Area Manager | NSW
Randstad
Full-time
On-site
Benefits for You
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. It is known for offering extensive professional development and a strong national support network for its team members.
The Role
Your role as the Area Manager will require you to work in partnership with the internal stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
About You
- Competitive salary package depending on experience
- Hybrid working with 1 day work from home
- 50% discount on childcare fees
- Short-Term Incentive program which is an annualised bonus each year
- Employee Assistant Program offering mental/physical wellbeing counselling
- Eligibility to purchase an additional 2 weeks of annual leave
- Dedicated focus on professional growth and development
- Career development opportunities as part of a large ASX listed company
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. It is known for offering extensive professional development and a strong national support network for its team members.
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
- Minimum 5 years prior experience in a leadership role (childcare background is preferred, but open to healthcare or aged care with strong compliance background)
- Multisite or multichannel leadership experience preferred.
- 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 and resilience, is able to respond positively to change.
- Valid Working with Children check and Current 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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