Regional Manager Early Years

**What we offer**:

- Competitive annual salary with generous salary packaging of up to $15,900 each FBT year
- Ongoing Full-Time role with an immediate start
- Be part of a close knit and dedicated team who are supportive, approachable and truly passionate about delivering excellence
- Discounted rates for staff at all bestchance childcare centres
- Genuine commitment to professional development
- Access to Employee Wellbeing Program

**The Role**:
bestchance Child Family Care is currently seeking an exceptional individual with a positive and proactive approach to join our passionate and supportive Early Years Management team as a Regional Manager based across the City of Greater Dandenong, Cardinia Shire and Baw Baw Shire.

The Regional Manager Early Years plays a pivotal role in leading and overseeing Kindergarten and Childcare services across the region. You will be responsible for maintaining high operational and quality standards, ensuring service compliance and financial performance, and fostering relationships with internal teams, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies. Working in collaboration with internal teams to manage performance and drive operational excellence.

This leadership position involves driving strategic initiatives, supporting staff development, and promoting a safe, inclusive, and collaborative work environment. You will lead, mentor, and work directly with Service Coordinators, Centre Directors and Community Hub Officers to ensure each centre operates at its full potential.

**Your responsibilities include, and are not limited to**:

- Lead program implementation, quality, evaluation and reporting across a defined portfolio
- Provide effective leadership to a team of program-based employees, including the provision of direct Supervision, development, capability building and performance management.
- Proactively identify opportunities for new partnerships and mergers with a focus on business development opportunities.
- Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships with relevant government representatives, partners and communities
- Identify, manage and monitor risks to program /service delivery, quality, staff wellbeing and Child Safeguarding
- Drive operational excellence to ensure our centres achieve and maintain an exceeding rating by staying informed of best practices and driving pedagogical performance.
- Support Financial Success by monitoring financial targets, ensuring strong business disciplines are in place.
- Ability to achieve business outcomes through strong business acumen and problem-solving skills.
- As a person with responsibility and management of services, be appointed as Person with Management and Control

**You will stand out if you have**:

- Experience in a regional or multi-site management role, ideally in the early childhood education sector
- Strong understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), NQF, and the Education and Care Services National Law
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and relationship management skills
- Financial acumen, including budget management and business growth strategies
- Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate diverse teams
- Demonstrated ability to strategically think, collaborate and coordinate across state functions and the ability to navigate complexity, competing priorities and constantly changing situations and needs

**In addition to the above you will need the following to be considered for this role**:

- Bachelor of Education / Teaching or Diploma in Children's Services (essential)
- Diploma in Leadership & Management/Community Services (desirable)
- Ability to work independently and co-operatively in a team environment, with an innovative, supportive and flexible approach to work
- Ability to develop positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders, internal and external
- Valid Working with Children Check/VIT registration
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Driver’s license and ability to travel overnight as needed
- Be ready to take the next step in your career by leading educators, Nominated Supervisors, Centre Coordinators, 2ICs and Educational Leaders
- Hold a current First Aid and CPR Certificate (Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting)
- Successfully completed ‘Protecting Children - Mandatory reporting and other obligations for the Early Childhood Sector’ training
- Have a well-developed understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework, National Quality Standards and National Regulations

**About us**:
bestchance Child Family Care is a not-for-profit organisation with the aim of building stronger communities, healthier families and happier childhoods. We achieve this through our quality education, care and therapy services for children, our support programs for families, and our registered training organisation.

bestchance Child Family Care provides a supportive environment to grow, nurture and devel