**Role**: Assistant Director
**Location**: Inner City Suburbs of Brisbane
**Centre**: Goodstart Hawthorne
**Employment Type**: Permanent Full-Time
**Pay**: Above Award Wages + Super + Benefits
Use your experience in early learning and work alongside our Centre Director to support our centre and team
Competitive pay at least 7% above award + a range of benefits including childcare discount + salary packaging available
Work for Australia's largest early learning Not-for-Profit
Are you an experienced early learning professional eager to advance your career, sharpen your leadership skills, and contribute to building a thriving business? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you
As the Assistant Director at Goodstart Hawthorne, you'll leverage your expertise and leadership to inspire and motivate your centre team, driving continuous improvement across all areas of centre operations. Collaborate with our dedicated leadership team, forge respectful and reciprocal relationships with families, and actively engage with the local community networks. Build your knowledge and skills to propel you on your career pathway towards becoming a Centre Director.
**In this role, you will**:
Support the Centre Director in the leadership of the team to provide high-quality early learning and care
Mentor and build capabilities within the centre team
Be responsible for the overall management of the centre in the Centre Director's absence
Use and implement the Goodstart Practice Guide
About Goodstart Hawthorne
Family-friendly centre located in a beautiful old church
Offers cosy, well-designed learning spaces for children aged 15 months to school age
Provides both long daycare and government-approved kindergarten programs
Small, dedicated team of experienced, passionate educators
Strong focus on nurturing relationships with children, families, and the community
Play-based curriculum promoting cognitive, social, and emotional development
Safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment
Spacious outdoor play areas and enriching learning spaces
Kindergarten program led by bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teachers
Focus on school readiness through the Australian Early Years Learning framework
Goodstart Hawthorne is not just a child-care Cente, it's a warm and enriching home away from home where children can learn, explore, and thrive whilst embracing the values of diversity, sustainability and quality early education. We would love for you to come and join our culturally diverse Team and be supported by our Goodstart Hawthorne family
**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Receive at least 7% above the award rate
50% discount off your childcare gap fees and up to 6 weeks paid parental leave
Tax benefits through salary packaging
Paid professional development
Two well-being days included in your personal leave per year
Free annual flu shot (optional)
Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work-life balance
First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
Retail discounts on insurance, travel, and technology
Uniform allowance and employee referral program
If you have previous experience as an Assistant Director or in a centre leadership position, or similar, then we'd love to talk to you about which of our amazing opportunities would be the best fit for you.
How to apply
Supporting our people and protecting our children
We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We're also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
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