- Location
- Busy Bees on Bletchley, Australia
- Type
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Centre Director | Southern River (Busy Bees on Bletchley)
Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children’s lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.
Our Bee Safe Commitment: Child safety is at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, places and processes. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.
We're seeking an experienced and inspiring Centre Director to lead our team at Busy Bees on Bletchley, located at 2 Bletchley Parkway, Southern River. This is a full-time fixed-term opportunity until 18 December 2026, with the potential to become a permanent role for the right leader, making it an exciting opportunity to join our team and build a long-term career with Busy Bees.
As Centre Director, you'll lead the day-to-day operations of the service, inspire and develop your team, drive occupancy and quality outcomes, and create a safe, inclusive and high-performing learning environment for children, families and educators.
What you’ll do
Lead the 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 high-performing leadership team
Maintain compliance with the National Quality Framework and WA regulations
Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, and educational excellence
Develop strong partnerships with families and the local community
Collaborate with your Area Director and support functions to achieve strategic goals
Lead performance management, workforce planning, and succession planning
What you’ll bring
A genuine commitment to child safety, speaking up, always doing the right thing, and alignment with Busy Bees values
Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (ACECQA approved)
Current Working with Children Check for WA
Proven experience leading a service, ideally within a medium to large centre environment
Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework (NQF), EYLF, and compliance requirements
Demonstrated ability to manage occupancy, rosters, and financial performance
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Why Busy Bees?
Because we offer the B.E.E.S. advantage:
Better pay. Everyday balance. Education for growth. Support you can rely on.
We live by our values of Care, Quality, Service, and Value to make a real impact on child safety and quality.
Located next to a primary school and built on community and partnerships.
Long standing, dedicated team and families of attendance for many years.
Beautifully presented service with a Family room, Outdoor studios and newly renovated yards.
Family-friendly benefits; 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too.
Paid learning & development; First Aid, CPR & mandatory training covered, ongoing professional development, and access to our Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways.
Supportive leaders & inclusive teams; hands-on leadership, strong tenure and a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration.
Career pathways that grow with you; opportunities & training to progress from Educator to leadership, management and area roles.
Global & national opportunities; connect with leaders across Australia and apply for our Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, Canada and Asia).
Wellbeing support that goes beyond work; free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family, when you need it most.
Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including - WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights, NQAITS register/Prohibited Persons & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.
We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Bee Safe commitment.
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.
