Puggles School of Early Learning – Gunnedah NSW

Lead with purpose. Build a strong team. Be part of the Puggles family.

At Puggles School of Early Learning, we believe that great early childhood education is built on relationships – with our children, our families, our educators and our local community.

Puggles Gunnedah is an established service with strong connections to the community, and we are looking for an experienced and confident education leader to lead our team into its next chapter.

We are looking for more than someone to manage the day-to-day operations of the centre.

We want a leader who will become part of Puggles someone who will know our children and families, understand and support our educators, be present within the service and create a workplace where people feel valued, supported and proud to belong.

For the right person, we are offering an exceptional salary of $130,000 + superannuation, KPI bonus' together with the support and autonomy to make a genuine difference.

About Puggles

Puggles School of Early Learning is a family-owned and operated early childhood provider, with services in Gunnedah and Tamworth.

Our services have been created around a simple philosophy children should feel safe, happy and connected, families should feel welcomed and valued, and educators should feel supported to provide the best possible education and care.

Being part of our regional communities is important to us. Our relationships extend beyond the walls of our centres, and we want our services to be places where families feel they genuinely belong.

As Centre Manager of Puggles Gunnedah,



you will play an important role in continuing to strengthen these relationships and ensuring Puggles remains a service our children, families, educators and community are proud of.

The Opportuninty

As Centre Manager you will have the opportunity to bring your own leadership style and experience to an established service while being supported by an experienced management team.

You will work closely with our Puggles Tamworth service and wider management team, giving you a network of people to collaborate with, share ideas with and call on for support.

We believe our Centre Manager should be able to focus on people, quality and leadership, while having access to support across operations, compliance, HR and administration.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:

- Leading Puggles Gunnedah with confidence, consistency and genuine care
- Creating and maintaining a positive workplace culture where educators feel supported, valued and accountable
- Being a visible and approachable leader for children, families and educators
- Building, developing and retaining a strong team
- Mentoring educators and supporting emerging leaders within the service
- Championing child safety and ensuring it is embedded in every decision, interaction and practice
- Building strong relationships with existing and new Puggles families




- Strengthening Puggles' connection with the Gunnedah community
- Leading continuous improvement and maintaining high standards across all areas of the service
- Ensuring compliance with the National Law, National Regulations, National Quality Standards, policies and procedures
- Overseeing staffing, rostering, enrolments, administration and the day-to-day operation of the service
- Making confident, timely and considered decisions that support children, families, educators and service outcomes
- Working collaboratively with the Puggles and Succeed Consultancy management teams
- Supporting occupancy and the ongoing growth and success of the service
- Maintaining high standards of supervision, health, safety, wellbeing and child protection

About You

We are looking for an experienced and confident education leader who is ready to lead a team, build a robust culture and make a genuine impact within our service.

While previous experience as an Early Childhood Centre Director would be highly regarded, we also welcome applications from experienced Preschool Directors, Early Childhood Teachers and Primary School Teachers or Leaders who have strong leadership and people-management experience and are looking to bring their skills into an early childhood setting.

You will be someone who:

- Has proven leadership experience within early childhood, preschool, primary education or a comparable education setting
- Holds an approved Early Childhood qualification, teaching qualification or other relevant qualification
- Has demonstrated experience leading,

📌 Centre Manager Puggles Gunnedah (Australia)
🏢 Puggles School of Early Learning
📍 Australia