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Area Director
Busy Bee Cleaning Co.. Lead, coach and support a portfolio of 9 early learning centres .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong multi-site leadership and commercial capability in managing budgets, occupancy, and performance within early learning environments. Proven ability to coach and develop leaders while ensuring compliance and child safety practices are embedded across the portfolio.
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Multi-Site Leadership ExperienceCommercial CapabilityCoaching And DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementChild Safety Training
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Hard Skills
Budget ManagementPerformance ManagementForecastingOccupancy ManagementCompliance Practices
Soft Skills
Leadership StyleCommunication SkillsSolutions-Focused Approach
Certifications & Qualifications
NSW Working With Children CheckRelevant Tertiary Qualification
Industry Keywords
Early LearningGovernanceChild SafetyContinuous ImprovementCommunity Relationships
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, coach and support a portfolio of 9 early learning centres
- Deliver high-quality, compliant and financially sustainable services
- Drive performance across occupancy, workforce, budgets and key business metrics
- Embed compliance, governance and child safety practices
- Develop high-performing Centre Director teams through coaching and performance management
- Partner with People & Culture and central support teams to drive capability and culture
- Build community and stakeholder relationships to support growth and enrolments
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities across the portfolio
- Travel across and manage the centre portfolio
Requirements
What you’ll need- Proven multi-site leadership experience, ideally within early learning or another regulated environment
- Strong commercial capability across budgets, forecasting, occupancy and performance
- Demonstrated ability to coach, develop and manage leaders
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Calm, confident and solutions-focused leadership style
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Early Childhood, Education, Business or a related discipline
- Current NSW Working with Children Check
- Current driver's licence
- Satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks, including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights, NQAITS register/Prohibited Persons and References
- Child safety training
Benefits
Comp & perks- 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff
- First Aid, CPR and mandatory training covered
- Ongoing professional development
- Access to the Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways
- Supportive executive and peer leadership network
- Hands-on leadership and collaborative culture
- Opportunities to develop your leadership career across operations, management and senior leadership roles
- Access to the Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, Canada and Asia)
- Company vehicle provided
- Mobile phone provided
- Free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family