Centre Manager

We are excited to be opening another Juniors Journey Early Education – this time in Wagga Wagga NSW. We have created a beautiful new centre, with anticipated licensing for 110 children. We are looking for a Passionate Centre Manager to help us set up and prepare for opening late 2026. If you are a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, committed and professional leader, we’d love to hear from you.

You will:

• Build, inspire, support and nurture a quality team of early childhood professionals.

• Work with your local community to build a strong reputation and offer quality service.

• Be passionate about early childhood education and offering quality educational programs to deliver quality outcomes for children at the centre.

• Be experienced and successful at maintaining compliance standards, operating budgets and effective staff management practices.

Our philosophy at Juniors Journey revolves around the core principles of nurturing, welcoming, and empowering every child.  Our mission is to foster, support, and encourage the unique strengths of each child providing opportunities for children to engage in real life, play based learning experiences, that support their learning, growth and development and instil a love for learning that lasts a lifetime.

Benefits:

• Strong leadership support, including bi-monthly forums for professional development and collaboration.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Staff discount for children in care.

• An attractive salary and performance incentives.

Skills and certifications required:

• Strong leadership, management and mentorship capabilities.

• Able to build and sustain a confident and capable team of early childhood educators.

• Able to foster strong community relationships and build JJs position in the community.

• Strong administration and compliance understanding, with the ability to maintain high standards of implementation.

• A clear passion for early education and ensuring that quality outcomes are achieved for the children in your care.

• Diploma in Children's Services or Early Childhood Degree as approved by ACECQA.

• Previous experience in a long daycare Centre Management role.

• Current WWCC, first aid, CPR, anaphylaxis and asthma qualifications. 

• Extensive understanding of the Early Years Learning Development Framework, National Quality Standards (NQS), and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).

If you are interested, please review the requirements and submit your resume and cover letter for consideration via the Seek link.