Assistant Centre Director

Busy Bees Global; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discounts

Professional development

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Busy Bees Tingalpa is seeking an Assistant Centre Director (2IC) to join our 75-place centre in Tingalpa, QLD. You will work alongside a highly experienced Centre Director and contribute to occupancy growth, curriculum planning, and continuous improvement.

You will lead on floor support, educator development, and community engagement while ensuring child safety and regulatory compliance. The role offers hands-on leadership with opportunities to advance to Centre Director when required.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or higher.
• Experience leading or supporting leaders within early childhood education.

Responsibilities

• Support the Centre Director in day-to-day leadership and operations.
• Be hands-on across the floor, supporting educators.
• Build partnerships with families and the local community.
• Support compliance with the NQF and National Regulations.
• Contribute to curriculum planning, reflective practice and improvement.
• Step into the Centre Director role when required.

Skills

Leadership experience

Child safety advocacy

Staff development

Education

Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care

Job description

Assistant Centre Director | $41.72 – $43.08 per hour | 10 Athlone Street, Tingalpa QLD 4173

Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children’s lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.

We’re seeking a hands‑on and supportive Assistant Centre Director (2IC) to join Busy Bees at Tingalpa. Our 75-place centre has an established team, with a positive culture and long‑standing educators.

What you’ll do

You’ll work alongside an experienced Centre Director with over 20 years in early learning, supporting the team and contributing to occupancy growth and continuous improvement.

• Support the Centre Director in the day‑to‑day leadership and operations of the service.
• Be hands‑on across the floor, supporting educators and stepping in wherever needed.
• Build strong partnerships with families and the local community.
• Support compliance with the National Quality Framework (NQF) and National Regulations.
• Contribute to curriculum planning, reflective practice, and continuous improvement.
• Step into the Centre Director role when required.

What you’ll bring

• A genuine commitment to child safety, speaking up, always doing the right thing, and alignment with Busy Bees values.
• Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (or higher).
• Current Working with Children Check for QLD.
• Sound knowledge of the EYLF, NQS, and Child Protection legislation.
• Leadership experience or a strong desire to grow into a leadership role within the ECEC industry.
• A collaborative, positive, and supportive leadership style.

Why Busy Bees?

Because we offer the B.E.E.S. advantage:
Better pay. Everyday balance. Education for growth. Support you can rely on.
We live by our values of Care, Quality, Service, and Value to make a real impact on child safety and quality.

• Montessori-inspired principles, Bush Kindy excursions to the local park and weekly French lessons.
• Family‑friendly benefits; 50% childcare gap‑fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too.
• Paid learning & development; First Aid, CPR & mandatory training covered, ongoing professional development, and access to our Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways.
• Supportive leaders & inclusive teams; hands‑on leadership, strong tenure and a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration.
• Career pathways that grow with you; opportunities & training to progress from Educator to leadership, management and area roles.
• Global & national opportunities; connect with leaders across Australia and apply for our Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, Canada and Asia).
• Wellbeing support that goes beyond work; free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family, when you need it most.

Our Bee Safe Commitment: Child safety is at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, places and processes. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.

Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre‑employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights, NQAITS register/Prohibited Persons & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.

We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Bee Safe commitment.

Why Work for Busy Bees?
If you’re passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.

We know that we couldn’t do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.