The centre, located in Manly West and licensed for 75 children, offers a supportive and welcoming environment for children, families and educators. We have a strong team culture, great community connections and a focus on providing quality outcomes for every child.

Responsibilities:

We’re seeking an experienced and passionate 2IC to mentor other team members, build strong relationships with families, and create meaningful learning environments for our children.

• Support the Centre Director in the day-to-day leadership and operations of the service

• Lead, mentor, and inspire educators to deliver high-quality education and care

• Build strong partnerships with families and the local community

• Support compliance with the National Quality Framework (NQF) and National Regulations

• Contribute to curriculum planning, reflective practice, and continuous improvement

• Step into the Centre Director role when required

What you’ll bring:

• A genuine commitment to child safety and wellbeing & alignment to our Busy Bees values

• A Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (or higher)

• Current Working with Children Check (QLD Blue Card)

• Sound knowledge of the EYLF, NQS, and Child Protection legislation

• Leadership experience or a strong desire to grow into a leadership role within the ECEC industry

• A collaborative, positive, and supportive leadership style

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.

• Convenient Manly West location with onsite parking and strong community connections

• 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too

• First Aid, CPR & mandatory training covered, ongoing professional development, and access to our Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways

• Hands-on leadership, strong tenure and a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration

• Opportunities & training to progress from Educator to leadership, management and area roles

• Connect with leaders across Australia and apply for our Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, Canada and Asia)

• Free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family, when you need it most

If you’re ready to join a supportive team and grow your career with Busy Bees, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now!

Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights & 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 Triple Layer Child Safety Framework: trusted, trained and caring people, safe, supervised and supportive environments, and clear, consistent and transparent processes.