Centre Manager in Traralgon

Lead a brand-new Journey Early Learning centre in Traralgon, Victoria. As our inaugural Centre Manager, you'll have the opportunity to build your founding team, create a positive centre culture and establish a service where children, families and educators feel a genuine sense of belonging.

What's in it for you?

• Earn up to $125,000 p.a. plus 12% super and annual bonus
• Journey Childcare Discount, subject to eligibility and applicable terms
• Paid Birthday Leave
• Relocation support may be available for the right candidate
• Dedicated professional development through Journey Academy
• Genuine leadership and career progression opportunities
• A dedicated Centre Quality Manager to partner with you
• Direct access to specialists across Journey’s Support Office, including Quality, Safeguarding, Pedagogy, Marketing, Capability and Culture, Finance and IT

This is your opportunity to do more than manage a centre. You'll help shape its identity from day one, build a team that shares your vision and create the foundations for a thriving early learning community.

As Centre Manager, you will:

• Recruit, develop and retain your founding team
• Shape the centre culture, expectations and ways of working from the beginning
• Build strong, trusted relationships with children, families and the local community
• Lead the centre through opening, enrolment growth and establishment
• Develop your Centre Leadership Team and coach future leaders
• Partner with your Educational Leader and Early Childhood Teachers to support quality educational practice
• Lead staffing, occupancy, enrolment growth and overall centre performance
• Maintain high standards of quality, compliance and child safeguarding

We're looking for someone who enjoys being visible, connected and hands-on. Someone who can bring people together, build confidence in their team and create an environment where educators feel supported to do their best work.

What you'll bring

• A Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care, or an ACECQA-approved equivalent
• National Child Safety Certificates (Foundation and Advanced Certificates)
• Experience as a Centre Manager, Centre Director or Service Manager, or strong Assistant Centre Manager experience with demonstrated readiness to step up
• A genuine commitment to child safety and safeguarding
• Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework, National Law and Regulations, and EYLF
• Demonstrated experience leading, coaching and developing teams
• Confidence in driving occupancy, enrolments and centre performance
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to balance educational quality, people leadership, compliance and operational priorities

Most importantly, you'll bring a genuine passion for early childhood education and the confidence to lead a team through the exciting challenges and opportunities of establishing a new centre.

Why Journey Early Learning?

At Journey, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in creating environments where children can thrive, educators feel supported and leaders have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

For Traralgon, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Build a team from the ground up
• Establish a centre culture you're proud of
• Make a genuine impact on children, families and educators
• Grow your leadership capability with the support of an established early learning provider

Ready to build something of your own? If you're an experienced early childhood leader looking for a new challenge, genuine ownership and the opportunity to shape a centre from day one, we'd love to hear from you.

Child safety at Journey

Journey Early Learning is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and to creating environments where every child is safe, supported, respected and heard. As a Victorian Early Childhood Employer, we expect all employees and leaders to actively uphold the Victorian Child Safe Standards, applicable child protection obligations and Journey's safeguarding requirements.

For our Centre Managers, child safety is a core leadership responsibility. You will be expected to:

• Role model a strong child safe culture across the service
• Ensure safeguarding expectations are understood and embedded in everyday practice
• Act promptly on concerns, disclosures or indicators of harm
• Support employees to understand their reporting and escalation obligations
• Maintain professional boundaries and safe practices
• Ensure children's rights, wellbeing and safety remain central to decision-making

All appointments are subject to Journey's pre-employment screening and child safety requirements, including the relevant Working with Children Check and any other checks, qualifications or clearances required for the role.