Job Description

Centre Director | Busy Bees at AveleyBusy Bees is a leading global early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children's lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.

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Our Bee Safe Commitment: Child safety is at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, places and processes. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.

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We're looking for an experienced and inspiring Centre Director to lead our Exceeding-rated service. This is an exciting opportunity to join a modern, high-performing centre with a long-standing, dedicated team, strong leadership and an outstanding reputation within the local community. Situated in a rapidly growing area with increasing demand from families, this thriving service is well-positioned for continued success.

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What you'll doLead the day-to-day operations of a high performing early learning service.

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Drive occupancy growth and financial performance in line with budget targets.

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Build, mentor and retain a high-performing leadership team.

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Maintain compliance with the National Quality Framework and WA regulations.

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Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, and educational excellence.

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Develop strong partnerships with families and the local community.

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Collaborate with your Area Director and support functions to achieve strategic goals.

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Lead performance management, workforce planning, and succession planning.

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What you'll bringA genuine commitment to child safety, speaking up, always doing the right thing,



and alignment with Busy Bees values.

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Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (ACECQA approved).Current Working with Children Check for WA.Proven experience leading a service, ideally within a medium to large centre environment. Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework (NQF), EYLF, and compliance requirements.

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Demonstrated ability to manage occupancy, rosters, and financial performance. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Why Busy Bees?

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Because we offer the B.E.E.S. advantage: Better pay. Everyday balance. Education for growth. Support you can rely on. We live by our values of Care, Quality, Service, and Value to make a real impact on child safety and quality.

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Exceeding-rated service with strong demand from a growing local community.

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Long-standing, experienced team who are committed to delivering exceptional outcomes.

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Modern, purpose-built centre with excellent resources.

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Family-friendly benefits; 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too.

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Paid learning & development; First Aid, CPR & mandatory training covered, ongoing professional development, and access to our Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways.

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Supportive leaders & inclusive teams; hands-on leadership, strong tenure and a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration.

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Career pathways that grow with you; opportunities & training to progress from Educator to leadership, management and area roles.

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Global & national opportunities; connect with leaders across Australia and apply for our Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, Canada and Asia).Wellbeing support that goes beyond work; free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family, when you need it most.

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Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.

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We are proud to be a child protected organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Triple Layer Child Safety Framework: trusted, trained and caring people, safe, supervised and supportive environments, and clear, consistent and transparent processes.

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Why Work for Busy Bees?

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If you're passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.

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We know that we couldn't do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.

📌 Centre Director (Western Australia)
🏢 Busy Bees
📍 Western Australia