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Early Childhood Centre Director | Relocate to Bendigo!
About the Region: Bendigo is one of Victoria's largest and fastest-growing regional centres. Known for its rich gold-rush history, vibrant arts scene, and strong sense of community, Bendigo offers the perfect balance of city convenience and regional lifestyle. With excellent schools, health services, parks, and cultural attractions, the region provides an affordable and family-friendly environment, making it an attractive place to live, work, and build a career.
The Service: ANZUK is supporting a well-established early childhood organisation who prides themselves in their commitment to providing high quality education for children, and providing a fun, supportive team to work in!
The team places great emphasis on building positive and respectful relationships with children. The service and team love being involved with the community and incorporating the children's activities and day-to-day to encourage inclusivity within the environment.
The service understands the importance of continued excellence is developed through investing in their teams. Thus, there is ongoing professional development and growth opportunities at the service.
The Role: We are seeking an experienced and passionate Centre Director to lead our Long Day Care service. This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the centre while ensuring high-quality education, care, and compliance with national regulations. The successful candidate will inspire and support a team of educators, foster positive relationships with families and the community, and maintain a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment for children.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the overall management and daily operations of the centre
* Ensure compliance with the Education and Care Services National Regulations, EYLF, NQS, and Child Safe Standards
* Provide pedagogical leadership to support high-quality teaching and learning practices
* Manage, mentor, and support educators through professional development and performance management
* Oversee staffing, rostering, and workforce planning
* Manage centre administration including enrolments, occupancy, budgets, and financial systems
* Lead the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and support the Assessment and Rating process
* Build strong relationships with families and maintain positive engagement with the local community
* Foster a collaborative, respectful, and supportive team culture
About You:
* Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care
* Minimum 1 year of experience in a leadership position
* Strong knowledge of the EYLF, NQS, and Child Safe Standards
* Experience leading teams and supporting educator development
* Understanding of budgeting, financial management, and service operations
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to build strong partnerships with families, educators, and the wider community
* A values-driven leader who demonstrates integrity, respect, and a commitment to quality education and care
If this sounds like you, please apply by sending your resume to Angela.P@anzuk.education
Anzuk is committed to providing and promoting an inclusive environment that supports child safety, wellbeing, participation, empowerment, cultural safety and awareness for all children including children with a disability and from culturally diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and or communities.
Anzuk has a zero tolerance of child abuse and a duty of care to prevent and minimise child abuse risks in both the physical and online environments.
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