Job Description
Second in Charge (2IC) / Assistant Director
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We're Hiring: Second in Charge (2IC) / Assistant Director
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Kool Kidz Cranbourne North
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Please read this job ad carefully before applying.
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We are looking for a Second in Charge (2IC) to join Kool Kidz Cranbourne North.
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This is not a traditional office-based Assistant Manager role. We are looking for a strong all-rounder who can move comfortably between educational practice, people leadership, administration and daily centre operations.
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We are a brand-new centre experiencing steady growth, and we are being selective about the people who join our team.
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Why join Kool Kidz Cranbourne North?
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For us, culture is at the heart of the centre.
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Our staff turnover has been almost zero since we opened, and we have built a team where people genuinely enjoy working together.
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We don't play politics. We roll up our sleeves and get the work done.
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Everyone is respected. Everyone is expected to be a team player, and everyone has opportunities to lead in their own way.
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Our owners are hands-on and actively involved in the centre. When someone needs support, we support them. When there is a problem, we work together to solve it.
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We are looking for someone who shares that mindset.
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The Role: Second in Charge (2IC)
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Educational Practice & Operations
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This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role.
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You will work closely with our owners, educators and families and support different areas of the centre depending on what is needed.
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You will wear different hats.
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Your role may include:
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supporting educators directly on the floor
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educational leadership and mentoring
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improving programming and educational practice
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supporting toddler and kindergarten rooms
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communicating with families
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rostering and staffing coordination
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administration and centre systems
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supporting daily centre operations
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solving problems as they arise
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stepping up and helping lead the centre when required
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We are looking for someone who enjoys being involved rather than sitting behind a desk all day.
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What we are looking for
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You will ideally have:
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strong educational practice and pedagogy
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experience in a high-quality or Exceeding-rated service highly regarded
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hands-on experience with toddler and kindergarten-aged children
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experience mentoring and supporting educators
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experience with administration and daily centre operations
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rostering or staffing coordination experience
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strong understanding of the NQF and NQS
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confidence communicating with educators and families
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Previous Centre Manager experience is not required.
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A good leadership style,



robust educational practice and the ability to work well with people are much more important to us than having held a particular management title.
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Minimum qualification: Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or higher.
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The person we are looking for
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You are:
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an excellent communicator
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a genuine team player
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a problem solver and a doer
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warm, approachable and down to earth
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someone educators naturally feel comfortable coming to for support
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comfortable working closely with hands-on owners
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organised and capable with administration
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flexible and willing to help where needed
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confident working directly with children and educators
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able to lead through trust, respect and example
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Most importantly, you do not see leadership as sitting in an office telling other people what to do.
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You are happy to step onto the floor, support an educator, speak with a family, solve an operational problem, help with the roster and then move onto whatever the centre needs next.
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What our culture looks like in practice
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Be a team player.
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We want someone who communicates, helps others and takes ownership.
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If something needs doing, we don't spend time deciding whose job it is. We help each other get it done.
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We want our 2IC to become someone the team trusts and respects - not because of their title, but because of how they work with people.
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If you are looking for a role where you can contribute across the whole centre, continue developing your leadership and work closely with hands-on owners, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Second In Charge (2Ic) / Assistant Director (Victoria)
🏢 Kool Kidz Cranbourne North
📍 Victoria