Assistant Director

**Diploma Assistant Director | Caringbah (Southern Sydney)**
Come and join this amazing childcare organisation as their assistant director working along side the director in Caringbah, Southern Sydney
- **Paying way above award**:

- **Full time - 50% on and off the floor**:

- **Onsite parking & close to public transport**

Early Learning Placements is a boutique recruitment specialist whose sole focus is the recruitment of professional staff for the early childhood sector on a casual, contract and permanent basis.

**About the Centre**

Our entire team is dedicated to providing best in education and care for each child. We provide high quality care, ensuring the safety and encouraging the health and development of the children in our care in a safe, nurturing environment where they can grow, explore, play and relax with other children and adults in an atmosphere of patience, sensitivity and tolerance.
We see the link between home and child care as a vital one and consequently value parental involvement. Our Open-Door policy ensures that at any time, parents can speak to staff and management about their child, raise any questions or concerns, and of course provide input into their child’s time at our centre.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
Working in the Preschool room 50% on and off the floor. The responsible person (2IC) to the director in accordance with the requirements of Education and Care Services National Regulations and the National Quality Standard for Early Education and Care.

**Duties also include**
- To ensure children's wellbeing, learning needs and interests are addressed through a high quality education
- Meet and Greet families, children and visitors at the service
- Rostering, administration and enrolments
- Manage incoming/outgoing phone enquiries
- Assist the service manager with conducting tours
- Assist the service manager with interviews, phone screening, references and finalising new starters
- Manage family accounts
- Compliance documents within the service
- Assist on the floor when required
- Build trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders

**Essential**
- Diploma in Early Childhood Education
- Current Child Protection, First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis
- Minimum 2 years experience in Room Leader/2IC role
- As a 2IC the ability to plan, implement and evaluate early childhood programs as required by the EYLF;
- Sound understanding of National Education and Care Services
- Regulation;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Working with Children Check number

**Staff Benefits**
- Ongoing professional training and development;
- Good working conditions and environment;

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

**Salary**: $32.00 - $40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee mentoring program
- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift

Supplementary Pay:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Caringbah NSW: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Diploma (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Leadership: 2 years (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)