Assistant Centre Manager/Educational Leader

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Assistant Centre Manager/Educational Leader. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Professional Development & Training Opportunities
• Career pathways to a centre manager position
• Organisational culture focused on having serious FUN!

Your next career step in Early Childhood Education starts here!

About our Centre

Welcome to LadyBug Early Learning Centre! Our 80-place centre includes a wonderful and highly dedicated team of early childhood professionals - and they are ready to give you a warm welcome!

We embrace our local community by connecting with local businesses, events, charities, schools and services to enrich the early education of the children in our care. Every day at our Centre is full of fun and learning, as we inspire each child in our care to reach their full potential.

Find out more about our centre - just Google our centre name to find our website and Facebook page!

The role

This exciting opportunity includes learning the business side of running a thriving child care centre, with a focus on delivering early childhood education, assessment and ratings process, financial performance, compliance and safety and genuine teamwork.

Working alongside your dedicated Centre Manager, you’ll lead, mentor, and develop your centre’s team, to ensure the centre, and the children in your care, thrive.

Work with a team who value being connected to their local community, team spirit, and having fun. Be part of a national company which truly recognises and rewards great team members.

Valuable training opportunities are available to make this the next step in your career. If you see yourself as a Centre Manager in the next few years – this role will help you get there.

As a valued Educational Leader at our centre, you’ll review, design, and evaluate the educational programs and play-based learning opportunities which help the children in our care develop a lifelong love of learning!

You’ll support a friendly and enthusiastic team to implement these programs, follow the Early Years Learning Framework, and create a culture which shares the excitement of child-led discovery.

About you

• Absolutely passionate about developing strong relationships with the centre team, families and children
• Ready to progress to the next level in your career
• Strongly committed to developing quality early educational programs
• Experienced in maintaining health and safety standards, and risk minimisation Experienced in a similar role (at least two years)
• Experienced in implementing and evaluating educational programs and practices across each room to ensure compliance with the EYLF and National Quality Standards
• Able to monitor and contribute positively to all educator’s documentation, analysis of children’s learning, planning and participation.
• Skilled in leading discussion with educators to reflect on their practice, interactions, intentional teaching and other strategies
• Experienced in ensuring all educators follow and can articulate the planning cycle effectively

Your reward

• A permanent part-time position (up to 37.5 hours per week) working for Australia’s fastest-growing child care group
• Incentive program - earn brand new resources for your centre
• Leadership, management and training opportunities
• Access to discounts on a variety of products and services
• Access to a national network of colleagues, training and future job opportunities at more than 160 child care centres owned by the same company

You already have

• A minimum of Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, or equivalent
• A current Working with Children’s Check or equivalent
• Extensive knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework
• Commitment to delivering the National Quality Standards
• Strong and positive communication, leadership and management skills

Why work for Affinity?

At Affinity, we proudly do things differently. Our mission is to inspire and nurture individuals to reach their full potential. It isn’t just about what we do for children, it’s about what we do for our team, too. Every day, at more than 160 child care centres around Australia, we support quality, teamwork, training opportunities and a culture of recognition and reward. Affinity allows our people to shine – so we can deliver the best in early education.

As Australia’s most dynamic early learning business, we’re revolutionising our industry through our Lifelong Learning approach, Quality Team, Healthy Children program, technology and facilities upgrades and much more. We’d love you to join us!

Achieve beyond your expectations as you are supported to learn, grow personally and professionally and develop new, valuable skills.

Feel positive. Feel proud. Make new friends. Laugh. Go home smiling.

MAKE YOUR MOVE

Apply Now.