Educational Leader - Teacher

Only About Children Springboard; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra holidays

Wellbeing days

Learning adventures in the OAC Academy

Professional development days

Celebrations

Job summary

Only About Children Coogee Beach seeks an Educational Leader to guide curriculum development and support educators across rooms. You will lead planning cycles, mentor teams, and champion child voice and safety in daily learning.

Join a warm, community-focused service with a strong emphasis on collaboration, reflective practice, and professional growth within the OAC network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Early Childhood Education (or equivalent).
• NESA accredited and holding a valid WWCC and Police Check.
• Prior Educational Leader or senior leadership experience.
• Communicate with warmth, clarity, and care.
• Believe that the little moments make the biggest memories.

Responsibilities

• Guide curriculum development across the campus, helping teams create meaningful and responsive learning programs.
• Lead consistent implementation of the assessment and planning cycle across rooms.
• Support educators with planning, documentation, intentional teaching and reflective practice.
• Coach teams to connect children's interests, family input, observations and curriculum decision-making.
• Champion children's voice, rights, agency and meaningful participation in learning.
• Contribute to QIP, self-assessment, Assessment and Rating preparation and educational practice goals.
• Build educator confidence through mentoring, professional inquiry, collaboration and role modelling.

Skills

Educational leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor in Early Childhood Education (or equivalent)

Job description

Educational Leader - Teacher

Job ad reference: OAC/OAC/195431 Location Coogee Attachments No File Attached Advertisement Open Date 23-Oct-2026 Advertisement Closing Date 13-Nov-2026

About this role

A Little Letter from the Children at Only About Children Coogee Beach

Hello there, new grown-up friend!

We're the children at Only About Children Coogee Beach, and we've been making big wishes for someone very special to help lead our warm, happy community.Our campus is full of laughter, tiny footsteps, and the smell of crayons and sunshine. We're a cosy55-place service with bright learning spaces and outdoor areas where we chase bubbles, spot butterflies, and make friends with the trees. Every day, we build towers to the sky, paint masterpieces, and discover new wonders about our world. But we need a grown-up leader who believes that every day is a chance to grow, explore, and smile.

We need a super smart person to help guide us and our educators on a journey or exploration, collaboration, and exciting new experiences to develop our learning and development. We love learning and can't wait to see how you will imprint your own experience and knowldge into our classrooms to help us learn more every day.

We think our new Educational Leader will have:

• A big heart
• A curious mind
• Kind eyes that see magic in the little things
• Help us grow and learn every day
• Keep us safe

What you'll do

• Guide curriculum development across the campus, helping teams create meaningful and responsive learning programs.
• Lead consistent implementation of the assessment and planning cycle across rooms.
• Support educators with planning, documentation, intentional teaching and reflective practice.
• Coach teams to connect children's interests, family input, observations and curriculum decision-making.
• Champion children's voice, rights, agency and meaningful participation in learning.
• Contribute to QIP, self-assessment, Assessment and Rating preparation and educational practice goals.
• Build educator confidence through mentoring, professional inquiry, collaboration and role modelling.

You’re the difference - every day, your work shapes how we grow! Our grown-ups will celebrate you with a few treats:

Extra holidays, because even grown-ups need rest
Special wellbeing daystwo days per year
Learning adventures in the OAC Academy
Professional development days5 days per year
Celebrations for all the amazing things you do
50% off childcare for your own little ones (we'd love to meet them!)

All we ask is that you:

• Hold a Bachelor in Early Childhood Education (or equivalent)
• Have prior Educational Leader or senior leadership experience
• NESA accredited and holding a valid WWCC and Police Check
• Communicate with warmth, clarity, and care
• Believe that the little moments make the biggest memories
• Prioritise our safety and security at childcare

If your heart feels warm reading this, maybe you're the person we've been hoping for? Come join us at OAC Coogee Beach- we can't wait to meet you!

P.S. Our friend Aimee is helping us find you – you can say hello to her or ask any questions at [e-mail]

At Only About Children (OAC), every child's safety, wellbeing, and protection is our highest priority. We are committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment where every child feels safe and valued. All employees are required to hold a current Employee Working with Children Check before beginning employment. Additionally, throughout the recruitment process, we conduct thorough assessments to ensure the suitability of all candidates for working with children.