Centre Director | Canberra Airport, ACT
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 are seeking an experienced and people-focused Centre Director to lead our well-established Busy Bees at The Park service. This large, high-performing centre is exceptionally well resourced, with a highly experienced leadership structure.
As the face of the service, you will play a visible, hands-on leadership role focused on building strong relationships with families, supporting and mentoring your team, and driving occupancy, financial performance and operational excellence.
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 ACT Working with Vulnerable People Registration (WWVP).
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?
Join a unique workplace location with excellent accessibility near Canberra Airport.
Lead a large, well-resourced centre with experienced educators and leadership support already in place.
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.
Free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family, when you need it most.
Apply now to join Busy Bees at The Park and lead a passionate team committed to delivering exceptional early learning experiences for children and families.
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.
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.
