WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Early Childhood Education, with multi-site or area leadership responsibilities.
• Approved Early Childhood Teaching qualification or Diploma of Children’s Services.
• Proven success in commercial leadership, including P&L ownership, workforce planning, and performance uplift.
• Strong track record in leading and developing large teams.
• Deep understanding of early childhood compliance, safety and quality frameworks.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for early education and deep alignment with OAC’s HEART values.
  We strongly encourage candidates based in or around Sydney’s Northern Beaches to apply, as regular on-site support across campuses is a key part of this role.

As a Regional Operations Leader, you’ll empower Campus Directors and their teams to deliver the best in early childhood education. You will:

• Coach and develop leaders - building confidence, consistency, and clarity in leadership, while supporting wellbeing and performance.
• Drive commercial and operational success - oversee occupancy, labour, cost control, and campus service delivery against individual P&L targets.
• Lead from the front - regularly visit your campuses to provide tailored, on-the-ground support where it’s needed most.
• Champion compliance, safety and quality - partnering with Education, Quality, and WHS to embed a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally - work closely with People & Culture, Marketing, Enrolments, and Finance to drive strategic outcomes.
• Identify risks and remove barriers - proactively support your campuses through complex challenges and operational escalations.
• Live the OAC Way - consistently model and embed our HEART values and leadership behaviours across your region.
• Influence beyond your region - contribute to national strategy, forums, and business-wide transformation initiatives

LEAD WITH HEART. GROW WITH PURPOSE. IMPACT WITH VISION.

At Only About Children (OAC), we believe early childhood education changes lives. With over 80 campuses across Australia, we’re proud to deliver high-quality education and care that puts children at the heart of every decision.
As we continue to grow, we’re looking for an inspiring and commercially driven Regional Operations Leader (Area Manager) to lead a group of campuses in NSW - Northern Beaches (portfolio).
This is more than an operations role - it’s a unique opportunity to build leadership capability, uplift performance, and influence the early learning journey for hundreds of children, families, and educators.
As a key member of our national operations leadership team, you’ll partner with a Director of Operations to drive strategy and outcomes across your region.

YOUR ROLE: LEAD WITH PURPOSE

As a Regional Operations Leader, you’ll empower Campus Directors and their teams to deliver the best in early childhood education. You will:

• Coach and develop leaders - building confidence, consistency, and clarity in leadership, while supporting wellbeing and performance.
• Drive commercial and operational success - oversee occupancy, labour, cost control, and campus service delivery against individual P&L targets.
• Lead from the front - regularly visit your campuses to provide tailored, on-the-ground support where it’s needed most.
• Champion compliance, safety and quality - partnering with Education, Quality, and WHS to embed a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally - work closely with People & Culture, Marketing, Enrolments, and Finance to drive strategic outcomes.
• Identify risks and remove barriers - proactively support your campuses through complex challenges and operational escalations.
• Live the OAC Way - consistently model and embed our HEART values and leadership behaviours across your region.
• Influence beyond your region - contribute to national strategy, forums, and business-wide transformation initiatives.