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Homeground Early Learning & Kindergarten — Tallai, Gold Coast

Most leadership roles ask you to manage a large service and hope you find time for the children. This one is the other way around.

Homeground Early Learning & Kindergarten is a family-owned, 50-place service in Tallai, near Nerang and Mudgeeraba in the Gold Coast hinterland. We're a small centre by design — small enough that you'll know every child's name, every family's circumstances, and every educator's strengths.

We're looking for our founding Centre Director and Nominated Supervisor to lead the service from day one.

Two kinds of people will read this well

If you're already a Director , this is a chance to run a small service properly — close enough to the children to actually know them, with the space to build a team and a culture from the ground up. You'll work directly with the owners rather than through layers, and you'll have genuine input into how the service develops.

If you're a 2IC, Assistant Director or Educational Leader ready to step up but keep being told you need "director experience" first — a 50-place service is the right size to learn to lead in. You'll carry the full responsibility of a Nominated Supervisor with a manageable number of rooms, a team you can genuinely know, and owners who are involved and contactable.

Either way, you'll be building the culture rather than inheriting one.

This is a hands-on role

You'll be in the rooms as well as in the office — leading from the floor, not from behind a desk. You'll work in ratio as part of the team, with dedicated non-contact time each week for administration, programming and compliance.

If you want a purely administrative director position, this isn't it. If you want to stay connected to the children while you run a service, it's exactly right.

About us

We believe a child who knows they'll be picked up can let go. Everything we do comes back to that — being reliable enough that children feel secure to explore, and being a genuine second home for families in our community.

That belief shapes how we hire and how we operate:

Educators who stay,



because continuity is what makes a child feel secure

Unhurried settling — families take as long as they need

Real materials, real experiences, and time to actually be with children

We're family-owned and directly involved. You'll be dealing with the owner.

The role

As Centre Director and Nominated Supervisor, you will:

Hold Nominated Supervisor responsibilities under the Education and Care Services National Law and National Regulations

Work in ratio alongside your team, with (X hours / one day) of dedicated non-contact time each week

Build and lead a team of educators — recruitment, rosters, ratios, development and retention

Oversee the educational program and our approved kindergarten program, alongside your Educational Leader and ECT

Lead compliance: policies and procedures, risk assessments, notifications, record-keeping and preparation for Assessment & Rating

Manage enrolments, occupancy and family relationships, including CCS administration

Partner with families and the local community to grow the service

Work with the owners on budgets, staffing costs and service planning

You'll have real autonomy over how the service runs, and direct support from owners who want you to succeed.

What you'll bring

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or higher

Experience in a leadership role — Director, Nominated Supervisor, Assistant Director, 2IC, Room Leader or Educational Leader

Comfort working in ratio and leading from the floor

Current Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card)

National Child Safety Foundation Training completed via Geccko, or completed before commencement (free, and takes a couple of hours)

Willingness to complete Advanced National Child Safety Training within the required timeframes

Current First Aid, CPR,



Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification (HLTAID012 or equivalent)

Sound working knowledge of the EYLF V2.0, the NQS and the Exceeding Themes

Understanding of Child Care Subsidy requirements and enrolment administration

Genuine commitment to child safety and to upholding children's rights in everyday practice

Willingness to be nominated as Nominated Supervisor and to provide the required consent

Highly regarded

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (ECT qualification)

Experience with the Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme

Experience opening, relaunching or rebuilding a service

Familiarity with OWNA or similar childcare management software

What we offer

Above-award salary, negotiable based on experience and qualifications

Dedicated non-contact time each week — protected, not something you fit in around ratios

Real autonomy — you'll shape the culture, not inherit someone else's

Direct access to the owners, who are actively involved and want you to succeed

A small, close-knit team where your decisions have immediate visible impact

Ongoing professional development, learning and mentoring

Discounted childcare for your own children

Convenient hinterland location with easy parking — no city commute

Homeground Early Learning & Kindergarten is committed to child safety and wellbeing. All applicants will be subject to child safety screening, including a current Blue Card.

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Your application will include the following questions:

- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- What's your expected annual base salary?
- How many years' experience do you have as a Nominated Supervisor?
- How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
- Have you completed a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care?
- Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of the early years learning framework?
- Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of the National Quality Framework?
- Do you have experience working with children?

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