Regional Manager

Join a supportive Operations Team and oversee 4 centres
- Excellent Remuneration and Benefits
- Family owned and operated

We are excited to welcome a Regional Manager to join our operations team with a portfolio of 4 centres across the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne.

The Regional Manager role is responsible for providing direction, coaching and support to a team of Centre Directors, Directors in Training, Educational Leaders to excel in quality care, development, and education of children and to achieve business objectives.

We believe that the small things are huge which is why we have such a wonderful ratio of centres per Regional Manager.

As a Regional Manager you will also have the full-time support of our Quality Advisor, focusing on our unique approach to Early Childhood Education and Care.

**A bit about us**:
Explorers Early Learning is proud to not only be Australian owned, but locally operated by a Melbourne family.

We are all extremely passionate about providing quality care and practising the Explorers philosophy, inspired by Reggio Emilia. We value our teams and focus on supporting our educators in their own careers to grow and develop as early years practitioners.

The role will be supported by a strong and knowledgeable team, with all members of the operations team being trained in Early Childhood Education.

**Values**:
At Explorers we have five core values which are utilised to guide decisions throughout the business.
- We care for and respect each other
- We practice what we promise
- We think like our customers
- We innovate to be a step ahead
- We understand the small things are huge

The children are the heart of everything we do and we are guided by the above principles.

**Fundamentals of the role**:
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To promote excellence in early childhood by maintaining exceeding standards across the services.
- To promote a culture that is aligned with the Explorers Core Values and Philosophy.
- To promote a culture that fosters teamwork, mutual respect and longevity.
- To operate centres that are financially successful and maintaining high levels of occupancy and high retention rates.
- The role is responsible for the management of cost control objectives such as budget control, wage management and other related business expenses.
- To promote high quality learning environments.
- Focusing on the finer detail of operations to ensure Explorers remains a step ahead.

**Knowledge Required**:

- Education and Care Services National Law 2010
- Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011
- Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
- Department of Education and Training (DET)
- National Quality Standards
- Explorers Code and Conduct, Philosophy and Values
- Early Years Learning Framework of Australia (EYLF)
- Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF)
- Reggio Emilia Philosophy

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Management of Service Operations
- Culture & Teamwork
- Family Satisfaction & Engagement
- Quality Control
- Educational Leadership
- Hygiene and Presentation
- Reporting
- Recruitment & Retention

**Professional Skills**:

- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Strong technical (IT) skills
- Family/Child Oriented
- Develops Capability
- Adaptable
- Drive for Results
- Problem Solving
- Stress Tolerance

**Qualifications**:

- Diploma or above in Children Services is desirable
- Current First Aid training certificate
- Current Anaphylactic training certificate
- Current Asthma training certificate
- Current Working with Children Certificate