About Us

Panda Early Learning Centre Joondanna is a brand-new, premium, family-owned early learning service committed to providing exceptional education and care for children from 6 weeks to school age.

Following the success of our established Alkimos centre, Panda Joondanna has been purpose-built to create an inspiring environment where children thrive, educators grow, and families feel genuinely connected. Every aspect of our centre has been thoughtfully designed to support high-quality early childhood education in a modern, welcoming, and nurturing setting.

As a family-owned organisation, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. You'll never be just another employee—we believe in knowing, supporting, and investing in every member of our team because your success is our success.

We invest in our educators through comprehensive induction, ongoing mentoring, professional development, and supportive leadership. Our culture is built on collaboration, respect, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Panda is committed to Child Safety and Wellbeing. We are dedicated to creating safe, inclusive, and nurturing environments where every child feels respected, valued, and protected. Child safety is everyone's responsibility and underpins everything we do.

About the Opportunity

Join the leadership team at our brand-new Joondanna centre and play an integral role in shaping its culture, educational excellence, and long-term success.

Working closely with the Centre Director, you will support the day-to-day leadership and operations of the service while fulfilling the responsibilities of the Educational Leader. You will mentor and inspire educators, drive high-quality educational practice, build meaningful partnerships with families, and help create a positive and collaborative culture where children, educators, and families thrive.

As a key member of our leadership team, you will champion continuous improvement, support quality outcomes, and contribute to achieving and maintaining excellence under the National Quality Framework.

This position is ideal for an experienced early childhood leader who is passionate about inspiring others,



delivering exceptional education and care, and further developing their leadership career within a growing family-owned organisation.

Key Responsibilities

As our Assistant Director / Educational Leader, you will:

- Support the Centre Director in the day-to-day leadership and operations of the service.

- Undertake the responsibilities of the Educational Leader by guiding, mentoring, and supporting educators in delivering high-quality educational programs.

- Lead, coach, and inspire educators to continually improve teaching practices and outcomes for children.

- Foster reflective practice and promote a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

- Support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).

- Assist with staffing, rostering, occupancy, compliance, and the smooth day-to-day operation of the service.

- Contribute to Quality Improvement Planning (QIP), Assessment and Rating preparation, and ongoing service improvement.

- Build strong, respectful, and genuine partnerships with children, families, educators, and the wider community.

- Maintain compliance with the National Quality Framework (NQF), National Quality Standard (NQS), Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations, and Panda's policies and procedures.

- Champion Panda's values of Consistency, Respect, Intentionality, Collaboration, and Speaking Up in everything you do.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (or an ACECQA-approved equivalent).

- Previous leadership experience as an Assistant Director, Educational Leader, Lead Educator, or similar role within an early childhood education service.





- A current Working with Children Check and the ability to satisfy all child safe screening and legislative requirements relevant to the role.

- Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis qualifications (or willingness to obtain).

- A strong understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), National Quality Framework (NQF), National Quality Standard (NQS), and Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations.

- Excellent communication, organisational, leadership, and relationship-building skills.

- A passion for mentoring educators and building high-performing teams.

- A proactive, positive, and solutions-focused approach to leadership.

- A genuine commitment to providing exceptional education and care for children and outstanding service to families.

Why Join Panda?

At Panda, we believe exceptional centres are built by exceptional people. We are committed to supporting your professional growth, recognising your contribution, and creating a workplace where you genuinely enjoy coming to work.

As part of the Panda team, you'll enjoy:

- Competitive remuneration plus Wage Retention Payments recognising your commitment and expertise.

- 85% childcare gap fee discount for your children.

- Comprehensive induction, mentoring, and ongoing professional development.

- Access to an extensive online learning and professional development library.

- An experienced, approachable, and supportive leadership team committed to your success.

- Open-door leadership that genuinely listens, values ideas, and acts on feedback.

- Attendance Recognition Program celebrating reliability and commitment.

- Team-building activities, social events, and opportunities to celebrate success together.

- Genuine career progression opportunities within our growing family-owned organisation.

- The opportunity to help shape the future of a brand-new service and make a lasting impact on children, families, and your team.

Apply Now

If you're an inspiring leader who is passionate about mentoring educators, delivering high-quality early childhood education, and making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families, we'd love to hear from you.

Click "Apply" and become part of the Panda family, where your leadership, ideas, and passion will help shape the future of our brand-recent Joondanna centre.

📌 Assistant Director (2IC) / Educational Leader (Perth)
🏢 Panda Early Learning Centre
📍 Perth