Guardian Childcare Alliance is focused on delivering best practice early childhood care in Adelaide by attracting, retaining and developing an excellent team who are supported by leading edge management, resources, systems and infrastructure.

Our team members are our most valuable resource and we are committed to providing a fulfilling and professional management environment that encourages initiative, feedback and the delivery of excellence in child care in SA. Staff members enjoy many benefits including in service training and continuing education, a team environment and great career advancement prospects.

Guardian Childcare Alliance team members enjoy a laidback lifestyle working in Adelaide. Staff members are attracted to the ‘City of Churches’ for its vibrant live music and festivals, great comedy circuit, museums and cultural heritage as well as affordable real estate and a high quality of living.
Following is an overview of Adelaide childcare jobs at Guardian Childcare Alliance available in the Adelaide.

• Regional Managers
• Centre Managers
• Qualified Group Leaders
• Casual Assistants
• Cooks

Regional Managers

Responsibilities of regional managers are to oversee the management of clusters of childcare centres located in Adelaide. You will have the support of a national operations manager as well as the administration at the Central Support Office. The role involves managing our centre managers and centre staff in your region and visiting the centres in your region to ensure the highest standards of quality care is maintained. In addition you will develop and work within centre budgets, have full awareness of accreditation procedures and develop a strong relationship with the department and the owners of the centres.

Qualifications required for Regional Managers:

• Australian recognised Bachelor of Education/Early Childhood Teaching Degree or relevant childcare qualification (Diploma or Bachelor Early Childhood)
• Current Working With Children Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Centre Managers

Responsibilities of centre managers include maintaining a high quality standard of care throughout the centre, overseeing a great team of staff, organising rosters and wages and accreditation planning. Their role also involves purchasing of all supplies and overseeing the budget and organising an activity plan with the assistance of qualified group leaders and support of the regional manager. Applicants for this role should have a minimum 12 months experience as a centre director/manager in a similar service or are qualified group leaders looking for their next career move in early childhood education in Adelaide.

Qualifications required for Centre Managers:

• Australian recognised Bachelor of Education/Early Childhood Teaching Degree or relevant childcare qualification (Diploma or Bachelor Early Childhood)
• Current Working With Children Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Qualified Group Leaders

Qualified group leaders are responsible for nurturing and caring for children aged 6 weeks to five years. Their role is to develop and implement exciting activities for the children, look after their safety, communicate daily with parents and other team members and mentor casual assistants. You will be supported by a centre manager with overseeing support from a regional manager.

Qualifications required for Qualified Group Leaders:

• Diploma in Children Services or equivalent
• Current Working With Children Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Casual Assistants

Casual assistants are responsible for fostering and caring for children aged 6 weeks to five years. Their role is to plan and put into practice exciting activities for the children, look after their safety and communicate daily with parents and other team members. Team members should be highly motivated and show initiative in the workplace with good communication skills – both written and verbal with a happy and bright disposition.

Qualities essential for the position are:

• Certificate 3 in Children’s Services for Assistant positions
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Cooks

Cooks prepare meals for children 5 days per week and provide for cultural and dietary food restrictions, as well as maintaining a safe and hygienic kitchen. Responsibilities may include developing seasonal weekly menus, knowledge of nutritious cold and hot meals in line with dietary requirements and food standards, bulk buying food as well as weekly shopping for fresh food, developing food safety plans and associated documentation, maintaining and ordering kitchen supplies and looking after the budget.

Qualifications for cooks:

• Food Handling Certificate Essential and Food Safety Supervisors Certificate preferred
• Current Working with Children Check

If you think you will be a valuable asset to the Guardian Childcare Team and you’re committed about a career in early childcare in Adelaide, then make an important career move and contact Guardian Childcare Alliance today.

At Guardian Childcare Alliance, we believe every childcare centre in our network has the potential to be the centre of their community, and through professional child care centre management, we enable our child care centres to grow. Visit Guardian Child Care for a comprehensive list of our centres and philosophy and browse through Child Care Careers for new and exciting childcare jobs.