Area Director | Western Australia

At Busy Bees, we are a values-led early learning organisation with a strong focus on quality, safety and sustainable growth. Our centres are embedded within their local communities and supported by experienced operational and education teams who are committed to giving every child the best start in life.

Bee Safe: Child safety sits at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, processes and decision-making.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute

Area Director

to lead and support a portfolio of early learning centres across Western Australia. This is a senior full-time leadership role offering autonomy, influence and the opportunity to drive meaningful outcomes across quality, compliance, people and performance in a dynamic and growing region.

What You’ll Do

Lead, coach and support Centre Directors to deliver high-quality, compliant and financially sustainable services

Drive operational excellence across occupancy, workforce stability, budgets and key performance metrics

Embed strong governance, compliance and child safety practices aligned with regulatory requirements

Partner closely with Education, People & Culture and Support teams to uplift leadership capability and culture

Build strong community and stakeholder relationships to support reputation, enrolments and sustainable growth

What You’ll Bring

A genuine commitment to child safety, wellbeing and quality outcomes

Proven experience leading multi-site operations in early learning, education, health or another regulated environment

Strong commercial and analytical capability, including budgeting, forecasting and occupancy strategy

Demonstrated ability to coach leaders, manage performance and build engaged, high-performing teams

Excellent stakeholder management skills and a calm, confident leadership presence

Why Join Busy Bees?

A purpose-driven organisation where leaders are trusted, supported and empowered to make decisions that matter

A senior leadership role with genuine influence and autonomy

A values-aligned organisation that prioritises quality, safety and people

A supportive executive and peer leadership network

The opportunity to shape centre performance and leadership capability across Western Australia

Competitive remuneration and flexibility aligned to senior leadership expectations

Employment is conditional upon satisfactory pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Check, qualifications, work rights, identity verification and professional references, reflecting our strong commitment to child safety, equity and inclusion.

Busy Bees is proud to be a child-safe organisation, with clear, consistent and transparent processes that place children at the centre of everything we do.

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