Role: Early Years Manager Location: Victoria - Wurundjeri country
Employment Type: Permanent Fulltime
Lead and drive success in our Early Years Management program!
As an Early Years Manager, you'll oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring smooth service delivery, financial management, and compliance.
Collaborate with State Operations and National Funding Teams to implement strategic initiatives and advocate for quality early education, creating a safe and nurturing environment for children to thrive.
Your Impact: You will lead the charge in managing the Early Years Management program, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations across financial, administrative, and governance aspects while navigating a highly regulated environment.
By coaching and mentoring your team, you'll foster a high-performance culture, driving operational excellence and aligning goals with our strategic vision.
Your ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and advocate for children, families, and the sector will amplify our service delivery.
Through effective financial management and compliance oversight, you will enhance our funded programs' performance and contribute to long-term strategic growth across Victoria and Tasmania.
What Goodstart can offer you: Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needsNot-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home payAccess to discounted childcare (up to 15%)Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPAExclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.Free annual flu shot (optional)Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work-life balanceFirst Nations Support and Cultural LeaveWork for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomesGain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.You'll bring to the table: Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Business Administration, or a related field or relevant experienceLeadership experience in an Early Childhood Education and Care setting or in a comparable organisation with a focus on governanceStrong leadership, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
In-depth knowledge of early childhood education principles, practices, and regulationsValid Victorian Working With Children CheckValid Victorian driver's licenseHow to apply: Click 'Apply Now' and submit your application.We review applications as they are submitted.
We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions. Have a question?
Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email: Supporting our people and protecting our children: We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment.
We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow.
We're also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm.
As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.
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