Centre Director
(known in‑house as our “Executive Early Learning Partner” because, honestly, “Centre Director” sounds like you wear shoulder‑pads and love three‑ring binders)

Who we are (and who we definitely are not)

Everwood is a 92‑place, owner‑operated early‑learning haven where pancakes, puddle‑jumping and genuine community ties matter more than head‑office memos. If your happy place involves daily corporate bulletins marked “URGENT – PLEASE IMPLEMENT”, scroll on. If you’d rather invent the bulletin (or ditch it entirely) and spend the morning brainstorming nature‑play ideas with educators, keep reading.

Your shiny new (and slightly rebellious) job title

On SEEK you’re a Centre Director – so the algorithms can find you.
Once aboard you’ll be crowned Executive Early Learning Partner (EELP). No secret handshake required, but enthusiasm for child‑led learning and the occasional dad‑joke will help.

What gets you out of bed

Build, don’t follow. You’ll craft systems, culture and growth pathways from scratch. If “Tell me exactly which form to file” is your catch‑phrase, this will be uncomfortable.

Lead our crew of legends. Mentor 12 + educators across Seeds, Sprouts, Saplings, Tall Trees and Gumnuts (yes, we name rooms like garden beds).

Grow the village. Forge local partnerships – library story time, weekly baby‑reach sessions, maybe even the Bunnings sausage sizzle (we supply the napkins).

Own the numbers. Hit occupancy targets (aiming for 60 % + by Christmas) and keep compliance humming without crushing creativity.

Wear the Nominated Supervisor cape. You’ll be the point‑person for the National Quality Framework (NQS), CCS, EYLF v2.0 and all things regulatory. If you think “ACECQA” is a Swedish furniture range, this role will hurt.

High‑five specialists welcome. If you can greet bleary‑eyed parents at 6:30 a.m. with the same enthusiasm you reserve for a surprise box of doughnuts—and then crouch down to get a toddler‑eye view of the world—you’ll fit right in.

The loot

$100 k – $122 k base + 11.5 % super.

Quarterly bonus up to $15 000 tied to occupancy, NQS results and parent rave‑reviews.

95 % childcare discount for your own little humans.

Five days paid PD leave + $2 000 PD budget (use it on Reggio conferences… or ukulele lessons – surprise us).

Laptop, iPhone and barista coffee that doesn’t taste like despair.

Warning labels (read before applying)

☐ I once laminated a 47‑page policy manual—so it could survive the apocalypse.
☐ I need three layers of sign‑off to buy crayons (plus a sub‑committee for colour selection).
☐ I think “innovation” means changing the font in the daily report.
☐ I spend six hours crafting a single risk assessment so epic it should come with its own movie trailer.
☐ “Mentoring on the floor” sounds messy; I prefer mentoring my coffee mug behind a closed office door.

If you tick any of the above, we’ll probably both cry. Let’s save the tissues.

How to throw your hat in the ring

Click “Apply” with your CV.

Attach a one‑pager telling us about a change you led that made families or educators fist‑pump.