Job Description

Centre Director Bass Valley Uniting Early Learning

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Lead cultural change and build a strong, positive team environment.
n Above-award salary + KPI focus + access to salary packaging benefits.
n Small coastal community centre with real scope to make your mark.
n Your new role
n Ready to lead meaningful change in a centre with strong community connections and real potential?

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Bass Valley Early Learning, located alongside Bass Valley Primary School in Corinella, provides long day care and kindergarten services for local children and families in a welcoming community environment.

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We're looking for an experienced and confident Centre Director who can bring strong leadership, rebuild team culture, and create a positive, high-performing environment for educators, children and families.

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This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll lead day-to-day operations, support educational quality, strengthen team capability, and help shape the future direction of the service.

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You'll be supported by Uniting's broader Early Learning leadership team while having the autonomy to make a genuine impact locally.

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Your impact will include:

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- Leading and developing a positive, accountable and collaborative team culture
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- Building strong relationships with families, educators and the local community
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- Driving quality improvement and supporting strong educational practice aligned to EYLF and VEYLDF
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- Supporting occupancy, family engagement and centre sustainability goals
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- Coaching and mentoring educators to build capability and confidence
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- Ensuring compliance with the National Quality Framework and Child Safe Standards
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- Creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive workplace for children and families
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- Leading continuous improvement initiatives across the service
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What's on offer

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- Above-award salary aligned to your experience and capability
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- Full-time role with some flexibility considered (e.g. part time 0.9FTE).
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- Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
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- Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
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- Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.
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- Employee discounts at Uniting Early Education services and Uniting op shops.
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- Opportunity to genuinely shape and influence a centre's future direction.
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- Professional development and a supportive Early Learning leadership team.
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About you

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You're a confident people leader who can bring stability, energy and direction to a team. You know how to balance warmth and relationships with accountability and performance expectations.

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You're comfortable having reflective conversations, setting standards, and supporting teams through change.

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You may already be an experienced Centre Director, Assistant Director ready to step up, or an operational leader from education, community, health or care services with transferable leadership experience.

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To be successful, you'll bring:

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- Experience leading teams in early learning, education or a related people-focused environment.
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- Strong leadership capability and confidence leading culture and change.
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- Ability to build trust, engagement and professional accountability.
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- Understanding of quality improvement and continuous improvement practices.
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- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
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- Diploma in Children's Services (or equivalent as approved by Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority) preferred.
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- Knowledge of the National Quality Framework or ability to quickly build capability.
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📌 Centre Director Bass Valley Uniting Early Learning (Corinella)
🏢 Uniting
📍 Corinella