Team Leader Early Learning and Care - Preschools
Permanent Full Time
Location: Morwell
Band 6 salary range: $97,245.14 - $105,466.60 plus 12% super
Department: Family Services
We have an exciting leadership opportunity to join the Family Services team as Team Leader Early Learning & Care – Preschools.
About the Role
We're looking for a passionate and experienced Team Leader – Early Learning and Care to lead a team dedicated to providing high-quality education and care for children and families in our community.
In this rewarding role, you'll oversee the day-to-day operations of a preschool service, ensuring programs meet regulatory requirements, industry best practice and the needs of the children and families we support.
You'll lead, support and coach a team of educators, manage service operations and budgets, and help create a safe, inclusive and engaging learning environment where children can thrive. Working closely with families, staff and key stakeholders, you'll play an important role in maintaining quality services and driving continuous improvement across our Early Learning and Care programs.
About You
You are a positive and approachable leader who is passionate about early childhood education and delivering excellent outcomes for children and families. You enjoy leading teams, building strong relationships and creating supportive environments where people can do their best work.
You bring strong organisational skills, sound judgement and a commitment to quality, with the ability to balance operational responsibilities while supporting educators, families and children every day.
To be successful, you'll have:
- A Degree or Diploma in Early Childhood Education, or significant experience in children's services would be desirable but not essential
- Experience leading, supervising and developing staff
- A good understanding of early childhood legislation, regulations and quality standards
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills
- Experience managing service operations, rosters and administration
- A current Victorian Driver Licence.
Successful applicants will be required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.
Go Further at Latrobe City Council
A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.
Why work for us?
At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.
We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities including a Structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.
Our salaries are competitive, and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.
We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality in the heart of Gippsland.
To apply
Please apply (and submit your responses to the Key Selection Criteria) via the Latrobe City Council website.
Applications close 11.59pm Sunday 26 July 2026.
Contact: Nick Hodson - Coordinator Early Learning and Care - Preschools on 0418 659 898 for a confidential discussion.
Child Safe Organisation
Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing, and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers, and contractors. Our recruitment practices reflect this.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at [email protected] or by calling 1300 367 700.
We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at [email protected] or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
