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Regional Manager | OSHC
South-East Brisbane, Redlands and Gold Coast
Lead 15 services — with the backing to make a real difference

We are looking for an experienced Regional Manager to lead a portfolio of 15 Outside School Hours Care services across South-East Brisbane, the Redlands and the Gold Coast.

This is a genuine operational leadership role. You will spend time in your services, support your Coordinators, build strong relationships with schools and communities, and help teams create safe, welcoming and genuinely enjoyable environments for children.

Most importantly, you will not be expected to fix everything alone.
Catholic Early EdCare has made a significant investment in how we support our services. You will work alongside:

• A brand-new and passionate Quality Practice Excellence Team, made up of highly experienced sector professionals
• A dedicated Inclusion Team supporting children, families and educators
• Experienced operational leaders who understand the realities of running OSHC services
• A People & Culture team ready to support you and your portfolio

We are serious about lifting standards across our services — not simply because an assessment is coming, but because children deserve consistent, high-quality care every day.

What you will be doing

You will lead, coach and support the Service Leaders across your portfolio, helping them build capable teams and strong, sustainable services.
Your role will include:

• Being visible and present across your 15 services
• Coaching Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators and helping them grow as leaders
• Supporting services with quality, compliance and Assessment & Rating readiness
• Building trusted relationships with school principals, families and community partners
• Improving team stability, engagement, enrolments and overall service performance
• Identifying problems early and working with your leaders to find practical solutions
• Keeping children’s safety, wellbeing and experience at the centre of decision-making
• Working closely with our Quality, Inclusion and operational leadership teams

This is not a role for someone who wants to manage services entirely through spreadsheets, emails and Teams meetings.
The strongest Regional Managers know what is happening on the ground. They visit services, listen to their people, understand the challenges and step in when support is genuinely needed.

About you

You may already be working as a Regional Manager, Area Manager or senior multi-site leader within education, early learning or OSHC.
You will bring:

• Experience leading multiple services or operational locations
• Strong knowledge of child safety, compliance and quality standards
• A proven ability to improve services and strengthen Assessment & Rating outcomes
• The confidence to coach experienced leaders and have honest conversations when required
• A practical, calm and supportive leadership style
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly with schools and community partners
• The ability to balance people, quality, compliance and commercial outcomes
• A genuine belief that high standards and a positive workplace culture should go together

You do not need to pretend to have every answer.
We are looking for someone who asks good questions, follows through on commitments and creates an environment where Service Leaders feel supported, accountable and trusted.

Why Catholic Early EdCare?

We are a values-driven organisation supporting more than 135 early education, kindergarten and OSHC services across South-East Queensland.

We are going through an important period of change, with a clear focus on raising standards, strengthening leadership and improving the care and experiences we provide to children.

You will be joining an organisation that is investing in the right support structures, including dedicated Quality Assessment & Rating and Inclusion teams, rather than simply asking operational leaders to do more with less.

You will also receive:

• Up to 95% discount on childcare and OSHC fees
• Birthday leave
• A competitive salary and excellent benefits
• A vehicle option
• Quarterly wellbeing days
• Monthly Employee of the Month recognition lunch
• Access to professional development and leadership support
• Employee Assistance Program
• The opportunity to influence how a large portfolio of services grows and improves
• Kind, passionate and driven colleagues around you

Interested?

You might be an experienced Regional Manager looking for a values-driven organisation, or an accomplished Area Manager ready to take on a larger portfolio.
Either way, we would be happy to have a confidential conversation before you decide whether to apply.
Apply now and tell us a little about the kind of leader you are — not just the number of services you have managed.
  
Our Commitment to Keeping our Staff and Children Safe:

Catholic Early EdCare is dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children in its care and maintains a zero-tolerance approach to any form of abuse. The protection of children is our highest priority. To uphold this commitment, we conduct referee checks and criminal history screenings as part of our recruitment process, and all employees working with children must hold a current Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card).

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