Are you an experienced Early Learning leader ready to make a broader impact across multiple services?
At Uniting, we're looking for an inspiring and strategic Area Manager to provide operational leadership across a portfolio of Early Learning services, including Long Day Care, Preschool and OSHC services. This is an opportunity to influence quality outcomes, support service leaders, drive performance, and help shape the future of Early Learning within one of Australia's largest not-for-profit organisations.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Head of Early Learning, you'll lead and support a portfolio of Service Directors and Coordinators to achieve strong operational, compliance, quality, people and financial outcomes.
You'll work closely with the Early Learning Leadership Team to translate strategic priorities into practical action, ensuring services deliver exceptional outcomes for children, families, communities and employees.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and coaching Service Directors and Coordinators across multiple sites
- Driving occupancy, financial performance and sustainable growth
- Supporting services to achieve and maintain compliance with the National Quality Framework and relevant legislation
- Managing child protection matters, quality improvement initiatives and service performance
- Building positive, high-performing and engaged teams
- Supporting business development opportunities, new services and strategic projects
- Partnering with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen service delivery and community outcomes
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Degree qualifications in Early Childhood or a related field
- Minimum 5 years' experience within the Early Childhood sector
- Previous experience as a Director of an Early Childhood service
- Experience leading operations across multiple services or sites
- Strong people leadership, coaching and change management capability
- Sound knowledge of the Australian Early Childhood sector, funding models and legislative requirements
- A passion for delivering high-quality outcomes for children, families and communities
- Exceptional relationship-building, communication and stakeholder management skills
What we offer you
- Maximum allowable salary packaging to pay less tax (additional $18,550 tax-free plus regional benefits plus parking)
- A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career
- Discounts and cash backs programs with major retailers
- Wellbeing programs including confidential employee assistance program available to you and your family members
What to expect
Please know that employment with Uniting requires:
- A National Police Check
- Valid working with Children’s Check
- Working Rights Check
How to apply
If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just submit. Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
About Uniting Early Learning
When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.
We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.
Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.
