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Join one of Australia’s Largest Leading Early Education Providers!  

At G8 Education, we’re on a mission to shape the future! With 400+ early education and care centres under 21 brands, our 10,000+ dedicated team members nurture over 42,000 children every day.  

Our purpose is to create the foundations for learning, for life. This vision comes alive through our exceptional educators and teachers, guided by strong leadership teams.

As an ASX listed growth company, we’re committed to empowering, rewarding, and supporting every team member – from our centre educators to our leadership and support team.  

The Opportunity
Research shows a child’s first five years are crucial to all future learning and development formed through the interactions, experiences, and relationships that the child makes. That is why a child’s involvement in a quality early learning program is so important. This role is pivotal in creating a quality early learning environment through our teams of early learning educators, teachers, and leaders who are uniquely placed to positively influence children’s futures. 

As an experienced Area Manager, you are responsible for providing direction, coaching, and support to a team of Centre Managers to excel in quality care, development, and education of children all whilst achieving operational business objectives to succeed. 

Reporting to the Regional Manager, this position is supporting a portfolio of high-performing centres within the Melbourne Eastern Suburbs Region all whilst being an integral leader for the state’s wider operations.  This role will see you promoting a culture that is aligned with G8 Core Values and Leadership Competencies and adheres to G8 policies and procedures and the National Quality Framework.  

Your day-to-day

• Drive team engagement through positive leadership and modelling of G8 Values. 
• Fosters a culture of diversity, inclusion, teamwork, fairness, achievement, fun at work, and recognition. 
• Ensure Maximisation of your areas’ occupancy and revenue via local area marketing (LAM), enrolments and value add services. 
• Manages area full team ratio (FTR), considering required qualifications needed for positions. 
• Conducts regular Centre visits with clear agenda and desired outcomes. this would include site-wide travel.
• Complete administrative tasks as requested by manager.   
• Participate in meetings, conferences, and training courses, as appropriate. 
• Resolves escalated complaints from families within approved time frames.  
• Supports Centre Managers to resolve outstanding matters. 
• Liaises with Support Office for functional support and information. 

About You

With demonstrated proven experience in the Sector managing high-performing centres, ideally across multi-sites, you are an optimistic, enthusiastic, and values-driven leader that has a curious mindset and care-based nature. With a can-do attitude, willingness to challenge the status quo, and tenacity to succeed whilst demonstrating agility to readily adapt to environments where priorities can change quickly.

Some core requires are, but not limited to:

• 5+ years of leadership experience, preferably within the sector. 
• Centre Manager experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Multisite or multichannel leadership experience preferred. 
• Employee engagement, coaching, and mentoring experience with proven ability to lead a dedicated team through innovation and transformation.
• Passionate belief in the early years care, development, and education of children. 
• Demonstrated P&L, financial, and transaction accountability.
• Approved working with children check as per Victorian regulations and compliance.  
• First Aid and CPR Certificates.          
• Ideal, but not mandatory a Bachelor of Early Childhood and/or Services.

Benefits Include: 

• Attractive salary package inclusive of a car allowance, or a company car.
• Eligibility to participate in our Short-Term Incentive program which is an annualised bonus each year 
• Career development opportunities as part of a large ASX listed company
• Flexible working and role autonomy
• Access to our employee assistant program offering mental/physical wellbeing counselling
• Access a 50% discount on early education and childcare fees at any G8 Education Centre.
• Exclusive access to our G8 Rewards Program with benefits across more than 600 retailers, exclusive cash discounts and more!
• Dedicated focus on professional growth and development 

This is a rare opportunity; if you want a diverse, challenging and personally fulfilling role, apply now! 

Please note the advertising closing date is indicative only.  G8 Education reserves the right to close the advertisement before this date is reached. Therefore, it is encouraged that you submit your application as soon as possible.