Benefits for You

• Competitive salary package depending on experience
• Hybrid working with 1 day work from home
• 50% discount on childcare fees
• Short-Term Incentive program which is an annualised bonus each year
• Employee Assistant Program offering mental/physical wellbeing counselling
• Eligibility to purchase an additional 2 weeks of annual leave
• Dedicated focus on professional growth and development
• Career development opportunities as part of a large ASX listed company

The Company
This organisation is one of Australia's leading providers of Early Childhood Education and Care, operating a network of over 400 centres across the country. As a major employer in the sector, it is home to a community of over 10,000 dedicated professionals. The company is committed to providing a high standard of education and care across its portfolio of well-respected brands. It is known for offering extensive professional development and a strong national support network for its team members.

The Role
Your role as the Area Manager will require you to work in partnership with the internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, coaching, and support to Centre Managers, empowering them to deliver exceptional early childhood education while achieving key business goals.
• Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, teamwork, fairness, achievement, fun at work, and recognition.
• Use performance management as a process and coaching techniques to help your team achieve required standards and behaviours (e.g. performance reviews, development and engagement plans, disciplinary action and performance improvement plans).
• Demonstrates safety leadership and culture by re-enforcing safety values and behaviours.
• Proactively identify and address opportunities to improve the region's operational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Monitor and report on regional performance, communicating key metrics to stakeholders as needed.
• Work cross-functionally with leaders and business partners to implement strategies for delivering a high-quality experience for children, families, and staff.

About You

To be successful in this position, you must have:

• Diploma or Bachelors of Early Childhood Education OR tertiary qualification in business or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years prior experience in a leadership role (childcare background is preferred, but open to healthcare or aged care with strong compliance background)
• Multisite or multichannel leadership experience preferred.
• Passionate belief in the early years care, development and education of children.
• Strong ethics and genuine approach towards child safety and WHS.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated P&L accountability.
• Adaptability, flexibility and resilience, is able to respond positively to change.
• Valid Working with Children check and Current driver's licence.

If you wish to apply for this role, please do so via the website or email your resume directly to [email protected]

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