Room Leader

RGIT Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Early Learning Centres in Mount Evelyn, Victoria, is seeking a passionate Room Leader to guide the day-to-day running of your room and model best practice for a positive learning environment.

You will lead planning and assessment, support educators and trainees, build strong relationships with families, and ensure compliance with national frameworks. A Certificate III or Diploma is required, with current WWCC and First Aid.

Qualifications

• Leading daily room operations with strong educational practice.
• Monitoring observations, documentation and planning across the room.
• Championing child safety and mandatory reporting obligations.
• Ensuring compliance with Education and Care Services National Law and National Quality Standard.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of educational programs guided by relevant frameworks.
• Coach and support educators, trainees and students in the room.
• Keep families informed and respond to feedback professionally.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Team management

Planning & assessment

Child safety awareness

Education

Certificate III or Diploma of Early Childhood Education & Care

Job description

Full-time Permanent Experienced Educator: 2 - 5 years Room Leader Ready

Posted 02 Sep 2026

Description

We’re looking for a passionate, positive and inspiring Room Leader to join our brand-new Thrive Mount Evelyn team!

This is an opportunity to make a room your own — creating beautiful learning environments, building a strong team culture and bringing fun, creativity and meaningful learning to every day. We’re looking for someone who loves being on the floor with children, leads by example and can bring out the best in the educators around them.

About the role

As a Room Leader you lead the day to day running of your room. You set the standard for educational practice, guide your team, build strong relationships with families, and make sure your room is safe, well organised and ready for anything, including Assessment and Rating.

What you will do

• Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of educational programs guided by the Learning for Life Curriculum, the Early Years Learning Framework and children's interests
• Monitor and support the quality of observations, documentation and planning across your room
• Champion child safety, maintain strong knowledge of child protection and mandatory reporting obligations, and respond appropriately to any concern
• Ensure room practice complies with the Education and Care Services National Law, the National Regulations, the National Quality Standard and Thrive policies
• Support the Thrive Quality Framework and your centre's Quality Improvement Plan, and keep the room ready for Assessment and Rating
• Coach and support educators, trainees and students, and help new team members settle in
• Keep families informed and respond to feedback professionally
• Make sure observations, documentation and compliance records are accurate and on time

What you will bring

• Certificate III or Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, ACECQA approved
• Current Working with Children Check for the state the role is based in
• Current First Aid, CPR, asthma and anaphylaxis qualifications
• Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework, the National Quality Framework and the regulations
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding requirements
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor team members
• Nice to have
• Previous experience in a Room Leader or senior educator role

About Thrive

Thrive Early Learning Centres operate across New South Wales and Victoria. Our Learning for Life Curriculum and Thrive Quality Framework set the standard of education and care across our services, and our CARE values, Confidence, Attitude, Respect and Education, describe how we work with children, families and each other.

Child safety

Thrive is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. All applicants are subject to employment screening, including a valid Working with Children Check for the state in which the role is based, and reference checks.

Company Overview

Thrive exists to deliver the highest quality care and education in early childhood, by teaching our children and teams to be leaders and confident individuals whilst understanding what it means to serve the world. At Thrive we pride ourselves on upholding our CARE Values: Confidence. The passion and confidence to shape a better community. Attitude. If it’s to be, it’s up to me. Respect. Be Honest. Be Real. Education. Committed to lifelong learning for the soul and mind.