Overview
Lead Our Team of Dynamic Educators and Shape the Future of Early Childhood Education. We are looking for a driven, high-energy people leader to join our close-knit team of Centre Managers on the Central Coast. In this role, you will drive high quality care, financial sustainability, compliance, and growth across the service while leading six key areas: quality, compliance, occupancy, debt, rostering, and people development.
Responsibilities
* Ensure compliance with Work Health and Safety policies and escalate/report serious incidents promptly.
* Oversee complete day-to-day running of the service, providing top quality care and education throughout 3 key developmental milestones
* Become the key touch stone for our existing families, handling feedback and customer satisfaction
* Collaborate with Quality Advisors to meet/exceed National Quality Standards, uphold cleanliness and safety, and address serious service issues.
* Lead occupancy growth, workforce management, and employee development including recruitment, training, performance, and retention.
About you / Qualifications
* Proven experience as a Centre Manager in early childhood education, with large service experience desirable.
* Diploma in Children's Services, or equivalent qualification.
* Sound understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Framework.
* Strong leadership, budgeting, and time management skills, with attention to detail.
* Valid Working with Children Check, current Driver's Licence, and a proactive, team-oriented attitude.
Benefits
We are proud of creating a workplace culture that combines fun and professionalism. We can offer you:
* Attractive salary package + generous incentive scheme
* Supportive and collaborative team culture
* Professional development and career growth opportunities
* An exciting and dynamic work environment offering flexible work arrangements
Permanent Full-time position, Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week
Why work for Affinity?
Join our values-driven organisation, where incredible people make a genuine difference. Our mission is to inspire and nurture individuals to reach their full potential. It isn't just about what we do for children, it's about what we do for our team, too. Affinity allows our people to shine – so we can deliver the best in early education
Our Safety Commitment
At Affinity, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual is treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to upholding the safety, rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and harm. Our Safety Commitment also prioritises the safety, rights, and wellbeing of our employees and their families.
Job details
* Seniority level: Director
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management, Training, and General Business
* Industries: Education
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