Early Learning Assistant Manager - St Kilda Tree House

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Early Learning Assistant Manager - St Kilda Tree House. Terms and conditions vacancy

• You will have professional development opportunities to build your knowledge
• Significant opportunities for career developments across different centres
• Your own children will receive childcare at up to 50% of the cost

The Centre

Tree House St Kilda

Caring for children aged from 0 to 5 years, this 149-place centre on Brighton Road in St Kilda has comfortable interiors, bright outdoor environments and plenty of materials to inspire your practice. Our diverse range of educators are passionate professionals and pride themselves on creating strong bonds with the children, families and local community.

Your Role

As an Assistant Manager, you’ll be working alongside our Centre Manager to mentor, lead and inspire our team to achieve success. You’ll play a pivotal role in building positive relationships within the centre and driving pedagogy best practice.

You’ll have a passion for leadership and demonstrate the ability to motivate and inspire practice in the child care sector, with an in-depth working knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework.  

Working closely with our Centre Manager you’ll assist in the implementation of our new Guardian Curriculum. You’ll bring with you a proven ability to build and nurture respectful and mutually-beneficial relationships with children and their families as well as our educators.

You will spend your week working on the floor 2 to 3 days and then the rest of the time in the office. You will be comfortable working across all age groups, experience managing rosters, relationships with parents and leading staff as well as general office duties.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be challenged professionally with an extended peer group across 100 centre’s you’ll have access to professional development.

Your Experience

• Bachelor of Teaching/Education (Early Childhood) OR Diploma qualification in Children Services sound
• a good working knowledge of and commitment to the National Quality Standard/National Quality Framework, regulatory compliance and the Early Years Learning Framework
• Familiarity with the Childcare management software Qikkids
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills with proven ability to communicate effectively with staff and parents.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement work programs, maintain relevant records

Why work at Guardian?

• You will work with like-minded educators who truly believe in high quality teaching
• You will be rewarded and recognised through our monthly peer-nominated Educator Awards, Quarterly Award for outstanding Team performance and Educator Awards nights
• You will have professional development opportunities to build your knowledge and excel in your career:
  • Reimbursement of fees if you’re studying for a commonwealth supported placement degree of Early Childhood & Education
  • Paid study leave, practicum placement, support from experienced mentors
  • Educator Days and masterclasses to inspire and inform you as well as opportunities to network with other educators
  • Sector specific skill development opportunities such as First Aid, Child Protection Training, Practical National Quality Framework Training and more!
• There are significant opportunities for career developments across different centres, new centre openings or our Support Office.
• You can feed into Guardian’s education project – a world class, quality enhancement initiative
• Your own children will receive childcare at up to 50% of the cost
• You will have access to our complementary and confidential Employee Assistance Program to help you through any personal, family or work-related concerns
• All of this, plus an attractive pay package!

About Guardian

Guardian Early Learning Group is a community of early childhood professionals dedicated to providing high quality early learning for our families and their children.

We started our journey in 2004 and today we operate over 90 early learning centres.  We are seeking to become one of the most inspired early learning groups in the world by operating our centres to the very best of our ability and growing cautiously through new centre acquisitions and developments.

 'Guardian Early Learning Group is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and their welfare will always be our first priority. We want children to be safe, happy and empowered, and our policies, procedures and practices will ensure that child protection issues will be approached and managed in a way to ensure the best outcomes for all children"