Job Description
Homeground Early Learning & Kindergarten – Tallai QLD
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Homeground Early Learning & Kindergarten — Tallai, Gold Coast
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Centre Director / Nominated Supervisor
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Ready to run your own service?
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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.
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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.
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We're looking for our founding Centre Director and Nominated Supervisor to lead the service from day one.
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Why this role is different
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If you're a 2IC, Assistant Director or Educational Leader who's ready to step up but keeps being told you need "director experience" first — we want to meet you.
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A 50-place service is the right size to learn to lead in. You'll carry the full responsibility of a Nominated Supervisor, but with a manageable number of rooms, a team you can genuinely know, and owners who are passionate, involved and contactable.
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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.
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If you're looking for a purely administrative director position, this isn't it. If you want to stay connected to the children while you learn to run a service, it's exactly right.
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You'll be building the culture and community rather than inheriting one. That's rare, and it's the fastest way to develop as a leader.
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About us
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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.
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That belief shapes how we hire and how we operate:
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Educators who stay,



because continuity is what makes a child feel secure
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Unhurried settling, however many visits a family needs
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Real materials, real experiences, and time to actually be with children
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We're family-owned and directly involved. You'll be dealing with the owner, not a regional manager.
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The role
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As Centre Director and Nominated Supervisor, you will:
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Hold Nominated Supervisor responsibilities under the Education and Care Services National Law and National Regulations
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Work in ratio alongside your team, with contact hours/days and dedicated non-contact time each week
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Build and lead a team of educators — recruitment, rosters, ratios, development and retention
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Oversee the educational program and our approved kindergarten program, alongside your Educational Leader and ECT
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Lead compliance: policies and procedures, risk assessments, notifications, record-keeping and preparation for Assessment & Rating
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Manage enrolments, occupancy and family relationships, including CCS administration
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Partner with families and the local community to grow the service
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Work with the owners on budgets, staffing costs and service planning
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You'll have real autonomy over how the service runs, and direct support from owners who want you to succeed.
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What you'll bring
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Essential
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Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or higher
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Experience in a leadership role — Nominated Supervisor, Assistant Director, 2IC, Room Leader or Educational Leader
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Comfort working in ratio and leading from the floor
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Current Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
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National Child Safety Foundation Training completed via Geccko,



or completed before commencement (free, and takes a couple of hours)
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Willingness to complete Advanced National Child Safety Training within the required timeframes
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Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification (HLTAID012 or equivalent)
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Sound working knowledge of the EYLF V2.0, the NQS and the Exceeding Themes
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Understanding of Child Care Subsidy requirements and enrolment administration
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Genuine commitment to child safety and to upholding children's rights in everyday practice
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Willingness to be nominated as Nominated Supervisor and to provide the required consent
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Highly regarded
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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (ECT qualification)
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Experience with the Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme
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Experience opening, relaunching or rebuilding a service
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Familiarity with OWNA or similar childcare management software
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What we offer
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Above-award salary, negotiable based on experience and qualifications
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Dedicated non-contact time each week — protected, not something you fit in around ratios
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A genuine step up for the right person, with mentoring from owners who are actively involved
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Real autonomy — you'll shape the culture, not inherit someone else's
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A small, close-knit team where your decisions have immediate visible impact
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Ongoing professional development, learning and mentoring
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Discounted childcare for your own children
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Convenient hinterland location with easy parking — no city commute
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To apply
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Send your resume and a short cover letter telling us one thing you'd want to get right in your first month.
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We'd genuinely like to hear from people who are ready for their first director role, not only from those who've already done it.
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Happy to answer questions confidentially through Seek before you apply.
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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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📌 Nominated Supervisor (Gold Coast)
🏢 Homeground Early Learning & Kindergarten
📍 Gold Coast