Centre Director in Melbourne

The Centre

Are you an experienced early childhood leader looking for an opportunity to make a lasting impact on children, families, educators, and the wider community? This is an outstanding opportunity to lead an Exceeding-rated service with great community connections and a sector leading early years programme.

The Opportunity

As the Early Learning Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the service, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality educational program that is responsive to the needs of children, families, and the local community. Working closely with the Assistant Manager and Educational Leader, you will lead and inspire a team of passionate educators and teachers, fostering a positive culture built on collaboration, professional growth, and continuous improvement.

About the Role:

As the Director, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the daily operations and educational programs for the service. You will lead a team of passionate educators, ensuring that every child receives a nurturing and enriching learning experience. Your responsibilities will include curriculum development, staff management, parent engagement, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the service, ensuring quality, compliance, and sustainability
• Build and maintain strong relationships with children, families, educators, and the local community
• Coach, mentor, and develop educators and teachers to achieve best practice outcomes
• Support a culture of reflection, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Ensure the educational program aligns with the National Quality Framework and centre philosophy
• Collaborate with a network of experienced Early Learning leaders
• Drive service performance while maintaining exceptional educational outcomes

Requirements:

• Previous leadership experience within an early childhood setting
• A Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education (preferred)
• Strong knowledge of the NQF, EYLF, and Victorian early years sector
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing teams
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong operational and financial management capability
• A genuine commitment to high-quality education and child-centred practice
• Current VIT or Working with Children Check and Australian working rights

Benefits:

• Competitive salary package
• Tailored professional development opportunities
• Supportive work environment that values innovation and collaboration
• Ongoing coaching and mentoring from experienced executive leaders
• Free onsite parking
• Career progression within a respected and values-driven organisation
• The opportunity to work within a collaborative network of experienced early childhood leaders

Ready to Take the Next Step? If you're passionate about educational excellence and leading high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.

*Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.*

ANZUK Education is a child-safe organisation committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. All applicants must complete child safety screening before starting, and all staff must follow our child-safe practices and those of our partner schools and early childhood services. We support educators in finding rewarding careers across early childhood, primary, secondary, and special education settings - within government, faith-based, and independent schools - both in Australia and overseas. As a diverse and inclusive employer, we welcome applicants of all ages, genders, abilities, cultural backgrounds, and beliefs, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.