Centre Director | 38 place centre | generous bonus

Toybox Early Learning; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

4 day work week

Wellbeing allowance

Conference leave

Discounted childcare for your own kids

Job summary

Toybox Early Learning, a small independent childcare service on Sydney's north shore, is seeking an experienced Centre Director to lead a close-knit team at a 38-place centre. You will own occupancy, manage the budget, and monitor wages as a percentage of fees, reporting fortnightly to the owners and shaping the centre’s direction.

You will have 3-5+ years as a Centre Director, be confident with OWNA, and drive strong KPI outcomes while fostering autonomy, staff development, and exceptional

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years experience as a Centre Director
• Confident with OWNA
• Confident liaising with the Department during spot checks and visits
• Ideally has led a service through at least one Assessment and Rating
• comfortable reporting on fortnightly KPIs to owners

Responsibilities

• Own occupancy and manage the budget
• Monitor wages as a percentage of fees
• Report fortnightly to the owners on centre performance and actions
• Define direction and vision of the centre
• Provide a pathway into an Area Manager role as the group grows
• Lead a stable, long-tenured team with support from admin/marketing
• Foster autonomy and strong rapport with families and educators

Skills

Centre Director

People management

Team leadership

Budget management

Tools

OWNA

Job description

Check us out online @toyboxearlylearning to see our team in action!

We are a small, family-run early learning service on the north shore, and we are looking for an experienced Director to lead our close-knit team and 38-place centre.

Toybox Early Learning is a small, independent early learning service nestled on Sydney's north shore. With 38 places, we are the kind of centre where the Director knows every child by name, families stop for a real conversation at pick-up, and educators genuinely choose to stay.

We are proudly independent. No corporate head office, no six-week approval chain, and no layer of middle management between you and the people who care deeply about this service. The owners are contactable, decisions happen quickly, and your voice genuinely shapes the direction we grow.

This is a commercial leadership role as much as it is an educational one. You will own occupancy, manage the budget, monitor wages as a percentage of fees, and report fortnightly to the owners on where the centre stands and what you are doing about it. This is the kind of role where you can define the direction and vision of the centre, moulding it into the service you have always dreamed of leading.

We are also a growing service, and for the right person there is a genuine pathway into an Area Manager role as we welcome more centres into the Toybox family.

The team you will be leading

We have a team with long tenure. We have a stable core team of permanents and a consistent pool of casuals who have been with us for 10+ years.

And you will not be doing it alone:

An admin and marketing assistant takes care of CCS, Centrelink liaison and social media day to day

Our enquiry system handles follow-up automatically, so no lead goes cold in an inbox

Mentoring by leaders and other directors across the family-owned business

What is on offer

Salary above market rate, inclusive of Super and WRP

A bonus scheme tied to targets that are genuinely achievable

A 4 day work week

A $500 wellbeing allowance annually (think subsidised massages, head spa, gym membership, hair cuts, Mecca purchases you decide!)

Conference leave with a conference fees covered by us

Discounted childcare for your own children

Real career progression: a real pathway into an Area Manager role as we continue to grow

Who we are looking for

3-5+ years experience as a Centre Director

Confident and capable with OWNA

Confident liaising with the Department during spot checks and visits

Ideally has led a service through at least one Assessment and Rating

Comfortable reporting on fortnightly centre KPIs directly to the owners

Organised, efficient and excellent at managing your time

A go getter, kind and calm!

Works autonomously with minimal hands on support from management

Builds rapport quickly with families and educators

If you are someone who wants autonomy, a team worth leading and owners who back you, we would love to hear from you.