Assistant Director

**Role**: Assistant Director
**Location**: Hervey Bay & Fraser Coast
**Centre**: Goodstart Gympie
**Employment Type**: Permanent Full-Time
**Salary**: Above Award Wages + Super + Benefits

Use your experience in early learning and work alongside our Centre Director to support our centre and team

Competitive pay at least 7% above award + a range of benefits including childcare discount + salary packaging available

Work for Australia’s largest early learning Not-for-Profit

Are you an experienced early learning professional who’s ready to take their career to the next level, honing leadership skills and helping to build a successful business?

As the Assistant Director, you will use your experience and leadership qualities to engage and motivate your centre team to drive continuous improvement in all aspects across centre operation. You will work in collaboration with your centre leadership team and establish respectful and reciprocal relationships with families and engage in networks within the centre’s local community.

Come and join the leadership team at Goodstart Gympie

**Location**: Strategically positioned just minutes away from local schools, shopping centers, and essential amenities in the heart of Gympie.

**Facility**: A purpose-built center with four spacious rooms, catering to children aged 12 months to five years, providing a nurturing environment for young learners.

**Amenities**: Fully air-conditioned classrooms and two separate playgrounds with natural spaces, prioritising comfort, safety, and outdoor exploration.

**Nutrition**: Nutritious morning, lunch, and afternoon tea prepared on-site by our dedicated cook, ensuring delightful and healthy meals for every child.

**Curriculum**: A stimulating play-based curriculum aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines, fostering holistic development from Junior Toddlers to Kindergarten.

**Environment**: Thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor spaces, utilising natural materials and open-ended resources to spark creativity and cater to individual needs and abilities.

**Team**: A dedicated team of qualified, experienced, and friendly staff committed to providing the highest quality care and fostering strong bonds with every family.

**Communication**: Utilisation of the Storypark platform for open and transparent communication with parents, tailoring programs to meet individual needs and interests while fostering a collaborative partnership with families.

Join us at Goodstart Gympie, where every child's potential is nurtured, and every family is valued. We look forward to embarking on this journey of growth and discovery together with you and your child.

**In this role, you will**:
Support the Centre Director in the leadership of the team to provide high-quality early learning and care

Mentor and build capabilities within the centre team

Be responsible for the overall management of the centre in the Centre Director’s absence

Use and implement the Goodstart Practice Guide

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
We truly value you - that’s why we pay more. At Goodstart, Assistant Directors get at least 7% above the award rate

Up to 50% discount off your childcare gap fees and 6 weeks paid parental leave

Tax benefits through salary packaging - a great way to pay for expenses with money from your salary before tax is taken out

Paid professional development - we offer a range of opportunities to grow your skills and your career

Wellbeing focus - you’ll get two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per year

Additional leave - you’ll have the option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance

Retail discounts - you’ll save money on insurance, travel and technology

Uniform allowance and employee referral program

Security and stability - as Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care and a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families

If you have previous experience as an Assistant Director or in a centre leadership position, or similar, then we’d love to talk to you about which of our amazing opportunities would be the best fit for you.

How to apply

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

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