My client, a privately owned 97 place early learning centre located in Indooroopilly is seeking a full time Children Services Director to oversee the daily operations of the service and lead a dedicated team of educators in providing high quality care and education to children. They operate between 7:30am and 6:00 pm and cater for children infants -5 years old. This service is a part of a privately owned centre in Brisbane and you will have great networking opportunities and support from other Directors. This service embraces a Montessori and Reggio Emilia inspired philosophy within their practice and teachings.
The Role
You will hold a Diploma or Bachelor in Early years Education and have experience as either a Director or Assistant director within an Early Childhood setting. You will be supported by an area manager, administration team, educational leader and 21C. We are looking for a candidate who has a thorough understanding of children's services regulations, compliance and strong leadership skills to lead a team to ensure the centre is running to a high standard. You will be responsible to:
- Manage the day to day operations of the service
- Ensure the centre is compliant with regulations and child:staff ratios are met.
- Motivate and lead a team of educators to achieve high-quality care for all children within the service
- Embrace the services teaching Philosophy and mentor educators.
- Adhere to NQS as well as company policies and procedures to achieve a rating or meeting or exceeding in A&R
- Develop respectful relationships with children, families and staff.
- Assist and manage the administration team in their duty's - phone inquiries, centre tours, ensure parent payments are up to date.
- Report to the area manager.
- Liaise with external stakeholders such as government bodys to gain funding.
- Manage Recruitment of the education team in collaboration with the operations manager
- Build positive relationships with the families and be the face of the service.
- Lead team meetings
- Excellent Salary package
- Professional development
- Supportive management team and lovely team environment
- Established team
- Career progression opportunity
- Social Events
- Professional development events
To be eligible for this position you must have:
- A Diploma of Children Services or ACECQA assessed equivalent.
- A current Working with Children Check
- Extensive knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Standards (NQS)
- Great communication, leadership and management skills.
Skills
Centre Manager, Centre Director, Assistant, 2IC
Education
Associate Degree/Diploma