Be part of something new at Thrive Early Learning Mount Evelyn! We're looking for passionate educators to help bring our brand-new centre to life. Join our founding team and help shape welcoming learning spaces, build meaningful connections with families, and create a positive team culture from day one.
About the role
The Assistant Centre Leader supports the Centre Leader to run the service while staying close to the children and the team. Roughly 80 per cent of your time is with children and educators, and 20 per cent on leadership and operations. This is a genuine pathway to Centre Leadership.
What you will do
Lead by example in delivering educational programs aligned to the Learning for Life Curriculum, the Early Years Learning Framework and the Thrive Quality Framework
Support Educators and Room Leaders to strengthen programming, observations, planning and reflective practice
Champion child protection, safeguarding and child safe practice
Ensure compliance with the National Regulations, the National Quality Standard and Thrive policies, and support incident management and risk assessment
Coach and mentor Educators, Diploma Educators, Room Leaders and Trainees, and support onboarding and probation reviews
Assist with rosters, workforce planning, leave cover and staffing coverage, and support roster optimisation
Support Quality Improvement Plan work and Assessment and Rating preparation
Support tours, enrolment conversations and family onboarding




Act as the delegated leader when the Centre Leader is away
What you will bring
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, ACECQA approved, or equivalent
Current Working with Children Check for the state the role is based in
Current First Aid, CPR, asthma and anaphylaxis qualifications
Child protection training
Demonstrated experience as a Diploma Educator, Room Leader, Educational Leader or similar senior role
Strong understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework, the National Quality Framework and the National Regulations
Strong communication and organisational skills
Nice to have
Experience supporting rostering and workforce planning
Experience supporting Assessment and Rating preparation
Understanding of occupancy, enrolment and centre performance measures
About Thrive
Thrive Early Learning Centres operate across Current South Wales and Victoria. Our Learning for Life Curriculum and Thrive Quality Framework set the standard of education and care across our services, and our CARE values, Confidence, Attitude, Respect and Education, describe how we work with children, families and each other.
Child safety
Thrive is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. All applicants are subject to employment screening, including a valid Working with Children Check for the state in which the role is based, and reference checks.
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📌 Assistant Centre Leader (Melbourne)
🏢 EDUCORE
📍 Melbourne