Service Manager

Centre Director - Southern River (Busy Bees on Bletchley)

Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider with over 130 centres across Australia and 3,000 employees. We seek an experienced and inspiring Centre Director to lead our team at Busy Bees on Bletchley, located at 2 Bletchley Parkway, Southern River.

This is a full time fixed term role until 18 December 2026, with the potential to become permanent for the right leader.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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 (NQF) and WA regulations.
• Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, and educational excellence.
• Develop strong partnerships with families and the local community.
• Collaborate with Area Director and support functions to achieve strategic goals.
• Lead performance management, workforce planning, and succession planning.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care (ACECQA approved).
• Current Working with Children Check (WA).
• Proven experience leading a service, ideally within a medium to large centre environment.
• Strong knowledge of the NQF, EYLF and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage occupancy, rosters, and financial performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Why Busy Bees?

We offer the B.E.E.S. advantage: Better pay, everyday balance, education for growth, and strong support. The service is located next to a primary school, features a family room, outdoor studios, and newly renovated play areas.

Family friendly benefits include 50% childcare gap fee discount for permanent staff and paid learning & development (including First Aid, CPR, mandatory training, and access to our Busy Bees learning platform).

Career pathways and global opportunities are available through the Global Talent Exchange Program (UK, Canada, Asia). We provide free, confidential EAP access to employees and immediate families.

Employment is conditional on satisfactory pre employment checks (WWCC, ID, qualifications, Gecko training, work rights, NQAITS register, and child safety training).

Commitment to Safety 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. We value care, quality, service, and respect, and we actively promote equity, diversity, and inclusion.