Assistant Director

**Role**: Assistant Director
**Location**: Mona Vale, NSW 2103
**Centre**: Goodstart Mona Vale
**Employment Type**: Full-time, Permanent
**Pay**: $41.47 - $63.86 p/h (Depending on qualification & experience) + Super
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- 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 eager to advance your career, sharpen your leadership skills, and contribute to building a thriving business? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you
As the Assistant Director at Goodstart Mona Vale, you'll leverage your expertise and leadership to inspire and motivate your centre team, driving continuous improvement across all areas of centre operations. Collaborate with our dedicated leadership team, forge respectful and reciprocal relationships with families, and actively engage with the local community networks.
**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 Mona Vale**:
Beneath native gum trees, our Goodstart Mona Vale centre offers endless opportunities for natural exploration in a safe, yet challenging space. We are on a look out for an Assistant Director to support the Centre Director in developing innovative curriculums in line with the Early Years’ Learning Framework, tailored to the children’s individual needs and interests.
Situated in the heart of Mona Vale, we actively engage with the local community, enriching the learning experience.
- Lead and guide in a 79-place centre
- Assist the Centre Director in building the best service on the Northern Beaches in a full-time, permanent position.
- Primarily work on the floor in our Pre-Kindergarten room as a Room Leader.
- Foster a safe and secure environment, encouraging children's interests and imagination.
- If you had experience in preparing or leading an Assessment and Rating, we would love to hear from you

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Receive at least 7% above the award rate
‍ ‍ Up to 50% discount off your childcare gap fees and up to 6 weeks paid parental leave
Tax benefits through salary packaging
Paid professional development
‍ ️ Two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per year
‍ ️Free annual flu shot (optional)
✈️ Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
Retail and childcare discounts on insurance, travel and technology
Uniform allowance and employee referral program
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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