Job Description
Centre Director | Amberton Beach Busy 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.
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Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.
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We're seeking an experienced and inspiring Centre Director to join Busy Bees at Amberton Beach full time.
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With capacity for 104 children, this purpose-built centre offers a genuine opportunity to take ownership, drive growth and make the centre your own.
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Located in a beautiful growing community just 500 metres from the beach, you'll be supported by a passionate core team and a dedicated 2IC, with the opportunity to build team capability and unlock the centre's full potential.
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What you'll do
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Lead the day-to-day operations of a high-quality early learning service.
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Build on the centre's strong culture of relationships, belonging and family engagement.
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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 Western Australian regulations.
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Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, and educational excellence.
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Support an environment where children build confidence, independence and important life skills through play, routines and everyday experiences.
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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 bring
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A 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).
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Current Western Australian Working with Children Check (WWCC).




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Proven experience leading a service, ideally within a medium to large centre environment.
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Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework (NQF), EYLF, and WA compliance requirements.
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Demonstrated ability to manage occupancy, rosters, and financial performance.
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Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
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A warm, relationship-focused leadership style and a genuine passion for creating a place where children, families and educators feel they belong.
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Why Busy Bees?
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Better pay.
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Everyday balance.
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Education for growth.
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Support you can rely on.
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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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Make the role your own – take genuine ownership of a centre with significant potential and the opportunity to shape its future.
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A beautiful centre and community – work in a purpose-built service with open rooms, dedicated programming and office spaces, beautiful outdoor areas and a growing local community just 500 metres from the beach.
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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 and 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).
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Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Geccko Training, Work Rights, NQAITS register/Prohibited Persons & 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 safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Bee Safe commitment.
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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.
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Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare.
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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.
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We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.
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Whether you're embarking on the exciting journey of your early educational career or striving to advance to the next level, Busy Bees presents an ideal opportunity for you!
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We're actively searching for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who possess an authentic passion for Early Childhood Education and the well-being of children, to fill a variety of roles across our Services and Support Office.
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Early Childhood Education attracts a special type of person.
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You might possess creativity, nurturance, a focus on tasks, or a knack for problem-solving.
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However, at its core, your affinity for Early Childhood Education arises from a profound devotion to nurturing the educational growth of the youngest members within our communities.
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This resonates deeply with us, as our mission is to give every child the best start in life.
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We are driven to gather people who care deeply about quality and we empower people to bring their unique gifts and talents together for the benefit of our children.
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We value each member of our team and know that by supporting you in your journey you'll be the positive and supportive influence in theirs.

📌 Centre Director (Western Australia)
🏢 BUSY BEES AUSTRALIA EMPLOYER
📍 Western Australia