Are you an experienced Centre Director looking for the opportunity to lead a thriving, well-established early learning service with strong occupancy, a supportive leadership team, and genuine career progression opportunities?

ANZUK Education is partnering with a respected and growing early childhood provider to recruit an experienced Centre Director for one of their established services in Melbourne's south-east.

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a mature 125-place centre with strong enrolments, an experienced team, and the support of an engaged Area Manager and Head Office team. You'll join an organisation that values positive leadership, accountability, strong relationships, and creating environments where children, families, and educators can thrive.

About the Role As Centre Director, you will be responsible for the overall leadership and success of the service, including:

- Leading, mentoring and developing a large team of educators and leaders
- Driving high-quality educational outcomes and ongoing continuous improvement
- Maintaining strong occupancy and supporting centre growth initiatives
- Building positive relationships with families and the local community
- Ensuring compliance with the National Quality Framework and company policies
- Managing centre operations including enrolments, marketing, staffing and performance
- Creating a positive, accountable and collaborative team culture

You will be supported by an off-the-floor Assistant Director/Educational Leader.

About You We're looking for a confident and results-driven leader who can inspire teams and build strong relationships.

To be successful, you will have:

- Approved Early Childhood qualification recognised by ACECQA
- Current VIT registration (where applicable)
- Previous Centre Director experience within a long day care setting
- A minimum of 3 years' experience leading successful early learning services
- Demonstrated ability to maintain or grow centre occupancy




- Strong business acumen and operational management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A positive, professional and approachable leadership style
- The ability to make clear decisions, drive outcomes and hold teams accountable

What's on Offer?
- Established 125-place centre with strong occupancy
- Very attractive Salary package
- Leadership development and internal leadership academy
- Supportive management team
- Genuine career progression pathways within a growing organisation
- Opportunity to lead a stable team within a well-resourced environment
- Flexibility for leaders with young children
- Immediate start available

Why This Role? This opportunity would suit an experienced Centre Director who enjoys leading high-performing teams, driving robust centre outcomes, and being part of a collaborative organisation with a genuine people-first culture.
If you're passionate about creating positive environments for children, families and educators while leading a successful and established service, we'd love to hear from you.

If this sounds like you and someone who can add value to the team and children, please apply by sending your a Cover Letter outlining your experience working as a Centre Manager and your resume to ••••@anzuk.education

ANZUK Education is a child-safe organisation committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. All applicants must complete child safety screening before starting, and all staff must follow our child-safe practices and those of our partner schools and early childhood services.

We support educators in finding rewarding careers across early childhood, primary, secondary, and special education settings - within government, faith-based, and independent schools - both in Australia and overseas.

As a diverse and inclusive employer, we welcome applicants of all ages, genders, abilities, cultural backgrounds, and beliefs, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

📌 Experienced Centre Director | South East Melbourne (Narre Warren South)
🏢 anzuk Education
📍 Narre Warren South