Job Description

Educational Leader | $41.72 – $43.08 per hour + Ed. Leader Allowance | Geelong West, VIC

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Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children's lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.

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Our Bee Safe Commitment: Child safety is at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, places and processes. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.

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At Busy Bees, we follow our Bee Curious curriculum, built on the belief that children learn best through play, exploration, and meaningful relationships with educators.

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We're seeking an inspiring and experienced Educational Leader to mentor and support educators at Busy Bees at Geelong West, located at 151 Church Street, Geelong West VIC 3218, on a full-time basis. You will play a key role in driving quality practice, supporting curriculum development, and leading continuous improvement across the service.

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What you'll do

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- Mentor and coach educators to strengthen teaching practice and program quality
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- Guide implementation of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) across the centre
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- Support educators with curriculum planning, documentation and reflective practice
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- Drive continuous improvement aligned with the National Quality Framework (NQF)
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- Lead professional discussions and learning opportunities for the team
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- Work closely with the Centre Director to support quality outcomes for children
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What you'll bring

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- A genuine commitment to child safety, speaking up, always doing the right thing, and alignment with Busy Bees values
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- Approved Early Childhood qualification (or working towards)
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- Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Framework (NQF)
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- Experience mentoring or supporting educators to deliver high-quality programs
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- Confidence in curriculum planning,



documentation and reflective practice
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- A genuine passion for quality early learning and supporting educator growth
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- Current Working with Children Check for VIC
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Why Busy Bees?

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Because we offer the B.E.E.S. advantage:
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- Uniform and laundry allowances included, so your take-home pay stays yours.
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- Family-friendly benefits; 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too.
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- Paid learning & development; First Aid, CPR & mandatory training covered, ongoing career development, and access to our Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways.
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- Supportive leaders & inclusive teams; hands-on leadership, strong tenure and a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration.
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- Career pathways that grow with you; opportunities & training to progress from Educator to leadership, management and area roles.
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- Wellbeing support that goes beyond work; free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family, when you need it most.
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Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights, NQAITS register/Prohibited Persons & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.

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We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Bee Safe commitment.

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Why Work for Busy Bees?

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If you're passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.

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We know that we couldn't do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.

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📌 Educational Leader (North Geelong)
🏢 Busy Bees
📍 North Geelong