Assistant Centre Manager St Kilda VIC

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Assistant Centre Manager – St Kilda, VIC

Join a highly regarded early learning service where quality, strong leadership and genuine community connection sit at the heart of everything they do. This is an opportunity for an experienced Assistant Centre Manager to work alongside a knowledgeable and supportive Centre Director and play an important role in maintaining high standards across people, practice and operations.

Our Client

Our client is a well-established early learning service with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality education and care. The service has a genuine community focus and is committed to investing in its people, maintaining strong standards and continually improving outcomes for children and families.

You'll be joining an environment where quality practice is already embedded, with the opportunity to contribute ideas, strengthen systems and support the continued development of the team.

The Role

Working closely with an experienced Centre Director, you will form an important part of the service's leadership team.

This role would suit an experienced early childhood leader who is organised, confident in their knowledge and comfortable taking ownership of key responsibilities across compliance, quality and daily operations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Centre Director in leading and developing the team.
• Maintaining strong quality and compliance practices.
• Supporting WHS, risk management and child safety requirements.
• Coordinating staff documentation, qualifications and compliance requirements.
• Leading staff inductions and onboarding.
• Conducting centre tours and supporting family enrolments.
• Contributing to the QIP and continuous improvement.
• Supporting rostering and day-to-day operations.
• Building strong relationships with educators, children and families.
• Modelling high-quality practice and supporting educators in their professional development.

What's on Offer

• Work alongside an experienced and supportive Centre Director.
• Join a highly regarded service with strong quality practices already in place.
• Genuine opportunity to contribute ideas and influence continuous improvement.
• Supportive and collaborative leadership environment.
• Ongoing professional development.
• A role with meaningful responsibility across leadership, quality and operations.
• The opportunity to further develop your leadership capability and career.

About You

You are an experienced early childhood professional ready to bring confidence, initiative and strong organisational skills to a leadership position.
You'll bring:

• Diploma or higher qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care.
• Previous leadership experience within an early learning service.
• Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework and EYLF.
• Confidence across compliance, documentation and Assessment & Rating.
• Experience with OWNA is highly regarded
• Strong pedagogical knowledge and the ability to support quality practice.
• A calm, organised and solutions-focused approach.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to coach, guide and hold others accountable.
• Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certificates.
• Current Working with Children Check.

Most importantly, you are someone who enjoys being part of a leadership team. You can bring your own ideas and experience while working collaboratively with the Centre Director to create the best possible outcomes for educators, children and families.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced early childhood leader looking for an opportunity to step into a strong service and work alongside a Centre Director who genuinely values collaboration, we'd love to hear from you.

To express your interest, submit your resume or contact:

Selina Stanley
Email: selina@ss-recruitment.com.au
Phone: 0449 865 003