Guardian Childcare Alliance is focused on delivering best practice early childhood care in Melbourne 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 Victoria. 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 Melbourne which has been named one of the most liveable cities in the world. Staff members are attracted to Melbourne because of its high standard of living, affordable real estate and love of culture and fine dining. The city is known as the fashion capital of Australia and has a renowned love of sport, hosting the Melbourne Cup, Australian Open, the Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Australian Grand Prix.

Guardian Child Care currently has 19 childcare centres in Melbourne and regional Victoria with current vacancies for childcare positions in Melbourne centres such as Beaconsfield, Berwick, Chadstone, Dandenong and childcare jobs in regional Victoria such as Bendigo, Mornington, Point Cook and Torquay.

Following is an overview of Melbourne childcare jobs at Guardian Childcare Alliance available in the Melbourne inner city suburbs, eastern suburbs, northern suburbs and western suburbs and regional Victoria.

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 Melbourne and regional Victoria. You will have the support of a national operations manager as well as the administration at the Central Support Office. The role involves visits to the centres in your region and working with our centre managers and centre staff to ensure the highest standards of quality care is maintained. In addition you will establish a strong relationship with the department and the owners of the centres. You will also develop and work within centre budgets and have full knowledge of accreditation guidelines.

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’s 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, leading a great team of staff, organising rosters and wages and accreditation preparation. Their role also involves purchasing of all supplies and maintaining the budget, planning and programming activities 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 Melbourne.

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’s 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 plan 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’s Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Casual Assistants
Casual assistants are responsible for nurturing and caring for children aged 6 weeks to five years. Their role is to plan and implement 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 implementing seasonal weekly menus, knowledge of nutritious cold and hot meals in line with dietary requirements and food standards, organising orders for buying bulk food, as well as weekly shopping for fresh food, overseeing food safety plans and associated documentation, maintaining and ordering kitchen supplies and maintaining 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 Melbourne or regional Victoria, 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.