Room Leader: Lead a thriving early learning room

Only About Children Springboard; Sydney; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above award pay

Childcare discount

Parental leave

Salary sacrifice options

Leadership development

Grow Curriculum training

Career pathways

Education assistance

Wellbeing support

TELUS Health EAP

Job summary

Only About Children seeks a confident, caring Room Leader to join our Coogee Carr St campus. You will guide a room, lead curriculum delivery, maintain child safety practices and foster strong family partnerships for high-quality care.

You’ll mentor educators, ensure calm daily routines, and contribute to campus-wide quality outcomes while supporting children to feel safe, capable and engaged.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or higher.
• Demonstrated experience leading a room or team in an ECEC setting.
• Strong working knowledge of the EYLF, NQF, child safety and inclusive practice.
• Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis qualifications.
• Strong people leadership, mentoring and communication skills.
• Ability to manage room priorities, family communication and quality expectations.
• Current Working with Children Check and relevant state-based child protection clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily rhythm of your room, creating calm, consistent routines that help children and educators thrive.
• Lead planning, implementation and evaluation of programs aligned with the EYLF and OAC Grow Curriculum.
• Guide educators in intentional teaching, documentation, reflective practice and learning analysis.
• Maintain child safe supervision, ratios, behaviour guidance and incident management across the room.
• Build strong family partnerships and act as the key contact for room-level communication.
• Mentor, coach and support educators, including onboarding, feedback and capability building.
• Contribute to QIP, audits, meetings, Responsible Person shifts and campus-wide quality outcomes.

Skills

Leadership experience

EYLF knowledge

Child safety knowledge

First Aid & CPR

Asthma & Anaphylaxis training

Team leadership

Communication skills

Working with Children Check

Education

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or higher

Job description

Only About Children seeks a confident, caring Room Leader to join our Coogee Carr St campus. You will guide a room, lead curriculum delivery, maintain child safety practices and foster strong family partnerships for high-quality care.

You’ll mentor educators, ensure calm daily routines, and contribute to campus-wide quality outcomes while supporting children to feel safe, capable and engaged.