Mustard Seed Christian Childcare
Location: Lindfield and Port Kembla, NSW
Location type: On-Site
Date advertised: 25th August 2026
Job Type: Full time
Closing Date: 18th September 2026

Mustard Seed Christian Childcare exists to help local churches reach their communities with the valuable news of Jesus Christ, and to provide high quality, Christian early childhood education and childcare.

We are opening new services and looking for the right person to lead those teams. We are looking for centre directors in each ofPort Kembla, andLindfield.

Role Overview:

The Directoris responsible for the overall leadership, operation, and educational excellence of a centre. Theywill ensure a safe, compliant, and high-quality learning environment while mentoring and supporting educators to deliver outstanding outcomes for children.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead day-to-day operations at a centre.
- Drive pedagogical excellence, including curriculum development, documentation of children’s learning, and embedding critical reflection and quality improvement
- Mentor, coach, and support educators to enhance professional capability and confidence
- Oversee operational compliance, regulatory requirements, and service administration, with support from head office
- Maintain a positive, collaborative team culture aligned with the Christian values of Mustard Seed Christian Childcare
- Ensure continuity of care through limited on-the-floor responsibilities as required

Key Attributes / Skills:

- Vibrant Christian faith and a genuine desire to partner with our onsite church
- Strong time management, prioritisation,



and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
- Motivated, independent, and proactive approach to leadership
- Relational leadership style, fostering respect, encouragement, and accountability

Qualifications:

- ACECQA-approved early childhood teaching qualification (or equivalent)
- Teacher accreditation with NESA
- Prescribed child protection and child safety training (or willingness to obtain)
- Approved first aid, anaphylaxis, and emergency asthma management training (or willingness to obtain)

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

- Above award wages, recognising your expertise and leadership scope
- Work-life balance - enjoy extended breaks during non-term weeks, with annual leave applied during the Christmas/New Year shutdown
- Dedicated head office support, so you’re never leading in isolation
- Substantial off-the-floor leadership time to focus on educational excellence
- Onsite parking for convenience
- A collaborative, reflective service culture that values growth, trust, and professional development

Please be aware that this job ad was placed and authorised only for the sydneyanglicans.net website.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land upon which Anglican churches, schools and organisations meet and serve
from the Hawkesbury River south to Ulladulla and Sutton Forest, and west to the Blue Mountains and Lithgow.
We acknowledge and pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging,
and pray that God will unite us all in a knowledge of his Son, in whom all things were created.

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🏢 Sydney Anglicans
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