Assistant Centre Manager

“Great culture, sophisticated systems & processes and the best team in Early education.”
Welcome to Milestones Bairnsdale Day St Campus! We're a busy vibrant child care centre offering 41 places. What makes us special? We can offer extensive Professional development opportunities, inspiring learning environments and positive team culture. To find out more about our centre - Google our centre name to link up to our website and Facebook page!
This position is a 6 month maternity leave contract and an opportunity for personal development and growth.
Join a supportive Centre Manager and Area Manager to assist with the day-to-day running of the centre and help nurture and inspire children and staff alike! Does this sound like you:
Motivate and lead a team of educators to create a positive and fun working environment.
Support the Centre Manager to manage the day to day operations of the Centre in line with company policies and procedures, meeting compliance and financial targets.
Create long-lasting connections with your local community including partnerships with families and use your marketing flair to strategically increase occupancy of the service.
Mentor and support the centre to Meet/Exceed the National Quality Standards
About you:
A Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or ACECQA-approved equivalent qualification
A current Working with Children’s Check
Experience in a management or leadership role
Experienced in achieving targets and meeting safety and compliance standard
Why work for Affinity?
If you’re looking for a values-led organization with incredible people making a genuine difference.
Our mission is to realise the potential in everyone – from children to educators, from managers to our vibrant centre support office team.
To be sure, our portfolio of centres is growing about as fast as the little people in our care, we are focused on delivering a lifelong learning approach resulting in quality early education and care.
Our Safety Commitment
At Affinity Education, we believe that child safety is everyone's responsibility. 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.
Affinity Advantages 
50% discount on childcare fees from your first day 
30% discount on 12-month membership with Goodlife or Fitness First  
A permanent role 
Flexible working hours for one of Australia’s largest childcare groups 
Training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential – up to 80% of our promotions are from internal promotions!  
Access to Affinity Learning Academy fully funded and accredited Leadership and Management courses
Scholarships for Bachelor or Masters in Early Childhood Education 
Career progression opportunities to work towards a management role e.g.  Centre Manager/ Area Manager/ Quality Advisor 
Wellbeing initiatives with our Australia wide partners including TELUS Health 
Partner discounts with over 100 different retailers
Insurance benefits via Bupa 
We are a 2024 Circle back Initiative Employer. We are committed to responding to every applicant.   
LOVE. LEARN. GROW. Apply now!