Centre Director - The Park

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.