Early Years Area Director – Maryborough region in Ballarat

Start your early childhood career with the Y – where you’ll grow, learn and belong. At Y Kinders, we believe every child has the right to access a quality early childhood education and care service that celebrates their individuality, community, and curiosity. Each of our services across Victoria reflects the unique community it belongs to — fostering a strong sense of belonging, connection, and identity.

As part of Victoria’s largest Early Years Management provider, we’re proud to support over 93 services and 700+ educators across the state who inspire, nurture, and empower young learners every day. We’re now looking for a Full-Time Early Years Area Director to join our vibrant team and help create inspiring learning experiences for young children.

The Opportunity: Join Y Ballarat as an Area Director and make a meaningful difference across our early years services. You’ll lead and support service teams, build strong relationships with educators and families, and drive high-quality, compliant and financially sustainable service delivery. If you’re a collaborative leader passionate about people, continuous improvement and creating positive outcomes for children and families, we’d love to hear from you.

Where you’ll work: The area of Maryborough and its surrounds host these six services - AG Leech Kindergarten, Avoca Preschool, Californian Gully Kindergarten, Dunolly Kindergarten, Talbot Kindergarten, and TL Stone Memorial Kindergarten.

Requirements

• Experience in managing multiple sites is preferred but not essential.

What You’ll Do

• Support play-based learning programs that nurture each child’s growth and development.
• Build warm, respectful relationships with children, families, and fellow educators.
• Create safe, inclusive environments where every child feels seen, supported, and inspired.
• Work collaboratively with your team to deliver exceptional education and care.
• Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care OR current qualification in early childhood teaching and current registration with VIT.
• A genuine interest in supporting children’s development and commitment to ongoing learning.
• Current Working With Children’s Check, First Aid, CPR, Asthma, and Anaphylaxis certifications (or willingness to obtain).
• Great teamwork, communication, and reliability.

Why You’ll Love the Y

• We invest in you – with mentoring, study support, and on-the-job training opportunities.
• A values-driven culture built on Belonging, Respect, Honesty, Nurturing, and Excellence.
• Access to a wide network of services and career pathways across Victoria.
• Supportive leaders and flexible work options.

Be part of something bigger — start your journey, Y Kinders. Y Ballarat, including our Board of Directors are committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding Children and Young People frameworks. Y Ballarat requires all applicants to undergo checks prior to commencement including, police checks, international police checks, WWCC and reference checks as a minimum. The Y Ballarat is a recognised Safeguarding Children and Young People organisation, independently reviewed by the ACF.