Assistant Centre Director

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Early learning centre - Assistant director

**Occupation**:Early childhood

**Location**:Hume - Greater Shepparton

**Reference**:1489129

**Location Profile**:
**Assistant Director - Early Learning Victoria Numurkah (interim name)**

**Salary: $86,037 - $109,521**

**A relocation incentive of up to $10,000 will be available for those who relocate more than 100km from their current place of residence to take up this role.**
- Early Learning Victoria is establishing a government-owned early learning and childcare centre at Numurkah Primary School. Opening in 2026, this 102-place centre will provide long day care and Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten, eventually transitioning to include Pre-Prep.

**Role Purpose**:

- The Assistant Centre Director will work alongside the Centre Director to oversee the daily operations of the centre, ensuring compliance with regulations and organisational policies and procedures. This role will also support staff recruitment and development, and enrolment management, with assistance from the Early Learning Victoria central team

**Role requirements**:

- Committed to providing an environment where children can flourish and thrive, supported by pedagogy and practice that upholds all elements of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations and the National Quality Standards and is guided by the philosophy of Early Learning Victoria.
- Encourages reflective practice where feedback is used constructively to improve teaching and learning experiences. Stays informed about current research and trends to ensure the service delivers high-quality, innovative programs that meet the needs of children and families.
- Ensures the centre is compliant with all aspects of the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations, National Quality Standards (NQS), Child Protection and Child Safe Standards, Approved Frameworks and all Early Learning Victoria policies and procedures.
- Supports the Centre Director to oversee the day-to-day operations of the centre, including staffing, child enrolment, budgeting and expenditure, stakeholder management and centre related communications.
- Contributes to the implementation of high-quality care and educational programs that support children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. Upholds the Early Learning Victoria philosophy and translates this into centre-level values and goals.
- Builds and maintains meaningful relationships with families. Facilitates collaboration with co-located services and schools. Ensures centre alignment with the strategic and operational direction of Early Learning Victoria.
- Supports the Centre Director with all aspects of centre staffing including recruitment, induction, rostering, performance, training, professional development and mentoring, safety and wellbeing and promoting a positive team culture that values diversity and innovation.
- Develops strategies for workforce attraction, retention and development and provides feedback to the central office about opportunities and challenges. Engages with staff on all aspects of operations, fostering a collaborative centre dynamic that encourages communication and shared problem-solving.

**Capabilities**:
**Communication**: Utilises effective communication skills to develops and maintain meaningful relationships with staff, families, and children, fostering a supportive and collaborative centre environment. Promotes respectful relationship and conflict resolution.

**Personal Attributes**: Demonstrates the public sector values of responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and human rights.

**Flexibility and adaptability**: Operates well in a flexible and changing environment and manages workload efficiently to meet the centre's needs. Demonstrates initiative and seeks guidance and direction from senior colleagues when unsure.

**Working Collaboratively**: Supports a culture of collaboration within the centre and builds effective relationships with stakeholders and the community to maximise impact of the centre.

**People Leadership**: Holds self and team accountable to public sector values and agreed performance standards. Prioritises staff wellbeing, professional learning and career development. Establishes and implements strategies to enhance staff involvement and motivation, including creating opportunities for meaningful staff engagement on critical centre decisions. Creates opportunities to recognise and celebrate the performance and contributions of the team.

**Selection Criteria**:
**Criteria 1**:Demonstrates the Child Safety and Compliance role requirements** -**see Role requirements

**Criteria 2**:Personal Attributes - see the Capabilities

**Criteria 3**:High Quality Practice and Educational Programs and Practice -**see the Role requir