Regional Manager

Catholic Early EdCare; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 95% discount on early education/

OSHC benefits

Vehicle option

Birthday leave

Quarterly wellbeing days

Leadership development

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition initiatives

Career pathways

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Catholic Early EdCare is seeking a Regional Manager to lead approximately 15 OSHC services across Brisbane and South East Queensland. You will be visible across services, coach Service Leaders, and collaborate with Quality, Inclusion and support offices to improve safety, quality and community engagement.

You will bring strong experience in multi-site leadership, child safety and stakeholder management, with a practical, supportive leadership style and the ability to travel across a dispersed

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading multiple services/sites across a region.
• Strong understanding of child safety, quality and compliance.
• Proven ability to develop leaders and optimize portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop Service Leaders across ~15 services.
• Build relationships with schools, families and communities.
• Ensure service quality, compliance and readiness for assessments.
• Balance quality, people, operations and commercial priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Travel management

Job description

Lead 15 OSHC services across South-East Brisbane, Redlands and the Gold Coast, backed by dedicated Quality, Inclusion and experienced leadership teams

14th September, 2026

Regional Manager | OSHC Brisbane & South East Queensland

Lead around 15 services — with the backing to make a real difference

Catholic Early EdCare is strengthening its regional leadership team, and we’re looking for experienced multi‑site leaders to take ownership of OSHC portfolios across Brisbane and South East Queensland.

This is a genuine operational leadership role.

You’ll be visible in your services, close to your Service Leaders, building strong relationships with schools and communities, and helping teams create safe, welcoming and genuinely enjoyable environments for children.

And most importantly, you won’t be expected to fix everything alone.

Leadership with real support around you Catholic Early EdCare has invested heavily in the support surrounding our services and operational leaders.

You’ll work alongside:

• A growing Quality & Practice Excellence team made up of highly experienced sector professionals
• A dedicated Inclusion team supporting children, families and educators
• Experienced operational leaders who understand the realities of running OSHC services
• People & Culture, Employee Relations and Recruitment teams who can step in when specialist support is needed

We’re serious about improving quality across our network — not simply because Assessment & Rating is approaching, but because children deserve consistently excellent care every day.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead, coach and develop the Service Leaders across a portfolio of approximately 15 services, helping them build capable teams, stronger relationships and sustainable services.

Your role will include:

• Being visible and present across your portfolio
• Coaching Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators and helping them grow as leaders
• Building leadership capability rather than simply solving problems for people
• Supporting service quality, compliance and Assessment & Rating readiness
• Developing trusted relationships with school principals, families and community partners
• Improving team stability, engagement, enrolments, utilisation and overall service performance
• Identifying issues early and working with leaders to find practical solutions
• Supporting safe, inclusive and engaging environments for children
• Balancing quality, people, operational and commercial priorities
• Working closely with Quality, Inclusion and other specialist Support Office teams

This is not a role for someone who wants to manage a portfolio entirely through spreadsheets, emails and Teams meetings.

Strong Regional Managers know what is happening on the ground. They visit services. They listen. They notice what isn’t working. They coach rather than simply direct, and they know when a leader needs space to step up and when they genuinely need support.

The kind of leader we’re looking for

You may already be a Regional Manager, Area Manager or senior multi‑site leader within OSHC, early education or another children-focused environment.

You’ll bring:

• Strong experience leading multiple services, sites or operational locations
• A sound understanding of child safety, quality and compliance
• Experience improving service performance and quality outcomes
• Confidence coaching experienced leaders and developing emerging ones
• The ability to have honest conversations while maintaining strong relationships
• A calm, practical and supportive leadership style
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly with schools and community partners
• Commercial awareness and the ability to understand utilisation, staffing and service sustainability
• The ability to manage travel and competing priorities across a geographically dispersed portfolio
• A genuine belief that accountability, high standards and a positive culture should exist together

You don’t need to pretend to know everything.

We’re looking for someone who asks good questions, follows through, earns trust and creates an environment where Service Leaders feel both supported and accountable.

Why Catholic Early EdCare?

We’re a values-driven organisation supporting more than 135 early education, kindergarten and OSHC services across Queensland.

We’re continuing to evolve how we support our services — strengthening leadership capability, investing in Quality and Inclusion, and creating clearer pathways for talented people to build long-term careers with us.

For a Regional Manager, that means having specialist expertise around you rather than simply being asked to carry more.

You’ll also receive:

• Up to 95% discount on early education and OSHC fees
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits
• Vehicle option
• Birthday leave
• Quarterly wellbeing days
• Leadership development and professional support
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recognition initiatives and celebrations
• Genuine opportunities to influence how a large portfolio of services develops
• Career pathways into broader operational and executive leadership
• A team of passionate, capable people who genuinely care about children, families and each other

Our Commitment to Keeping our Staff and Children Safe:

Catholic Early EdCare is dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children in its care and maintains a zero-tolerance approach to any form of abuse. The protection of children is our highest priority. To uphold this commitment, we conduct referee checks and criminal history screenings as part of our recruitment process, and all employees working with children must hold a current Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card).