🌿 Centre Director – Beachwood Early Learning and Kindergarten

About Us

At Beachwood Early Learning and Kindergarten, we’ve created something truly special for our children, families, and team. We're a proud family owned and operated centre offering play based educational programs in a beautiful, purpose-built environment that is safe, supportive, and inspiring.

Embracing our stunning coastal location, our ‘Out and About’ and ‘Beach to Bush’ programs offer children rich, hands-on learning experiences in their local community, including visits to the local beach, wetlands and parks.

Since opening our 126-place centre in July 2020, we've built a strong, dedicated team, many of whom have been with us from the beginning. Our 7 light filled classrooms cater to children aged 6 weeks to Kindergarten, with room sizes ranging from a 12-place nursery to a 22-place Kindergarten.

We are incredibly proud to have achieved an Exceeding Rating in all 7 Quality Areas and remain deeply committed to a child-safe environment, where every child’s health, safety, and wellbeing is the top priority.

About the Role

We’re on the lookout for a passionate and experienced Centre Director to lead and inspire our incredible team. You’ll be supported by an ‘off-the-floor’ Assistant Director, Educational Leaders, and a strong management network including the owners, Accountant and leadership team at our sister centre in Frankston South.

This is a unique opportunity to step into a leadership role where you’re empowered to shape a positive culture, support your team, and make meaningful decisions—without red tape or unrealistic expectations.

As Centre Director, you will:

Lead and mentor a dedicated team of educators and teachers

Foster a positive, nurturing and respectful team culture

Oversee the development and implementation of high quality educational programs

Ensure compliance with the NQF and Education and Care National Law Act and Regulations, including Workcover and Fair Work legislation.

Build strong relationships with families and the wider Beachwood community

Manage recruitment, rostering, and performance with a common-sense and child safe approach

Coordinate events, excursions, and community engagement

Take ownership of administrative tasks including CCS, QK, enrolments, waitlist management and communications

We want someone who brings not just their skills but also joy, warmth, and creativity to their role every day!

What We Offer

We believe in looking after our team. When you join Beachwood, you’ll receive:

💰 Competitive salary + access to the Early Childhood Retention Payment

🎂 Paid birthday day off – take the day off and celebrate you!

🏖 Additional personal leave – because we all need extra time sometimes

🧘 Flexible working options – including 4-day weeks or WFH admin time

🎓 Fully paid professional development & regular team meetings

🧒 Generous discounts on childcare fees

🛍 Autonomy to resource your team and classrooms

🤝 A warm, supportive team culture where your ideas and dreams are encouraged

If you can dream it, we’ll support you to make it happen!

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

A minimum Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or a Bachelor of Education (Early Years)

At least 2 years’ experience in a Centre Director or similar leadership role

Strong knowledge and understanding with the NQF and Education and Care National Law Act and Regulations, including Workcover and Fair Work legislation

A strong understanding of your obligations as a mandatory reporter and child safe practices

A collaborative, confident, and solutions focused approach to leadership

Excellent time management, communication, and organisational skills

Experience with CCS, QikKids, and admin systems (or a willingness to learn)

A strong sense of fun, passion, and care for your team and community

Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma/Anaphylaxis, WWCC, and Police Check (or willingness to obtain)

Ready to Join the Beachwood Family?

If you’re ready to step into a rewarding leadership role with a centre that genuinely values its people, we’d love to hear from you!

👉 Apply now or contact the owners Michelle or Bronwyn on (03) 8900 1725 for a confidential chat.

Beachwood is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We are committed to implementing and abiding by our Child Safe Environments policy that is underpinned by the Child Safe Standards in Victoria, which accentuates our zero tolerance for child abuse and raising awareness about the importance of child safety at Beachwood and the wider community.

We are dedicated to promoting an inclusive environment supporting children and families to express and enjoy their culture. This includes promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.

We value diversity and do not tolerate any discriminatory practices as outlined in our Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination policy and our Code of Conduct.