Join our Early Learning Team.

• Full-time, ongoing role (76hrs/fn) at our Collingwood centre
• Help nurture happy, healthy children and inspire a lifelong love of learning
• Beautiful city service with a long history and strong connection to community

Your new role

As the Centre Director at our early learning centre in Collingwood, you will oversee a dedicated team to deliver quality early learning and care that supports children in the wider community. This full-time, ongoing opportunity will provide the right leader with the space to thrive in a program with strong ties to the community.

With its expansive outdoor area featuring natural landscaping and vegetable gardens, Rupert Street Child Care & Kindergarten is an oasis of fun and laughter. Caring for and educating children of the community since 1959, the centre is conveniently located in the inner-city suburb of Collingwood.

You’ll coach and mentor your team to empower children’s learning and create space for reflective practice. You’ll collaborate with families and community partners, maintain quality and safety, and lead initiatives that make the centre a place where all children thrive.

Working to one of the National or Victorian early learning frameworks, you will:

• Develop an educational program that meets the interests and abilities of each child.
• Drive enrolments and build the program to include other services that meet community needs.
• Create a quality and diverse educational program that sees every child actively participate.

About your team

You’ll be joining Uniting’s Early Learning division – a dynamic and purpose-led team working across Victoria and Tasmania to shape better futures for children and families. We champion access, inclusion, and quality in everything we do, and we’re driven by a deep belief in the power of early learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary under the Professional Childcare Standard 2018, you can access the following:

• Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.
• 60% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service.
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

You’re a proven people leader with a track record of building high-performing, values-aligned teams. You bring strong early childhood expertise and the drive to inspire teams and families.

You will also bring with you:

• A minimum Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care (or ACECQA equivalent).
• First aid training as prescribed in the Education & Care Services National Regulations.
• A demonstrated knowledge of early childhood development and education.
• A demonstrated knowledge of early learning frameworks and quality standards.
• The proven ability to build strong family and community partnerships.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Lindsey Desmons, Early Learning Program Manager on 0403 963 165 for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are proud to work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply. We are committed to creating a culturally safe, welcoming and supportive workplace.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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