? Highest average quality rating out of any medium to large provider
- ? Highly market-competitive salary package and financial benefits
Job Description
**Centre Manager - Gungahlin**
Centre Managers touch every aspect of life at Guardian. Through leading, collaborating, and nurturing, Centre Managers help us deliver on the day-to-day goal of providing amazing learning experiences in a safe and secure environment. You will be part of a nationwide Team that has the cherished privilege of supporting the education and growth of young children. Joining Guardian means having a great place to work, filled with thoughtful colleagues and exciting opportunities to grow and develop your career.
Our
**benefits **include:
- **Lead your ongoing professional development and learning** through exceptional coaching, conferences, mentoring, and career advancement opportunities.
- **Enjoy a market-competitive salary and financial benefits** including attractive remuneration packages up to $120K + bonuses depending on experience/location, generous childcare discounts, recognition and rewards, and an employee referral program
- **Use your skills and experience **to drive business performance that supports sustainable investment in our practice, Centres, and Teams.
- **Collaborate with professional Educators and Teachers through **workshops and meetings to share best practice and learn from each other as you innovate in early childhood education programs based on exploration, discovery, and play.
- **Lead decisions **about resourcing and the education environment for children.
- **Guardian Degree program** - We can support you by offering paid study, flexible work hours, guardian mentors and reimbursement of course fees, because we want to see you succeed. (Terms & conditions apply)
- **WHEREFIT** - 2,000 discounted corporate offers at up to 50% off for gyms, studios, activewear, healthy meals, beauty and more...
- **Paid first aid courses and renewals**:
- **Referral bonuses up to $3000**
**The Opportunity**
Guardian Childcare and Education is looking for Centre Managers across ACT.
Working closely with your Team of Teachers and Educators, you will enjoy:
- Leading a professional Team to create a safe and secure environment where children are supported to be brave, curious, and imaginative in their learning.
- Building lasting and meaningful relationships with families so they feel informed and sure their children are receiving the best education and care in the community.
- Developing an exceptional culture of quality and safety that makes Guardian the Centre of choice in your community.
- Contributing to making your Centre an example of why Guardian is driven by its mindsets of being brave, positive, thoughtful, and professional in all aspects of what we do.
- Using your leadership and business skills to make your centre financially sustainable, as Guardian invests 100% of profits into more high-quality education for young children across Australia
**The Centre**
Every day is an opportunity for discovery at Gungahlin. Our 80-place environment is rated Exceeding in the National Quality Standard and is perfectly situated close to public transport, local shops, café's and schools.
The light-filled centre also has herb and vegetable gardens, woodwork areas, fortes, worm farms, a bark pit, repurposed materials, and a range of age-specific ateliers. Children get out and about on excursions, so we have a great connection with the surrounding community. We visit locations such as our local library, Bunnings, Woolworths, a nearby nature reserve, and the local college, who we have a great relationship with.
**To be considered, you will have**:
- A completed Diploma in Children's Services and/or Bachelor of Education (or working towards)
- Prior experience working in a long day-care centre in a leadership role.
- Sound, practical working knowledge and implementation of the NQF and the EYLF.
- Budget and financial accountability experience
- Current First Aid and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certificates, and current Working with Children check.
Take a positive step and
- Guardian Childcare & Education values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We are committed to providing a workplace where every person is valued, respected, and supported to progress._
- We are also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection._
- The safety and wellbeing of children will always be our top priority, Guardian Childcare & Education has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse or harm._
📌 Centre Manager Gungahlin
🏢 Guardian Early Learning Group
📍 Australia