Centre Director

Busy Bees Australia Employer Pty Ltd; City Of Wanneroo; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff training & development

Childcare gap-fee discounts for perman

Access to Busy Bees learning platform

Job summary

Busy Bees Australia Employer Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Centre Director for Amberton Beach to lead daily operations of a 104-child early learning centre. You'll drive occupancy growth, oversee financial performance, and mentor a high-performing leadership team, while ensuring compliance with NQF and WA regulations and delivering exceptional child safety and family engagement.

Located near the beach in a growing community, you’ll shape the centre’s culture, partner with families and the

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (ACECQA approved).
• Current Western Australian Working with Children Check (WWCC).
• Proven experience leading a service, ideally within a medium to large centre environment.
• Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework (NQF), EYLF, and WA compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage occupancy, rosters, and financial performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• A warm, relationship-focused leadership style and a genuine passion for creating a place where children, families and educators feel they belong.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of a high-quality early learning service.
• Build on the centre’s strong culture of relationships, belonging and family engagement.
• Drive occupancy growth and financial performance in line with budget targets.
• Build, mentor and retain a high-performing leadership team.
• Maintain compliance with the National Quality Framework and WA regulations.
• Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, and educational excellence.
• Support an environment where children build confidence, independence and important life skills through play, routines and everyday experiences.
• Develop strong partnerships with families and the local community.
• Collaborate with your Area Director and support functions to achieve strategic goals.
• Lead performance management, workforce planning, and succession planning.

Skills

Leadership

Occupancy management

Financial performance

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Diploma or Bachelor in Early Childhood Education and Care (ACECQA approved)

Job description

Centre Director | Amberton Beach 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.

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.

We’re seeking an experienced and inspiring Centre Director to join Busy Bees at Amberton Beach full-time.

With capacity for 104 children, this purpose-built centre offers a genuine opportunity to take ownership, drive growth and make the centre your own.

Located in a beautiful growing community just 500 metres from the beach, you’ll be supported by a passionate core team and a dedicated 2IC, with the opportunity to build team capability and unlock the centre’s full potential.

What you’ll do

• Lead the day-to-day operations of a high-quality early learning service.
• Build on the centre’s strong culture of relationships, belonging and family engagement.
• Drive occupancy growth and financial performance in line with budget targets.
• Build, mentor and retain a high-performing leadership team.
• Maintain compliance with the National Quality Framework and Western Australian regulations.
• Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, and educational excellence.
• Support an environment where children build confidence, independence and important life skills through play, routines and everyday experiences.
• Develop strong partnerships with families and the local community.
• Collaborate with your Area Director and support functions to achieve strategic goals.
• Lead performance management, workforce planning, and succession planning.

What you’ll bring

• A genuine commitment to child safety, speaking up, always doing the right thing, and alignment with Busy Bees values.
• Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (ACECQA approved).
• Current Western Australian Working with Children Check (WWCC).
• Proven experience leading a service, ideally within a medium to large centre environment.
• Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework (NQF), EYLF, and WA compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage occupancy, rosters, and financial performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• A warm, relationship-focused leadership style and a genuine passion for creating a place where children, families and educators feel they belong.

Why Busy Bees?

• 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.

Make the role your own – take genuine ownership of a centre with significant potential and the opportunity to shape its future.

A beautiful centre and community – work in a purpose-built service with open rooms, dedicated programming and office spaces, beautiful outdoor areas and a growing local community just 500 metres from the beach.

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 and 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).

Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Geccko 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.

Whether you're embarking on the exciting journey of your early educational career or striving to advance to the next level, Busy Bees presents an ideal opportunity for you!

We're actively searching for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who possess an authentic passion for Early Childhood Education and the well-being of children, to fill a variety of roles across our Services and Support Office.

Early Childhood Education attracts a special type of person.

You might possess creativity, nurturance, a focus on tasks, or a knack for problem-solving.

However, at its core, your affinity for Early Childhood Education arises from a profound devotion to nurturing the educational growth of the youngest members within our communities.

This resonates deeply with us, as our mission is to give every child the best start in life.

We are driven to gather people who care deeply about quality and we empower people to bring their unique gifts and talents together for the benefit of our children.

We value each member of our team and know that by supporting you in your journey you’ll be the positive and supportive influence in theirs.