving problem s
- A warm and caring nature
- Experience with performance management, team development and supervision
- Coordinate daily operations of the centre, including but not limited to staffing, programming, health, and safety by following policies and procedures and maintaining and upholding policies and QIP.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with staff, children, and families
- **Essential Qualifications**:_
- Bachelor of Early Childhood or Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Highly desirbale, Diploma at absolute minimum)
- First Aid HLTAID004 Certificate, WWC Check current and valid, Food safety and child protection
- A natural ability to motivate, inspire, persuade and maange people
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- An unwavering passion for children, their learning and their care
- Champion problem-solving skills - and able to turn these into a win/win for parties involved whilst carefully juggling the needs of the business
- Demonstrated managing experience at both an operational and strategic level in a long daycare setting
- Extensive working knowledge of the VEYLDF, National Quality Standards, child safety standards, and regulations and a commitment to bring about positive outcomes for the service.
- Experience and confidence with A&Rs
- You will thrive under pressure and be adaptable in a dynamic environment.
- An ability to develop and nurture positive relationships with peers, families and children

If this sounds like your next career move, or if you are exploring your career and do not know if this is right for you, then apply, and we can discuss it further.
- At Early Years Talent, we connect passionate early childhood educators, teachers and childcare staff with job opportunities. Our clients range from boutique exceeding early learning centres, long day cares to community-managed not-for-profits and kindergartens/preschools._
- If you are thinking about a career change or trying to find your feet in the sector - speak to one of our Early Years Talent consultants today._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Graduate

**Salary**: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Childcare assistance
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hampton VIC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor Degree (Hons) (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Kindergarten teaching: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Working with Children Check (preferred)

Work Location: In person