Diploma Qualified Room Leader

About the role:

Discovery is seeking an experienced full-time Diploma Qualified Room Leader for our Lauderdale Centre. You will have responsibilities covering programming, communicating with parents, and supervising and mentoring staff.

About Discovery Early Learning Centres:

We are a Tasmanian family-owned and operated organisation with extensive experience in providing high-quality education and care programs for children from birth to twelve years of age, across Tasmania. Consistently recognised across the state as Exceeding National Quality Standards, ensuring the highest level of education and care for every child.

Lauderdale Early Learning Centre has been purpose-built to provide an innovative and dynamic learning environment, including a central hub room that brings children together and creates a sense of community and belonging. Our service offers a unique nature-based outdoor environment, which includes large gardens and trees.

We offer Long Day Care, Outside School Hours Care including, Before School, After School and Vacation Care. We understand every family has different needs and, with this in mind, we offer care on a full-time or part-time basis. Occasional care and casual care are available where a vacancy exists.

Duties:

Develop a highly cooperative relationship with all staff members to ensure a consistently caring and smoothly operating service

Model and encourage educators to develop and maintain respectful and equitable relationships with each child

Provide leadership and positive support for educators and model appropriate skills for other service staff and students

You must have:

Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care (or minimum Certificate III with previous room leader experience)

Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People Registration – or willingness to obtain

Regular availability and flexibility to work a range of shifts during our opening hours

Discovery is a Child Safe Organisation and is committed to an organisation-wide culture of child safety as well as a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

Benefits:

Monthly RDOs for full-time employees

Ability to accrue TOIL

Flexible rosters

Staff children in care discount - 50% off gap fee

Annual uniform allowance

Employee Assistance Program & focus on educator wellbeing

How to apply:

ClickAPPLYnow, or email HR@discoveryelc.com.au for a copy of the position description or to discuss the position further. Applications close 26th August 2025.

Further information can be found at our website: https://discoveryelc.com.au/careers

Please send your application as soon as possible as shortlisting may commence before the ad closing date.

Discovery is a Tasmanian ‘Employer of Choice’ and is renowned for enabling individuals to fulfil their career and life goals. As an equal-opportunity employer, Discovery is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environments and is committed to inclusive practices that support Reconciliation, inclusion, diversity, and equity. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and who are from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.