Job Description

Early Childhood Area Managers | Newcastle & Central Coast

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- Hybrid working with 1 day work from home
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- 50% discount on childcare fees
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- $19K annual car allowance
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- Short-Term Incentive program which is an annualised bonus each year
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- Employee Assistant Program offering mental/physical well-being counselling
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- Eligibility to purchase an additional 2 weeks of annual leave
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- Dedicated focus on professional growth and development
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- Career development opportunities as part of a large ASX listed company
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The Company
n 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. They are known for offering extensive professional development and a strong national support network for its team members. They are currently on the hunt for 2 Area Managers for Newcastle and Central Coast areas.

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

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Key Responsibilities

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- Provide guidance, coaching, and support to Centre Managers, empowering them to deliver exceptional early childhood education while achieving key business goals.
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- Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, teamwork, fairness, achievement, fun at work, and recognition.
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- 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).
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- Demonstrates safety leadership and culture by re-enforcing safety values and behaviours.
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- Proactively identify and address opportunities to improve the region's operational effectiveness and efficiency.
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- Monitor and report on regional performance, communicating key metrics to stakeholders as needed.
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- Work cross-functionally with leaders and business partners to implement strategies for delivering a high-quality experience for children, families, and staff.
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About You

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To be successful in this position, you must have:

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- Diploma or Bachelors of Early Childhood Education OR tertiary qualification in business or equivalent
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- Prior experience as an Acting Area Manager or Area Manager within Early Childhood with multi-site and strong compliance experience
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- Passionate belief in the early years care, development and education of children
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- Solid ethics and genuine approach towards child safety and WHS
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- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
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- Demonstrated P&L; accountability
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- Adaptability, flexibility, resilience, and is able to respond positively to change
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- Valid Working with Children Check
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- Recent National Child Safety Training

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- Current NSW driver's licence
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Randstad Education is committed to the safety of children and we have a zero tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse or neglect.

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📌 Early Childhood Area Managers | Newcastle & Central Coast (Central Coast Council)
🏢 Randstad
📍 Central Coast Council