Area Manager - Sunshine Coast & Moreton Bay
LocationLevel 4, 70 Cordelia Street,South Brisbane, QLD, ****,AustraliaEmployee TypeFull Time
Contact information
Contact NameAimee YatesContact Phone**********
Description
Outstanding leadership isn't about managing more centres—it's about helping great leaders thrive.
At Edge, our Area Managers are coaches, mentors and strategic partners to Centre Directors.
If you're passionate about developing people, lifting quality and making a genuine impact across multiple communities, we'd love to hear from you.
Reporting directly to the General Manager of Operations, you'll lead a portfolio of seven centres across the Sunshine Coast & Moreton Bay area while partnering with specialist Support Office teams including Property, Finance, Family Engagement, Marketing, Compliance, Program & Practice, HR and Recruitment.
AroonaPeregian BeachPeregian SpringsMorayfield East
With centres spread across the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay, regular travel and being visible within your centres will be an important part of the role.
Why Join Edge?
Lead an established portfolio with the support of an experienced executive team.Coach and develop Centre Directors rather than simply manage operations.Build leadership capability and succession across your portfolio.Influence quality, culture, occupancy and commercial performance.Partner with dedicated Support Office specialists.Work directly with the General Manager of Operations.Competitive salary package with vehicle and hybrid flexibility.
About the Role
As Area Manager, you'll create the conditions for your Centre Directors and their teams to succeed.
You'll:




Coach and develop Centre Directors to become confident, capable and accountable leadersBuild strong leadership teams and identify future talent and succession opportunitiesDrive quality improvement, child safety and Assessment & Rating readinessSupport centres to achieve sustainable occupancy and commercial performanceUse centre performance and operational insights to identify where support or intervention is neededBuild positive relationships with educators, children, families and local communitiesPartner with Centre Directors through challenges including people leadership, performance, staffing and centre operationsWork collaboratively with specialist Support Office teams to remove barriers and improve centre performancePartner with the General Manager of Operations on strategic and operational priorities
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role isn't simply seven centres hitting their numbers.
It's seeing:
Centre Directors growing in confidence, capability and accountabilityStrong leadership teams developing underneath themHigh-quality education and care delivered consistentlyChild safety and quality embedded in everyday practiceHealthy occupancy and sustainable commercial performanceMeaningful coaching and support visible within each centreStrong relationships between centres,



families and Support OfficeFuture leaders being identified and developed across the portfolio
About You
You're an experienced multi-site operational leader who understands that your success comes through the success of the leaders you support.
You'll bring:
Demonstrated multi-site leadership experience, ideally within Early Childhood Education and CareA genuine coaching and mentoring mindsetStrong experience developing leaders and building high-performing teamsSound understanding of quality, compliance and operational excellenceCommercial awareness and confidence working with occupancy, staffing and financial performanceThe ability to adapt your leadership approach across different centres and leadership stylesConfidence having constructive and sometimes challenging conversationsA collaborative, authentic and values-led leadership styleStrong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise across multiple servicesRelevant leadership experience and Early Childhood qualification/s.Current driver's licence.Working with Children Check / Blue Card (or ability to obtain).
Ability to travel regularly across the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay portfolio.
Child Safety
Edge Early Learning is committed to safeguarding children and maintaining environments where every child feels safe, respected and valued.
Successful applicants will undergo appropriate child safety screening and pre-employment checks.
If you're ready to move beyond managing centres and instead develop the leaders who make them successful, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Area Manager - Sunshine Coast & Moreton Bay (Brisbane)
🏢 Edge Early Learning
📍 Brisbane