Assistant Director

**Role**: Assistant Director

**Location**: 2 Lindman Street, DROUIN, 3818, VIC

**Centre**: Goodstart Drouin

**Employment Type**: Full Time/Permanent

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.

**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

**About Goodstart Drouin**:
Our 90-place centre is located in a country town setting in West Gippsland, 90kms east of Melbourne and close to the main street and shops, public transport and schools
Inside our centre you will find colourful and stimulating surrounds, and outside age-based play spaces with sandpits, bike track, veggie garden and dry creek bed
At our centre we encourage children to develop at their own pace, with the support and resources needed to reach milestones and become confident independent learner
Join a team of qualified Educators who are passionate about what they do

**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 you r 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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**Posting Notes**: DROUIN || VIC || Australia (AU) || | || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Part-Time