Early Childhood Area Managers | Newcastle & Central Coast

Randstad NV; Central Coast; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (1 day WFH)

Childcare discount

Car allowance

Annual bonus

Employee assistance program

Additional leave purchase

Professional growth

Career development

Job summary

Randstad Education is seeking two Area Managers to cover Newcastle and Central Coast regions. The role offers hybrid work with one day from home and a strong focus on leading Centre Managers to deliver high-quality early childhood education.

You will drive performance, coach leaders, and ensure safety and compliance across multi-site centres. The ideal candidate has ECE leadership experience, strong communication, and NSW Driver's license.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor in Early Childhood Education or business qualification.
• Experience as Acting/Area Manager multi-site with compliance.
• Passionate about early years education and child safety.

Responsibilities

• Guide and coach Centre Managers to deliver high-quality early childhood education while achieving business goals.
• Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, teamwork, fairness and recognition.
• Use performance management and development plans to drive standards and engagement.
• Demonstrate safety leadership and culture with WHS values.
• Identify opportunities to improve regional operational effectiveness.
• Monitor regional performance and report KPIs to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with leaders to deliver a high-quality experience for children, families and staff.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication skills

Ethics & child safety

Adaptability

WHS knowledge

Education

Diploma or Bachelor in Early Childhood Education

Business qualification or equivalent

Job description

Early Childhood Area Managers | Newcastle & Central Coast

• Hybrid working with 1 day work from home


• 50% discount on childcare fees


• $19K annual car allowance


• Short-Term Incentive program which is an annualised bonus each year


• Employee Assistant Program offering mental/physical well-being counselling


• Eligibility to purchase an additional 2 weeks of annual leave


• Dedicated focus on professional growth and development


• Career development opportunities as part of a large ASX listed company

The Company
This organisation is one of Australia's leading providers of Early Childhood Education and Care, operating a network of over 400 centres across the country. As a major employer in the sector, it is home to a community of over 10,000 dedicated professionals. The company is committed to providing a high standard of education and care across its portfolio of well-respected brands. They are known for offering extensive professional development and a strong national support network for its team members. They are currently on the hunt for 2 Area Managers for Newcastle and Central Coast areas.

The Role
Your role as the Area Manager will require you to work in partnership with the internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, coaching, and support to Centre Managers, empowering them to deliver exceptional early childhood education while achieving key business goals.


• Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, teamwork, fairness, achievement, fun at work, and recognition.


• Use performance management as a process and coaching techniques to help your team achieve required standards and behaviours (e.g. performance reviews, development and engagement plans, disciplinary action and performance improvement plans).


• Demonstrates safety leadership and culture by re-enforcing safety values and behaviours.


• Proactively identify and address opportunities to improve the region's operational effectiveness and efficiency.


• Monitor and report on regional performance, communicating key metrics to stakeholders as needed.


• Work cross-functionally with leaders and business partners to implement strategies for delivering a high-quality experience for children, families, and staff.

About You

To be successful in this position, you must have:

• Diploma or Bachelors of Early Childhood Education OR tertiary qualification in business or equivalent


• Prior experience as an Acting Area Manager or Area Manager within Early Childhood with multi-site and strong compliance experience


• Passionate belief in the early years care, development and education of children


• Strong ethics and genuine approach towards child safety and WHS


• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills


• Demonstrated P&L accountability


• Adaptability, flexibility, resilience, and is able to respond positively to change


• Valid Working with Children Check


• Recent National Child Safety Training
  
• Current NSW driver's licence

Randstad Education is committed to the safety of children and we have a zero tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse or neglect.