Operations Manager

Generous award salary and employee benefits.
- Enjoy flexible working arrangements in a stable environment.
- Be part of an inclusive, collaborative and supportive team

**Operations Manager (Eden Angel)**
Eden Academy

Melbourne VIC

$100,000 - $115,000 + super + annual review

**-Generous award salary and employee benefits.**

**-Enjoy flexible working arrangements in a stable environment.**

**-Be part of an inclusive, collaborative and supportive team**

**About the company**:
We value, respect & care about our team members and provide a flexible and autonomous working environment; we are very personable. We value your input in growing our centres to be set up for success.

Founded in 2016, we have a team of experienced childcare sector professionals that specialise in childcare leasing, property and acquisitions. With over 15 years’ of involvement in the early education sector the team has had experience in all aspects including the growth of Australia’s largest listed childcare company as well as operating smaller groups and the development of new state-of-the-art facilities.

At Eden Academy you will be challenged, stimulated and become part of our growth story.

Eden Academy is dedicated to cultivating a holistic and nurturing approach to the Childcare and Kindergarten sector, but we couldn’t do it without our incredible team. We’re on the lookout for an experienced
**Operations Manager** in Early Education who wants to contribute to the continued success of our brand and customer experience to join our family

**About the role**:
You will have the autonomy to make your mark and create a place your team, families and children will love at Eden Academy Centres. We currently have an opportunity for an experienced and driven Operations Manager to join our team. This role is fast paced. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of our existing childcare centres across VICTORIA with a maximum of 7 centres in your portfolio as well as assisting with on boarding of new services.

**Skills & experience**:

- **A Diploma in Children’s Services or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent**:

- Kindness, Empathy, A can do attitude & respect
- Experience in multi-site management including compliance and reporting.
- Proven experience of developing and delivering to a quality and safety agenda
- Knowledge and implementation of the NQF and EYLF
- Experience managing budgets and staffing requirements
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, influencing and management skills
- Strong computer skills including Kidsoft, CCSS, ISS, CRM tools
- Strong, practical working knowledge and implementation of the National Quality Framework and the Early Years Learning Framework
- Knowledge of legislative requirements in QLD, NSW and VIC
- First Aid, Anaphylaxis and Asthma certification
- Police Check and Working with Children’s check

**Duties**:

- To guide, support and nurture the Centre Manager and their team
- Monitoring and supporting educational leaders and nominated supervisors around the National Quality framework and early years learning framework.
- Monitoring of maintenance and networking with legislative bodies
- Overseeing the strategic plans for each Service
- Leading and Mentoring Centre Managers and staff
- Recruitment of Centre Managers and Key Centre Staff
- Ensuring that Centre Managers build strong relationships with families through effective CRM utilisation and other communication and engagement strategies
- Working with the marketing team to drive strong occupancy and positive word of mouth.
- Managing Service performance including financial performance
- Centre Audits

**Culture**:
Have a look at our video link below to see why our Eden Educators love working for us.

**Benefits**:

- A generous salary and benefits package
- A well-stocked and equipped centre
- Flexible working arrangements
- Up to 95% off childcare fees*
- Funded First Aid, Anaphylaxis, CPR and Asthma Certifications
- Financial support for ongoing education: fully paid Certificate III and Diploma qualifications, and assistance for Bachelor’s Degrees
- Referral system that pays you to refer your family and friends
- Exchange programs with other centres for mentoring and networking
- The opportunity to transfer to other centres in our group

**How to apply**:
**APPLY**
- Eden Academy is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all who attend the centres that we operate. We accept responsibility to provide, so far as is reasonably practicable, a workplace that is safe and without risk to health for all team members, children and members of the broader community._