OSHC Director: Lead Multi-Site Child Safety & Quality

Woden Community Service; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,899 per FBT

Meals and Entertainment package up to

Personal leave 15 days per annum

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development

Clinical supervision

Flare Benefits discounts

Job summary

Woden Community Service (WCS) in Canberra seeks a Service Director - Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) to lead strategic and operational delivery across multiple sites, ensuring safe, inclusive and high-quality OSHC services.

You will drive child safety, educational quality, workforce capability and financial sustainability, while fostering strong partnerships with families, schools and regulators to support continuous improvement and service growth.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Education (ACECQA-approved)
• Extensive leadership experience in OSHC/early learning
• Strong knowledge of NQF, National Law & Regulations, EYLF and My Time, Our Place
• Proven people leadership, workforce development and performance management
• Experience with operational, financial and compliance management
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Experience leading multi-site services
• Experience contributing to organisational strategy or policy development
• Experience using childcare management systems and data-informed decision-making

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and day-to-day delivery of high-quality OSHC services across multiple sites.
• Ensure child safety, wellbeing, inclusion and regulatory compliance.
• Provide educational leadership aligned with My Time, Our Place and quality improvement.
• Recruit, develop and support capable educators and leadership teams.
• Foster a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace culture.
• Oversee staffing, enrolments, resources and budgets.
• Build partnerships with families, schools, community stakeholders and regulators.
• Contribute to organisational strategy, continuous improvement and service growth.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Multi-site operations

Data-informed decision making

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Education (ACECQA-approved)

Tools

Childcare management systems

Job description

Woden Community Service (WCS) in Canberra seeks a Service Director - Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) to lead strategic and operational delivery across multiple sites, ensuring safe, inclusive and high-quality OSHC services.

You will drive child safety, educational quality, workforce capability and financial sustainability, while fostering strong partnerships with families, schools and regulators to support continuous improvement and service growth.