Assistant Director

**Role**: Assistant Director
**Location**: 2 Binni Creek Road, COWRA, 2794, NSW
**Centre**: Goodstart Cowra
**Employment Type**: Full-time permanent role
**Pay**: $41.47 - $42.35 per hour
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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 who's ready to take their career to the next level, honing leadership skills and helping to build a successful business?
As the Assistant Director at Goodstart Cowra, you will use your experience and leadership qualities to engage and motivate your centre team to drive continuous improvement in all aspects across centre operation. You will work in collaboration with your centre leadership team and establish respectful and reciprocal relationships with families and engage in networks within the centre's local community.
**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 Cowra**:
Great opportunity at Goodstart Cowra located just an hour away from Orange or Bathurst. We have a great sporting fixtures in Cowra including swim club, AFL, Rugby, league, tag, hockey, tennis, croquet, horse racing, harness racing, dramatic society for plays, small movie theatre, Pony Club, Antique car club, gyms and yoga studios.
Our centre can cater to up to 90 children each day and we are almost full at the moment. Assistant Director will be supporting our centre and will be a room leader for a nursery room (12 babies and two other educators). This is an excellent opportunity to lead our centre team and support the wonderful community we serve.
**Work-Life Balance**: Potentially, can consider 4 long shift days.
**Hands-On Experience**: 2 hours a week off the floor to support Centre Director in the office.
**Opening Hours**: We operate from 7:30am to 5.45pm, offering flexibility to accommodate various schedules.
**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 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.
**You'll need**:
A Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Hold a current NSW Working with Children Check, or be willing to obtain one
Experience with leading and managing change within education, health or community services
Experience in delivering integrated early childhood services in areas of disadvantage
Proven commercial acumen with financial and operational performance management
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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