Lead a brand-new centre from the ground up

Future Minds Early Learning Centre is a new, purpose-built 100-place service at Newton Village Shopping Centre in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs, opening late 2026. We’re looking for an experienced Centre Director to lead it: building the team, the culture and the program from the very beginning.

This isn’t a role inside a large corporate structure. Future Minds is owner-operated, and you’ll work directly with the owner, with clear authority over the day-to-day running of the centre. No regional managers, no layers of head-office approval, and fast decisions.

What makes this role different

- A founding team. Recruit and shape your own team across four rooms: Nursery, Toddlers and two Pre-School groups.
- Real authority. Clear delegations for rostering, enrolments, staffing and operational spend.

- Rewarded for results. A discretionary annual bonus of up to 10% of salary, linked to compliance and performance.
- A dedicated Discovery Hub. Purpose-designed spaces for hands-on, inquiry-based learning, and you’ll shape how they’re used.

What you’ll do

- Act as Nominated Supervisor, ensuring compliance with the National Law, Regulations and the National Quality Standard
- Lead, mentor and develop educators, Room Leaders and your Educational Leader

- Deliver an EYLF-aligned program, including integrating the STEM Lab across every age group
- Build enrolments and strong relationships with local families and the Newton community
- Manage rosters, ratios, CCS administration, budgets and occupancy





- Prepare the centre for its first Assessment and Rating

About you

- An ACECQA-approved Diploma or Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
- At least 2 years’ experience as a Centre Director or Assistant Director, or a strong Educational Leader ready to step up

- Current SA Working with Children Check
- Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certificates
- RRHAN-EC child protection training, and National Child Safety Training (Foundation and Advanced), or willingness to complete them before starting

- Strong knowledge of the NQF, NQS and EYLF
- Confidence making decisions and leading a team, and excitement about opening a new service
- Experience opening a new centre, or with STEM or inquiry-based learning, is highly regarded

What we offer

- A generous package is on offer for the right candidate, well above award
- A discretionary annual bonus of up to 10%
- A brand-new, modern facility

- Direct access to the owner, and genuine say in how the centre runs
- Paid professional development
- Childcare gap-fee discount
- [Additional wellbeing day each year]

If you want to lead, not just manage, and build a centre’s identity from the ground up, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now with your resume and a short cover letter. Future Minds Early Learning Centre is a Child Safe Organisation, committed to the safety, wellbeing and rights of every child and to the National Principles for Child Secure Organisations.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

📌 Centre Director – Brand New Centre (Eastern Suburbs) (Newton)
🏢 Future Minds Early Learning Centre
📍 Newton