Lots of Hugs Broadway Manawatu/Whanganui

Centre manager ECE

Our current centre manager is moving to Auckland (within the company) to take up a new role towards the end of the year. This is a good opportunity for someone to step into this role and get a proper handover.

Lots of Hugs—Broadway Ave is a purpose-built, well-established centre in Palmerston North. Here is an opportunity to join a vibrant centre with a beautiful learning environment. We offer a large, spacious learning environment with a strong curriculum. We offer ongoing professional development and support from a dedicated management team.

We want the centre manager to lead and champion this philosophy. With fantastic teacher-to-child ratios, a competitive salary in line with full pay parity with regular support from senior leadership, sick leave, plus plenty of other staff benefits.

Why work for us?

• A supportive teacher mentoring and induction programme
• We offer full pay parity plus KPI incentives ($120k+ on KPI )
• Full payment of teacher registration costs and paid first aid
• Discounted childcare fees
• Leadership development opportunities to grow leaders
• Ongoing support from senior leadership
• A companywide commitment to employee wellbeing 
• Time out of ratio to enable you to coach and mentor your team.

The following skills, knowledge and capabilities are ideally required for this role:

• An inspirational leader with an innate ability to further develop and lead a team to deliver best practice childcare services
• BEd/Dip Teaching Level 7 (ECE) and current teacher registration/certification
• Outstanding time management and organisational skills
• Superb communication skills
• Previous leadership experience is a must
• Initiative, desire and passion for quality practice standards and commitment to the principles of Te Whāriki
• Familiarity with the New Zealand Education Council, ERO, MOE requirements, Licensing Criteria, 2008 Regulations and Code of Ethics
• A comprehensive understanding of how to maintain and grow occupancy levels
• Innovative, resilient, committed, passionate and enthusiastic!

You will have the opportunity to be a part of an innovative service and grow professionally with plenty of ongoing professional development and mentoring!