Centre Director | New Centre Opening | Attractive Salary + Super + Incentive at Early Learners Hub

Full Time: $100,000 - $120,000 pa
  • Ulladulla

About the role

𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 - 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗨𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗮

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆-𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 | 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 + 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 + 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗨𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲.

Working alongside a growing team and supported by our experienced leadership team, you will play a key role in shaping the culture, building community connections and establishing a Centre where children, families and educators thrive.

This is a rare opportunity to join a Centre before opening and make a meaningful impact from the very beginning, while enjoying the support and resources of an established and successful childcare group.

Early Learners Hub is a family-owned provider with Centres in Blackbutt and Albion Park. Our newest Centre in Ulladulla will cater for up to 80 children per day and will reflect our commitment to high-quality education and care, strong family relationships and educator wellbeing.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗯?

- Family-owned and operated with accessible, supportive leadership

- Lead our newest Centre through its opening journey and beyond

- A growing team already in place and excited for opening

- The opportunity to shape culture, practices and community relationships from the beginning

- Attractive salary package

- Performance-based Centre Growth Incentive

- Childcare discount for your own child attending the Centre

- Fully funded professional development and leadership training

- Administrative and operational support from our experienced support team

- A genuine focus on educator wellbeing, quality outcomes and sustainable workloads

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲

As Centre Director, you will be responsible for leading the Centre's successful opening and ongoing operation while fostering a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture.

You will work closely with families, educators and our leadership team to create a welcoming environment where children can grow, families belong and educators thrive.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

- Lead and support a growing team while guiding the Centre through its opening phase

- Build a positive, respectful and engaged workplace culture

- Support, mentor and develop educators and emerging leaders

- Ensure high-quality educational programs aligned with the EYLF

- Build strong and lasting relationships with children, families and the local community

- Conduct family tours and support enrolment growth

- Act as the Nominated Supervisor for the service

- Manage rostering and daily Centre operations

- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations and policies

- Partner with the leadership team to achieve operational and quality goals

- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂

You are an experienced early childhood leader who is passionate about quality education, people leadership and building strong community connections.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴:

- Previous experience in a Centre Director or senior Centre leadership role

- Experience as a Nominated Supervisor

- Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), National Quality Framework (NQF) and National Quality Standard (NQS)

- Exceptional leadership, communication and relationship-building skills

- The ability to coach, mentor and inspire teams

- Strong organisational and operational management skills

- Experience with CCS and childcare management systems (OWNA experience highly regarded)

- Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care as a minimum qualification (Bachelor qualified applicants encouraged to apply)

- Current Working With Children Check

- Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis qualifications

𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

We recognise the significant contribution a Centre Director makes in establishing a successful new service.

In addition to your salary package, a performance-based Centre Growth Incentive will be available and linked to agreed enrolment, occupancy and Centre performance milestones during the establishment phase of the service.

How to apply:

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄

If you are excited by the opportunity to lead a new Centre, build a strong team and create a lasting impact in the Ulladulla community, we would love to hear from you.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱.

𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘆@𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗯.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂
Closing On
10/12/2026
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