Assistant Director – Early Childhood Education and Care

Founded in 1998 in the heart of Sydney, Australia, MindChamps International Preschool & Early Learning (“MindChamps”) is a pioneering global early childhood education organisation with centres operating across Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar.

At MindChamps, we believe the early years are the foundation for lifelong learning. Our purpose is to nurture children’s curiosity, confidence, creativity, and love of learning through meaningful educational experiences that support every child to reach their full potential.

Our educators and leaders are at the heart of this mission. We believe exceptional outcomes for children begin with passionate, knowledgeable, and empowered professionals who are supported to lead, grow, innovate, and make a lasting impact.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Assistant Director to join our leadership team at our 90-place MindChamps service in Warriewood .

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced early childhood professional who is ready to take the next step in their leadership career and work closely with the Centre Director to support the successful day-to-day operation of a large, high-quality early learning service.

If you are an experienced early childhood leader who is passionate about quality education and care, confident in leading and developing teams, and committed to creating a positive and high-quality environment for children, families, and educators, we would love to hear from you.

Your Role as Assistant Director

As the Assistant Director, you will play a key leadership role within our 90-place Warriewood service , working closely with the Centre Director to oversee the day-to-day operations, educational quality, compliance, team performance, and overall experience of children and families.

You will provide strong leadership and support to educators and room leaders, promote a positive workplace culture, and help ensure the service consistently meets the highest standards of education, care, safety, wellbeing, and compliance.

You will also act as a key point of contact for educators and families and support the Centre Director with the effective management and continuous improvement of the service.

Join MindChamps Warriewood

Founded in 1998 in the heart of Sydney, Australia, MindChamps International Preschool & Early Learning (“MindChamps”) is a pioneering global early childhood education organisation with centres operating across Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar.

At MindChamps, we believe the early years are the foundation for lifelong learning. Our purpose is to nurture children’s curiosity, confidence, creativity, and love of learning through meaningful educational experiences that support every child to reach their full potential.

Our educators and leaders are at the heart of this mission. We believe exceptional outcomes for children begin with passionate, knowledgeable, and empowered professionals who are supported to lead, grow, innovate, and make a lasting impact.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Assistant Director to join our leadership team at our 90-place MindChamps service in Warriewood .

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced early childhood professional who is ready to take the next step in their leadership career and work closely with the Centre Director to support the successful day-to-day operation of a large, high-quality early learning service.

If you are an experienced early childhood leader who is passionate about quality education and care, confident in leading and developing teams, and committed to creating a positive and high-quality environment for children, families, and educators,



we would love to hear from you.

Your Role as Assistant Director

As the Assistant Director, you will play a key leadership role within our 90-place Warriewood service , working closely with the Centre Director to oversee the day-to-day operations, educational quality, compliance, team performance, and overall experience of children and families.

You will provide strong leadership and support to educators and room leaders, promote a positive workplace culture, and help ensure the service consistently meets the highest standards of education, care, safety, wellbeing, and compliance.

You will also act as a key point of contact for educators and families and support the Centre Director with the effective management and continuous improvement of the service.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Partner with the Centre Director to lead the day-to-day operations of our 90-place service.

- Lead, inspire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of educators and Room Leaders.

- Drive high-quality education and care aligned with the EYLF, NQF, and NQS.

- Support curriculum quality, educational practice, and continuous improvement across the service.

- Oversee staffing, rostering, compliance, and daily operational priorities.

- Build strong, positive relationships with children, families, and the wider team.

- Support staff onboarding, performance, development, and professional growth.

- Champion child safety, wellbeing, inclusion, and quality outcomes.

- Contribute to the QIP and lead initiatives that strengthen service quality and performance.

- Support the Centre Director with compliance, incidents, family matters, and service leadership.

- Step into the Centre Director role when required, providing confident and consistent leadership.

- Lead by example and bring MindChamps' values, professionalism, and passion for early learning to everything you do.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking a passionate, experienced , and motivated early childhood professional who is ready to take the next step in their leadership journey.

This position is ideally suited to an experienced Assistant Director who has demonstrated leadership capability and a solid understanding of the operation of an early childhood service.

Experience working within a larger service or multi-room environment will be highly regarded.

You will have:

- A Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.

- Demonstrated experience in an early childhood education and care environment.

- Previous leadership experience, preferably as an Assistant Director.

- Strong knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), National Quality Framework (NQF), National Quality Standards (NQS), and relevant legislation.

- Demonstrated understanding of service operations, compliance, staffing, and quality improvement.

- Strong knowledge of child protection and mandatory reporting requirements.

- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, coach, and support educators.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- The ability to build positive and respectful relationships with children, families, educators, and colleagues.

- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands in a busy early learning environment.

- A proactive, solutions-focused, and collaborative approach to leadership.





- The ability to work confidently both independently and as part of a leadership team.

- Experience contributing to Quality Improvement Plans and continuous improvement initiatives.

- A current Working With Children Check (WWCC).

- Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma, and Anaphylaxis certificates.

- Current child protection training, including mandatory reporting requirements.

- Willingness to undergo a Police Check.

- A genuine passion for children's learning, development, safety, and wellbeing.

- A commitment to professional excellence, continuous learning, and positive outcomes for children.

Why Join MindChamps?

At MindChamps, we recognise that strong leadership creates strong teams and exceptional outcomes for children.

As an Assistant Director, you will be supported to develop your leadership capability, share your expertise, and make a meaningful contribution to the success of a large and energetic early learning service.

Joining MindChamps means you will have access to:

- Permanent employment offering stability and long-term career opportunities.

- Competitive remuneration that recognises your qualifications, leadership experience, and contribution.

- Career progression pathways into Centre Director, Educational Leadership, and broader management opportunities.

- Ongoing professional development, training, and leadership development opportunities.

- Supportive leadership teams who value your ideas, experience, expertise, and professional growth.

- Opportunities to collaborate with educators and leaders across our global network of centres.

- A workplace culture built on teamwork, respect, inclusion, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

- Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing support.

- The opportunity to positively influence children's learning, development, confidence, safety, and wellbeing.

- The opportunity to develop and support a strong team of passionate early childhood professionals.

Bring Your Experience to MindChamps

If you are an experienced early childhood professional who is ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, we would love to hear from you.

Bring your leadership experience, knowledge, passion, and commitment to MindChamps Warriewood and become part of a team dedicated to providing exceptional outcomes for children, families, and educators.

If you are passionate about early childhood education, enjoy developing and supporting others, and are ready to take on a broader leadership role within a 90-place service, we invite you to apply and join the MindChamps community in Warriewood.

For more information about MindChamps, please visit

We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

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At MindChamps Australia, the safety, wellbeing, and dignity of children and young people is our highest priority. We are committed to creating and maintaining a child-safe environment in accordance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and relevant legislation.

We require all employees, contractors, and volunteers to share this commitment, prioritise children’s safety and wellbeing, and participate in child protection training.

As part of our recruitment process, we conduct robust screening, including verification of identification, work rights, qualifications, reference checks, Police Checks, and Working With Children Check (WWCC) clearance.

We embed child-safe values and expectations throughout our culture, policies, and practices. Successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate behaviours that uphold our child-safe values and contribute positively to keeping all children and young people safe from harm.

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📌 Assistant Director – Early Childhood Education and Care (Sydney)
🏢 MindChamps
📍 Sydney