Centre Director / Nominated Supervisor

Little Zaks; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-week induction

Birthday leave and wellbeing day

Health and wellness allowance

Employee referral bonus

Study allowance

Employee Assistance Program (Sonder)

Job summary

Little Zak's Academy is a privately owned, family-run childcare group in Australia. As Centre Director, you will lead the centre with a focus on people, culture, and service outcomes.

You’ll receive a 4-week induction and ongoing guidance from an experienced leadership team. You will build a strong team, develop educators, drive high-quality practice aligned with EYLF/NQS, and maintain relationships with families and the local community.

Qualifications

• ACECQA-approved Diploma or Early Childhood Teaching Degree.
• Previous experience as a Centre Director or Nominated Supervisor is advantageous.
• Comfortable taking on the responsibilities of Nominated Supervisor.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Sound understanding of EYLF, NQS, National Regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to drive occupancy, team performance, and service outcomes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining a strong team culture.
• Developing educators and leaders.
• Driving consistent, high-quality practice aligned with EYLF and NQS.
• Maintaining strong relationships with families and the local community.
• Overseeing compliance, occupancy and overall centre performance.
• Owning budget and making decisions to support the team and families.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

ACECQA-approved Diploma

Early Childhood Teaching Degree

Job description

• Modern, purpose built centre + inclusive, supportive team & leadership
• Get mentored by our experienced Area Manager to implement/develop programs
• A competitive well-above-award salary package is on offer

• Modern, purpose built centre + inclusive, supportive team & leadership
• Get mentored by our experienced Area Manager to implement/develop programs
• A competitive well-above-award salary package is on offer

Little Zak's Academyis privately owned and family run. Our aim is to provide early childhood care and education in a safe, welcoming, adopting and nurturing environment.

Our staff are dedicated professionals who value the importance of maintaining an optimum level of care and education for all children. We select our staff based on knowledge and values, vision for children and learning, and commitment to families.

This is not just another Centre Director role

If you are an experienced Director, or a strong Assistant Director (2IC) ready to step up, this is your chance to take ownership of a centre that sets the standard across the business.

You will be supported from day one with a structured4-week induction, along with ongoing guidance from an experienced leadership team.

About the Role

You are leading the centre, but your real focus is your people.

• Building and maintaining a strong team culture
• Developing your educators and leaders
• Driving consistent, high-quality practice aligned with EYLF and NQS
• Maintaining strong relationships with families and the local community
• Overseeing compliance, occupancy and overall centre performance

You will also havereal autonomyin how you run your centre, includingownership of your budget and the ability to make decisions that support your team, families and service outcomes.

You are not just managing the day-to-day. You are responsible for the overall success and direction of the service.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary package well above award, based on qualifications and experience
• We are proud to be part of the Australian Government’s Worker Retention Payment program.Eligible team members at Little Zak's Academy now receive an additional 15% on top of award rates. The Australian Government announced that the Worker Retention Payment program would be extended until 30 June 2028, continuing to support wage increases for eligible early childhood educators.Little Zak's Academy was one of the first approved providers nationally to participate in this initiative, ensuring our team could access these additional benefits from the commencement of the program.
• 4-week structured inductionwith established systems, strong foundations and supportive leadership
• Paid birthday leave and an additional wellbeing dayeach year for Centre Director (after 12 months)
• Health and wellness allowance reimbursing up to$50 per month(gym, pool, wellness memberships)
• $1,000 employee referral bonusfor each successful referral
• Study allowancefor your Early Childhood Teaching degree (T&Cs apply)
• Employee Assistance Program viaSonder, offering unlimited confidential counselling and wellbeing support
• Strong promote-from-within culturewith long-term career opportunities

About You

• ACECQA-approved Diploma or Early Childhood Teaching Degree
• Previous experience as a Centre Director or Nominated Supervisor is advantageous
• Comfortable taking on the responsibilities ofNominated Supervisor
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Sound understanding ofEYLF, NQS, National Regulations, and compliance requirements
• Demonstrated ability todrive occupancy, team performance, and service outcomes
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Little Zak's Child Safety Commitment

Little Zak’s Academy is a Child Safe Organisation.We prioritise the safety, wellbeing, and rights of all children and maintain a strong culture of child safety across our services. As part of our commitment, we have arigorous recruitment and screening processin place, including comprehensive reference checks, Police checks and child-safe employment checks.

By applying for a role with Little Zak’s Academy, you acknowledge and agree toundergo all required child safety checksas part of our employment process.

We are an equal opportunity workplace where diversity is embraced. We foster a culture that supports inclusion and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply.