Bees is a leading global early learning provider with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees, supporting educators to grow, lead and make a meaningful impact in children’s lives.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Centre Director to join our beautiful Mitchelton service. In this role, you will embed the Busy Bees philosophy and lead high-quality, engaging early learning experiences.
Our modern Mitchelton centre offers welcoming, well-resourced spaces for educators and families, with a strong, supportive team backed by experienced leadership and NSC support. The service is well-connected to its local community and schools and is delivering our Bee Curious curriculum, supporting an exciting and innovative approach to early learning.
What you’ll do:
Lead day-to-day operations of a high-quality early learning service.
Drive occupancy growth and financial performance in line with budget targets.
Build, mentor and retain a strong leadership team.
Ensure compliance with the National Quality Framework, with a strong focus on health, safety and child protection.
Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, respect and educational excellence.
Build strong partnerships with families, children and the local community.
Collaborate with your Area Director, NSC and support teams to achieve strategic goals.
Lead workforce planning, performance management and succession planning.
About you:
You’ll be a warm, welcoming and nurturing leader with a genuine passion for early childhood education. You’ll have an approachable, outgoing nature and build strong, trusted relationships with children, families and your team.
A genuine passion for early childhood education and alignment to Busy Bees values.
Strong understanding of compliance, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.
Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (ACECQA approved) and WWCC.
Proven experience leading a service (ideally 70+ place centre).
Excellent leadership and team-building skills, with a respectful and collaborative approach.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with teams and families.
Confidence managing occupancy, rosters and financial performance.
A commitment to creating nurturing, inclusive and high-performing environments.
Why Busy Bees?
Beautiful Mitchelton location – modern centre with excellent facilities, onsite parking and close proximity to public transport.
Strong leadership support – backed by an experienced centre leadership team, Area Director and NSC support.
Connected community – engaged families and strong relationships with local schools.
Family-friendly benefits – 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff.
Learning & development – First Aid, CPR & mandatory training covered, ongoing professional development, and access to Busy Bees learning platforms and ACCCO RTO pathways.
Career pathways that grow with you – opportunities to progress into Area and senior leadership roles.
Global & national opportunities – including our Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, Canada and Asia).
Wellbeing support – free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family.
Employment is conditional on satisfactory pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, qualifications, Gecko training, work rights and references) and completion of child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.
Why Work for Busy Bees?
If you’re passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.
We know that we couldn’t do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.
