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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Early Childhood Teacher qualified Director to lead our team in a permanent full-time capacity. This role provides a balance of direct engagement with children and dedicated non-contact time for Educational Leadership and Director responsibilities. We are looking for a leader who values remaining connected to children's everyday learning experiences and sees the classroom as the heart of their leadership practice.
Responsibilities
- Undertake Educational Leadership and Director responsibilities.
- Lead a team in a permanent full-time capacity.
- Engage directly with children.
- Role-model high-quality teaching practice.
- Mentor and support educators.
- Foster a culture of reflection, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with children, families, educators, and the broader community.
- Manage team leadership, mentoring, and coaching educators to achieve high-quality outcomes.
- Oversee rostering, daily operations, policy implementation, compliance requirements, and service management.
- Implement inclusive practices and create environments where every child, family, and educator feels a sense of belonging, respect, and value.
- Promote pedagogical inquiry, reflective practice, and evidence-informed approaches to teaching and learning.
Requirements
- Available to commence in Term 1, 2027 (25 January 2027).
- Demonstrated experience in a director role within an early childhood education setting.
- Strong understanding of contemporary early childhood pedagogy and educational leadership.
- Proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with children, families, educators, and the broader community.
- Experience in team leadership, mentoring and coaching educators to achieve high-quality outcomes.
- Sound knowledge of rostering, daily operations, policy implementation, compliance requirements, and service management.
- Commitment to inclusive practices and creating environments where every child, family, and educator feels a sense of belonging, respect, and value.
- Passion for pedagogical inquiry, reflective practice, and evidence-informed approaches to teaching and learning.
Skills
- Educational Leadership
- Director responsibilities
- Early Childhood Education
- Team Leadership
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Rostering
- Daily Operations Management
- Policy Implementation
- Compliance Management
- Service Management
- Inclusive Practices
- Pedagogical Inquiry
- Reflective Practice
- Evidence-informed Approaches
Location
- North Sydney
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced Director
Education Level
- Early Childhood Teacher qualified
Benefits
- Generous annual pay increases
- 5 additional personal leave days for service-based staff (pro rata)
- 20% employee discount of CCS Gap Fee within a KU Service
- Up to 15 weeks of KU paid parental leave
- Access to variety of salary packaging options
- Access to KU Plus - an extensive Employee Benefits Program with access to discounts & cashback from over 400 retailers
- Blue light discount card
- Access to our Health & Wellbeing portal
- Support with ECT accreditation
- Access to FREE professional learning
- An inclusive culture with a shared vision
About the Company
- KU has been proudly recognised as an Employer of Choice for 10 consecutive years.
- KU offers a workplace culture where people are supported to thrive, innovate and build meaningful, long-term careers through investment in their future.
- KU is a safe, calm community of children, families, and educators, exploring the world through many cultures and perspectives.
- KU children learn it’s OK to be different, and that we can all be different, together.
- 95% of KU employees agree that we live our values.
- KU offers more benefits than any other employer in the sector.
- KU Grandstand Preschool is open Monday to Friday 8am-3:30pm during NSW school term times.
- KU Grandstand Preschool fosters a warm, inclusive, and collaborative environment where children thrive through inquiry-based learning and strong community connections.
- KU Grandstand Preschool is a 60-place exceeding rated preschool conveniently located within walking distance to public transport.
- The team at KU Grandstand Preschool are committed to delivering high-quality early childhood education and care, grounded in evidence-based practice and aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework.
- KU is committed to social justice and human rights, inclusion and diversity, and equal employment opportunity.
- KU recognises the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and promotes their participation at KU.
- KU Children's Services is a child safe organisation committed to protecting children from harm and abuse.
- The safety, rights and best interests of children are paramount and inform all aspects of KU's decision-making.
- KU has a longstanding commitment to child safety and wellbeing demonstrated by zero tolerance for child abuse, a strong culture of reporting concerns, and respect for children’s voices and participation.
- KU embeds the Child Safe Standards in everyday practice, complies with child safe legislation, and fosters a culture in which children are safe, valued and heard.
Equal Opportunity
- KU is committed to social justice and human rights, inclusion and diversity, and equal employment opportunity.
- We recognise the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and promote their participation at KU.