At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a passionate team to provide high-quality early learning and make a real impact on children's lives.
- Company: Join Busy Bees, a leading global early learning provider with over 130 centres in Australia.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, childcare discounts, professional development, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Access global opportunities and connect with teams across Australia and beyond.
- Why this job: Make a difference in children's lives while growing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Diploma or Bachelor in Early Childhood Education and proven leadership experience required.
The predicted salary is between 67500 - 82500 $ per year.
Centre Director - Busy Bees at Craigieburn
Are you ready to lead a team, make a real impact and help children get the Best Start in Life?
We're looking for an experienced and passionate Centre Director to lead our team at Busy Bees at Craigieburn.
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
Bee Safe
Child safety is at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, places and processes. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life
What you'll do
- Lead the day-to-day operations of a welcoming and nurturing early learning service.
- Drive occupancy growth and financial performance in line with budget targets.
- Build, mentor and retain a high-performing leadership team.
- Maintain compliance with the National Quality Framework and state regulations.
- Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, and educational excellence.
- Develop strong partnerships with families and the local community.
- Collaborate with your Area Director and support functions to achieve strategic goals.
- Lead performance management, workforce planning and succession planning.
- What you'll bring
- A genuine commitment to child safety and wellbeing & alignment to our Busy Bees values.
- Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (ACECQA approved) and WWCC.
- Proven experience leading a service (ideally 70+ place centre).
- Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework (NQF), EYLF and compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage occupancy, rosters and financial performance.
- Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
Why Busy Bees?
Because we offer the B. E. E. S. advantage
Better pay. Everyday balance. Education for growth. Support you can rely on.
We live by our values of Care, Quality, Service, and Value to make a real impact on child safety and quality.
- Childcare savings: 50% childcare gap-fee discount for permanent employees.
- Learning and development: Paid mandatory training, ongoing professional development and access to our Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways.
- Supportive leadership: Work alongside experienced leaders in a collaborative environment built on trust, respect and teamwork.
- Career progression: Access opportunities to grow into senior leadership, management and Area Director roles.
- Global opportunities: Connect with teams across our national network and explore our Global Talent Exchange Program across the UK, Canada and Asia.
- Wellbeing support: Free, confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) access for you and your immediate family.
- Convenient location: Join our team at 40 Hothlyn Drive, Craigieburn.
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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Centre Director in Melbourne employer: Busy Bees
Busy Bees at Heritage Parc is an exceptional employer that prioritises the growth and wellbeing of its educators while fostering a nurturing environment for children. With competitive pay rates, family-friendly benefits, and a strong commitment to professional development, employees are supported in their career journeys from Educator to leadership roles. The inclusive work culture, backed by supportive leaders and a focus on child safety, makes Busy Bees a rewarding place to make a meaningful impact in early childhood education.
