Brand-New Centre Leader | Build Your Team

Journey Early Learning Careers; Traralgon; On-site; AUD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Annual bonus

Relocation assistance

Journey Academy professional dev.

Centre Quality Manager support

Birthday leave

Childcare discount

Job summary

Journey Early Learning Careers in Traralgon, Victoria, seeks an inaugural Centre Manager to lead a brand-new Journey centre. You will build your founding team, shape the centre culture and establish a service where children and families feel belonging.

You'll be supported by a Centre Quality Manager and specialists across Journey’s Support Office, driving occupancy, quality and safeguarding from day one.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor in Early Childhood Education and Care or ACECQA-equivalent.
• National Child Safety Certificates (Foundation and Advanced).
• Experience as Centre Manager/Director or readiness to step up.
• Commitment to child safety and safeguarding.
• Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework, National Law and Regulations, and EYLF.
• Demonstrated experience leading, coaching and developing teams.
• Confidence in driving occupancy and enrolments.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to balance educational quality, people leadership, compliance and operational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and retain your founding team.
• Shape the centre culture, expectations and ways of working from day one.
• Build strong relationships with children, families and the community.
• Lead the centre through opening, enrolment growth and establishment.
• Develop your Centre Leadership Team and coach future leaders.
• Partner with Educational Leader and Early Childhood Teachers to support quality practice.
• Lead staffing, occupancy, enrolment growth and overall centre performance.
• Maintain high standards of quality, compliance and safeguarding.

Skills

Leadership

Staff coaching

Team development

Communication

Relationship building

Strategic occupancy growth

Educational quality focus

Compliance knowledge

Education

Diploma/Bachelor in Early Childhood Education and Care

ACECQA-approved equivalent

National Child Safety Certificates (Foundation & Advanced)

Job description

Journey Early Learning Careers in Traralgon, Victoria, seeks an inaugural Centre Manager to lead a brand-new Journey centre. You will build your founding team, shape the centre culture and establish a service where children and families feel belonging.

You'll be supported by a Centre Quality Manager and specialists across Journey’s Support Office, driving occupancy, quality and safeguarding from day one.