Flexible short-term contract | Hillarys, WA

Endeavour Early Learning is looking for an experienced Centre Director, Assistant Director or senior early learning operator to provide additional operational support through to the end of the year. The core need is for someone who can step in quickly and help manage key end-of-year activities, particularly:

- family re-enrolments;
- enrolment enquiries and waitlist management;
- rostering and leave planning;
- recruitment; and
- workforce planning for the months ahead.

This could suit someone looking for anything from one day per week through to a more substantial part-time or full-time short-term assignment, depending on your availability and the breadth of responsibilities you are able to take on.

What you could take ownership of

The immediate priority is helping Endeavour prepare for the transition into the current year. Depending on your experience, availability and interests, your responsibilities could include:
- liaising with existing families regarding re-enrolment and future care requirements;
- managing the enrolment waitlist, enquiries and available places;
- coordinating new enrolments and documentation;
- reviewing room capacity and likely vacancies;
- preparing and maintaining staff rosters;
- coordinating annual leave and identifying staffing gaps;
- supporting recruitment of permanent and casual educators;
- strengthening Endeavour’s pool of trusted casual staff;
- reviewing qualification mix, availability and workforce coverage;
- forward workforce planning for the start of the new year; and
- keeping families, staff, and leadership informed as plans are confirmed.

For someone with broader availability or capability, there may also be scope to assist with additional operational projects, such as:
- reviewing and updating Centre policies;
- working through outstanding compliance documentation;




- supporting the transition of records and processes into OWNA; or
- other end-of-year administrative and operational priorities.

Who could this suit?

We are looking for someone who already understands how an early learning service operates and can get across things quickly. You may currently be, or have previously worked as, a:
- Centre Director;
- Assistant Director;
- Nominated Supervisor;
- Responsible Person;
- Operations Lead; or
- experienced senior administrator within an early childhood setting.

You’ll ideally bring experience in:

- enrolments and waitlist management;
- rostering and leave coordination;
- educator recruitment;
- workforce planning;
- staffing ratios and qualification requirements;
- communicating confidently with families and staff; and
- managing competing operational priorities with minimal supervision.

Experience within a community-based or not-for-profit early learning service would be highly regarded.

Why this opportunity may appeal

This is not a fixed, one-size-fits-all contract. If you have one day a week available, there is useful work you could take ownership of.

If you have two or three days, the scope can broaden.

If you are available for a more substantial short-term assignment, additional operational projects and responsibilities could be incorporated.

That makes it particularly suitable for an experienced sector professional who may be:

- between permanent roles;
- consulting;
- returning to work;
- semi-retired;
- already working part-time elsewhere; or
- simply interested in a short-term assignment rather than another permanent leadership position.

Endeavour is a community-based, not-for-profit early learning service with a strong focus on relationships, continuity and quality care. If you are an experienced early learning operator who enjoys bringing structure to enrolments, staffing, rosters and workforce planning, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Interim Centre Operations | days per week | Initial 3-month contract (Hillarys)
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