Centre Director (Non Teaching Role) – Hazelwood Early Childhood Centre
Full-time or Part-time negotiable | Hazelbrook, NSW
Salary: $94,000–$127,000 (FTE incl Super) + Salary Packaging + Benefits
Plus Govt Retention Grant (Approx $10k-$20k)
Lead with purpose in a centre where every child is celebrated.
About Connect Children and Families
At Connect, we walk alongside families to support their children’s learning, wellbeing and
safety. As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re deeply rooted in the Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Hawkesbury and Western Sydney communities — working across early education, family support, and community services.
Our values guide everything we do: Tune In. Connect. Be Kind. Walk Together. Celebrate Every Child.
About Hazelwood ECC
Hazelwood ECC is part of Connect Children and Families We recently transitioned to specialise exclusively in education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 3 years, with children
transitioning to Connect’s Possum ECC for the 3–5 years program.
We focus on creating nurturing, respectful environments where infants and toddlers feel safe to explore, grow, and develop with confidence. Our educators form strong, secure relationships with children and design purposeful spaces that foster independence, curiosity and holistic
development.
Our practice is grounded in evidence-based approaches, including:
We are also engaged in practitioner research to develop a unique pedagogy tailored specifically for the birth–3 age group.
About the Role
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Centre Director in a non teaching position to lead Hazelwood Early Childhood Centre in Hazelbrook As both Centre Director and Nominated Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in ensuring high-quality early learning and care, supporting a positive team culture, and building strong relationships with children, families, staff, and the local community.
You’ll lead day-to-day operations while ensuring alignment with the National Quality Framework, child protection standards, and Connect’s values-driven approach.
Key Responsibilities
What You’ll Bring
Essential Requirements:
Why Work with Connect?
At Connect, you’ll be welcomed into a strong, collaborative, and supportive team who share
a vision of safe and connected communities where children and families thrive
We offer:
Connect is a ChildSafe organisation and an equal opportunity employer We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from diverse backgrounds, abilities, and identities.
If you’re a committed early childhood leader who wants to make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Please APPLY with your CV and a cover letter outlining your experience.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
