Service Manager

About Our Hive

Busy Bees Early Learning is a provider of high-quality, sector-leading early learning and care for children, all children deserve the best start in life. Our passionate people empower children in our care to become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens who are prepared for lifelong learning. Busy Bees is a global success story and our Hive is growing. With 150 centres across Australia and more on the way.- All Busy Bees Employees champion our child protection and safeguarding commitments. It’s who we are.- We are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer where diversity and inclusion are seen as a strength and forms part of how we operate.- If you are interested in relocating for this or any other Busy Bees opportunity contact us to inquire about financial relocation support.

Your Role in the Hive- Understand your business, across our Children’s needs, families, compliance, operations, and most importantly, your People.- Prioritise and take accountability for your service environment; aesthetically, educationally, and culturally.- Lead and encourage creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement to ensure the ongoing enhancement and accessibility of services.- Drive your service to always be aiming for Exceeding within the National Quality Framework.- Take accountability for the success of your service; how your service is run, how it performs, and where you want your service to be in the long term.

Hive Life Benefits

Working at Busy Bees is anything but a job, it’s a career that is purpose driven and offers endless personal and professional growth as well as financial and personal recognition.- Bonus Program: Attractive quarterly bonuses based on clear and achievable KPIs that are transparently trackable.- Recognition: Attend the flagship annual conference hosted by National Head Office in Queensland, and participate in working groups on specialist topics.- Competitive Pay: Attractive rates of pay above award and annual reviews against sector trends on top of mandatory government increases.- Extend Your Pay: Competitive discount on childcare gap fees for this service based role, paid uniforms, laundry allowance.- Work Space: Feel connected, with purpose in a child-first environment, our Services and resources are second to none with a fresh, bright, and welcoming atmosphere.- Bee Appreciation: Help us Celebrate you and Early Learning during “_We Love You Week”_. Be in the running for our Annual Hive Awards the area, regional, state, and national Hive Awards-
- Continuous Learning: we invest in your professional growth and development with nationally-accredited training because we are committed to your future.- Best Practice: State of the art platforms, resources, and systems, we give you all of the tools you need to Bee your best. We use annual and quarterly employee surveys to keep listening to the vibe of our Hive.- Wellness Program: Our Wellness Program already provides access to Manager and Employee support.- National and International Mobility: With over 150 services across Australia and hundreds more globally. Imagine what you could experience and where- Support: Regular and structured performance feedback, coaching, and development conversations and participate in working groups on specialist topics.- Global Career Pathways: Access a capability framework that allows you to understand, grow and build your career.

Your skills and personal attributes for the Hive- Your commitment and passion for early learning, underpins your enthusiasm for leading, managing, and guiding your people toward excellence in the delivery of end-to-end service operations.- You hold a qualification that matches the needs for the role or are willing to enrol in one with Busy Bees financial support.Learn more about a career in our Hive- View all Busy Bees vacancies.

Have a Bee-autiful day

NZ

Centre Manager

We are looking for an extraordinary person to lead our team of highly skilled teachers. This role will give you the opportunity to utilise your outstanding leadership skills

About you:
As a passionate and experienced leader, you will wear many hats to allow you to manage in an ever-evolving environment and be adaptable to meet a variety of needs. You will have a strong “on the floor” presence, providing mentoring and role modelling of exceptional teaching practice to the team.

Role Requirements:
- B Ed/Dip Teaching Level 7 (ECE) and current teacher registration/certification.- Demonstrated leadership experience you will love to coach, mentor and inspire- Initiative, desire and passion for quality practice standards and commitment to the principles of Te Whāriki.- Familiarity with the New Zealand Education Council, ERO, MOE requirements, Licensing Criteria, 2008 Regulations and Code of Ethics.- A comprehensive understanding of how to maintain and grow occupancy levels.- Innovative, resilient, committed, passionate an