The Company
This organisation is one of Australia's leading providers of Early Childhood Education and Care, operating a network of over 400 centres across the country. As a major employer in the sector, it is home to a community of over 10,000 dedicated professionals. The company is committed to providing a high standard of education and care across its portfolio of well-respected brands. They are known for offering extensive professional development and a strong national support network for its team members. They are currently on the hunt for 2 Area Managers for Newcastle and Central Coast areas.
The Role
Your role as the Area Manager will require you to work in partnership with the internal stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide guidance, coaching, and support to Centre Managers, empowering them to deliver exceptional early childhood education while achieving key business goals.
- Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, teamwork, fairness, achievement, fun at work, and recognition.
- Use performance management as a process and coaching techniques to help your team achieve required standards and behaviours (e.g. performance reviews, development and engagement plans, disciplinary action and performance improvement plans).
- Demonstrates safety leadership and culture by re-enforcing safety values and behaviours.
- Proactively identify and address opportunities to improve the region's operational effectiveness and efficiency.
- Monitor and report on regional performance, communicating key metrics to stakeholders as needed.
- Work cross-functionally with leaders and business partners to implement strategies for delivering a high-quality experience for children, families, and staff.
About You
To be successful in this position, you must have:
- Diploma or Bachelors of Early Childhood Education OR tertiary qualification in business or equivalent
- Prior experience as an Acting Area Manager or Area Manager within Early Childhood with multi-site and strong compliance experience
- Passionate belief in the early years care, development and education of children
- Strong ethics and genuine approach towards child safety and WHS
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated P&L accountability
- Adaptability, flexibility, resilience, and is able to respond positively to change
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Recent National Child Safety Training
- Current NSW driver's licence
If you wish to apply for this role, please do so via the website or email your resume directly to helena.santoso@randstad.com.au
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Tel: (02) 8238 0206
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