Assistant Manager, Yarraville

Join our Clare Court team in the heart of

Yarraville, enjoying play-based learning in our shared garden, next door to

Stony Creek and Cruickshank Park, and out and about in the community.

• Work for a values based not-for-profit organisation
• Provide operational and compliance leadership to our
• Yarraville service
• Be part of a vibrant local community, with a passionate
• team of educators
• Full time, permanent role

Are you ready to nurture your career at Gowrie

Victoria?

For 85 years, Gowrie Victoria has been at the

forefront of high-quality early learning. We’re a not-for-profit

organisation with a reputation for inspiring others and shining a light on best

practice. Our strength is our culture, which is built on a

foundation of genuine curiosity. We support our leaders to be effective

coaches, to build confidence and to support their team to be reflective,

creative and collaborative. This enables us to find new ways to learn,

improve and achieve our shared purpose — championing excellence in early

learning.

About the Role

We’re looking for an inspiring leader, with a deep

understanding of compliance and operational requirements in the early learning

sector, ready to join a team with a long history of demonstrating, advocating

and collaborating. The Assistant Manager oversees the service’s

operational activities, ensuring they are carried out effectively and

efficiently. This role is primarily responsible for overseeing staff

rostering, meeting compliance obligations and identifying opportunities for

improvement across the program consistent with the Quality Improvement Plan

(QIP). As a leader, the Assistant Manager is also expected to build

strong relationships with children, families, and educators, fostering an

inviting, engaging, high-quality, and responsive service.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring to the role:

• Previous experience in Leadership/Management in an
• ECEC setting with the ability to motivate, influence, mentor, and
• coach individuals and teams.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing
• staff rosters to meet regulatory ratio requirements while ensuring
• high quality service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain
• strong relationships with children, families, educators, community, and
• other relevant stakeholders.
• Previous experience in managing Compliance and
• Operations in an ECEC setting.
• Previous experience in service
• development (e.g. QIP) in an ECEC setting.
• In depth working knowledge of the NQF (comprising the
• Education and Care Services National Law and National Regs) and the NQS.

Ready

to make a genuine impact? Join the Gowrie Victoria team.

For

more information about what it would be like to work with Gowrie Victoria,

please click on this link and visit our Careers Hub and

to view a copy of the position description.

Gowrie Victoria is an equal opportunity

employer and a child safe organisation and you can view our commitment to child

safety here .

You must have a legal right to work in Australia and pass an

employee Working with Children Check.