Early Education Centre Manager | Centre Director | ECT | Cranebrook

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Detail information about job Early Education Centre Manager | Centre Director | ECT | Cranebrook. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Beautiful Brand New Custom Built Centre, opening soon, wonderfully resourced.
• Reputable company, ensuring high quality outcomes for children
• Fabulous team, supportive leadership executive, growth opportunity.

Young Academics Early Learning Centres is seeking an enthusiastic Nominated Supervisor, Centre Manager qualified ECT at our Brand New Centre opening soon in Cranebrook.

• Full time position
• Excellent working conditions with uniform provided
• Ongoing training and support 

The Role:

The objective of this role is to deliver operational service and quality to our children, our team members, and our families whilst taking ownership of the business including financial success and driving expected business outcomes. Working in collaboration with key functional business partners the Centre Manager is accountable to deliver educational services to families and manage the overall centre. A strong reliance on constructive communication and collaboration between different functional areas is a critical component of the role.

Key responsibilities, not limited to:

• Overall management and operation of the children's service centre
• Developing an educational program involving observation, planning and implementing learning experiences to promote children's development, evaluating, and keeping appropriate records.
• Managing educators, organising duties for all educators, overseeing the delivery of the educational program and providing leadership.
• Encouraging parents to contribute to the educational program and participate in centre activities.
• Maintaining administrative procedures including, maintaining attendance records, recommendations for purchasing equipment and consumables, parent notices and newsletters, service provision data, and departmental requirements.
• Be innovative and motivated to lead a centre to become the centre of choice for families within the local community.
• Evaluating and keeping appropriate records.
• Have a strong, confident and motivated personality with an ambition to provide education and care standards of excellence.
• Commitment to the ECA Code of Ethics.
• Supervising and supporting educators with programming and daily duties.
• Liaising and consulting with parents whilst maintaining confidentiality.
• Ensure the safety & well being of all stakeholders (children, educators and families)
• Support, guide and promote positive behaviours.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and self development.

What's in it for you?
• Be part of a solid organisation currently on an exponential growth path, the opportunity is yours to take on as much responsibility as you are capable of, with all the backup of an amazingly supportive team.
•The opportunity to encourage, support, grow and lead your own team.
•The opportunity to work within a brand new high quality Centre, located less than 5kms from Penrith Westfields in a newly developed area. 
•A fantastic work environment. Latest resources, beautiful natural play spaces and fantastic facilities.
•Ongoing training and support will be provided with regular in-services.
•The opportunity to deepen and strengthen, both professionally and personally, your passion for working with children and early years education. 
•Above award salary, flexibility and generous benefits.

You, the successful candidate has:

• Holds a completed approved Early Childhood Teaching qualification from a recognised University - must be degree qualified or working towards.
• Must hold Current Working with Children's Check, First Aid, Anaphylaxis,  Asthma Management and Child Protection Certificate.
• Must have a minimum of 2 years (or equivalent) demonstrated experience as a Centre Manager / Director in an early childhood setting.
• Must have experience supporting and training colleagues.
• Must have a high-level thorough understanding and knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), National Quality Framework (NQF) including National Quality Standards (NQS).
• Must have highly developed communication skills in order to effectively liaise with families, staff and management.
• Must have competent computer skills
• Experience with Qikkids
• Must be able to work independently   

Who we are

Young Academics recognises that early childhood is a crucial time in the development of children and we believe that ongoing engagement with families and the community are critical to a child's development.

Our mission is to provide an education that is responsive to children's interests, learning capabilities and styles enabling children to grow in confidence as they learn. We will provide a home like environment where children are encouraged to develop at their own pace.

Young Academics is committed to providing support and encouragement to the child, the family and the community.

Genuine enthusiasm and passion for the profession, and a strong commitment to high quality care is necessary.

If this sounds like you:

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Only applicants who meet our criteria will be contacted for next steps.