Centre Director | Cameron Park
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.
We’re seeking an experienced and inspiring Centre Director to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract In this leadership role, you’ll guide and support the team, drive occupancy and quality outcomes, and create a safe, inclusive and high-performing early learning environment.
Busy Bees at Cameron Park features six bespoke learning spaces tailored to children across different ages and developmental stages. You’ll be supported by an experienced and long-standing leadership team, alongside a collaborative centre culture known for its positivity, stability and strong team relationships.
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 ACT 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's Check.
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?
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 WWVP, 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.
Apply now to join Busy Bees at Cameron Park and lead a passionate team committed to delivering exceptional early learning experiences for children and families.
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.
