At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and support early learning centres, driving quality and compliance.
- Company: Busy Bees, a global leader in early childhood education.
- Benefits: Quarterly bonuses, company vehicle, competitive salary, and strong support.
- Other info: Join a values-driven organisation prioritising child safety and community growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on children's lives while leading a passionate team.
- Qualifications: Experience in multi-site operations and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose‑built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children’s lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.
We're seeking an experienced, commercially minded
Area Director to lead and support a portfolio of early learning centres across South Australia.
This is a senior leadership role with real autonomy and influence, responsible for driving outcomes across quality, compliance, people and performance while building strong, capable Centre Director teams.
What You'll Do
- Lead, coach and support Centre Directors to deliver high‑quality, compliant and financially sustainable services.
- Drive operational excellence across occupancy, workforce stability, budgets and key performance metrics.
- Embed strong compliance, governance and child safety practices aligned with regulatory requirements.
- Partner closely with Education, People & Culture and central support teams to uplift capability and culture.
- Build strong community and stakeholder relationships to support enrolments, reputation and growth.
About You
You're a confident, commercially savvy leader who thrives on impact and influence.
You will bring
- A genuine commitment to child safety, wellbeing and quality outcomes.
- Proven experience leading multi‑site operations in early learning, education, health or a regulated service environment.
- Strong commercial and analytical capability, including budgets, forecasting and occupancy management.
- The ability to coach leaders, manage performance and build engaged, high‑performing teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with a calm, confident leadership presence.
Why Join Busy Bees?
- Quarterly bonus opportunities that reward your impact.
- Company vehicle + fuel card for ease and flexibility.
- Senior leadership role with real influence and decision‑making authority.
- Strong executive support and collaborative leadership network.
- Opportunity to shape performance and growth across a key region.
- Competitive remuneration aligned to senior leadership expectations.
- A values‑driven organisation that genuinely prioritises quality, safety and people.
Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre‑employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.
We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Triple Layer
- Child
- Safety
Framework: trusted, trained and caring people, safe, supervised and supportive environments, and clear, consistent and transparent processes.
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