Are you a passionate, enthusiastic leader ready to inspire and empower teams to make a meaningful difference? At Our Patch, we’re on a mission to create a place where every child can G.R.O.W. If you’re driven by purpose and eager to guide impactful programs, we want you to join our journey as an Area Manager (Our Patch Coach) for SA!

Why Choose Our Patch?

✅ A Role That Matters – Be at the heart of supporting and growing Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) programs that leave a lasting impact on children, families, and school communities.

✅ A Culture That Inspires – Our values—Grounded, Relationships, Ownership, and Wonder (G.R.O.W.)— guide everything we do, creating a magical environment where imagination and excellence thrive.

✅ A Team That Supports You – We celebrate collaboration, professional growth, and recognition, making this a place where you’ll feel valued and empowered to lead.

What You’ll Love About This Role

📌 Flexible & Purposeful Work – A 38-hour week (Monday-Friday) that adapts to your needs and the programs you support.

📌 Competitive Salary & Perks – Enjoy an above-award salary, travel allowance, KPI-based bonuses, and exclusive family discounts.

📌 Tools for Success – Get a mobile phone, laptop, and comprehensive induction to set you up for success.

📌 Professional Growth – Access paid professional development, internal training, and opportunities to make your mark in a growing industry.

📌 A Personal Touch – Step into this role to offer hands-on support and bring your unique spark of Wonder every day.

Your Key Responsibilities

Support a portfolio of OSHC programs through regular site visits and direct engagement in and around Adelaide.

Ensure compliance and quality improvements, ensuring excellence across all services.

Build meaningful relationships with school communities, families, and staff.

Coach and mentor teams, delivering training, conducting performance reviews, and fostering a culture of growth and learning.

Solve operational challenges with creativity and care, ensuring each program runs smoothly and effectively.

What We’re Looking For

A proven leader – 3+ years of OSHC experience with a Diploma in Children’s Services (or higher) and a strong understanding of the National Quality Framework.

A proactive communicator – Someone who thrives in coaching teams, building relationships, and driving operational excellence.

A compliance champion – Dedicated to child protection, inclusion support, and continuous quality improvement.

A collaborative innovator – Ready to work alongside School Plus leadership to create exceptional programs that make a real impact.

OUR VALUES:

Our Patch is committed to children voice and creating a patch for every child to G.R.O.W.

Our teams are Grounded, both as individuals and as a team, by being mindful and taking responsibility, as we build open, purposeful and lasting Relationships, take Ownership of our roles and have pride in all that we do – in order to create endless opportunities for magic, imagination and Wonder. We want you to come on our journey with us.

WHY CHOOSE OUR PATCH:

Committed Coach who spends an abundance of time with you each week - one on one

Lots of training - with your colleagues and our specialist team in support office - we want you to GROW

We are committed to your GROWth - we will map your career path to get you where you want to go

We are on a mission to change OSHC - so come along and be prepared to do different

We know people like you know more people, so we have a very generous referral program

And of course, we pay you all your allowances required by law, including uniforms and split shift.

Meaningful Work - Children come first in all that we do. Our Patch exists to give every child a patch to GROW

Staff discount program for your children to attend our programs.

Paid administration hours

No weekend work

Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Ongoing roles – Our Patch is expanding, and we want you along for the journey!

Recognition and Appreciation – we see you! Our Reward and Recognition Program shows you the appreciation you deserve.

ABOUT SAFEFGUARDING CHILDREN:

Our Patch are a Child Safe Organisation. We are committed to protecting children from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment. The successful applicant is required to possess a current and valid ‘working with children' check and is subject to a satisfactory criminal history record check.

As part of Safeguarding children and Our Patch screening process, all checks and referees will be verified.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact us on 1300 018 310 or email [email protected]