Preschool Director - Orlando, United States - Amazing Explorers Academy

Description

MUST HAVE:

BA Early Childhood Education or related field

State Certification

and 2 or more years group teacher experience for children under 6 years old


Job Summary

He or she will manage and control the day to day running of the school in accordance with Federal, State, andlocal licensing agencies that regulate the operation of a childcare facility.

The director also is responsible toimplement curriculum guidelines, corporate standards, accreditation requirements and financial performance. Thedirector will have the ability to promote the social, physical and intellectual

growth of the children and create an environment of learning along with the school staff. Regularly opens in the morningand closes the school in the evening (at least 50% of the time).


JOB DUTIES, TASKS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountability in all aspects of the operation
• Ensures School compliance with all statemandated teacherchild ratios; state and municipal statutes and regulations relating to the operation of childcare Schools; state and federal wage and hour laws; and Company policies andprocedures.
• Oversee and Maintain all training hours required by the state
• Evidence of emotional intelligence, and ability which demonstrate the skill to show good judgment in handling crisissituations
• Ability to direct, teach, and encourage staff
• Demonstrates good people skills in order to work with staff and parents
• Human Resources and maintaining teacher files in accordance with all regulatory agencies, accreditation agencies, and corporate guidelines
• Recruits, hires and fires, trains and develops talent by effectively deploying locally tailored marketing strategies; establishes performance standards; communicates clear performance expectations to School staff, verbally and inwriting; and offers public praise and private coaching to School staff.
• Day to day operations of the center and overall maintains supervisory responsibility of all school staff
• Training new staff members in a blended learning environment and classroom experience.
• Supervise staff members, quality control metrics of the program
• Coach employees to improve performance
• Develop career plans, talent incubator, and establish annual goal setting to ensure continuous improvement during performance reviews
• Promote a culture of innovation, empowerment and accountability through innovation awards
• Manages school staff by planning work schedules to cover classrooms and maintain child teacher ratios
• Develop in service training programs for staff members based on their career plans.
• Coordinate monthly staff meetings
• Authorize vacation and days off requests
• Creates a newsletter for staff members with information about career promotions, teaching strategies andsuggestions.
• Updates teacher boards in the staff room.
• Maintain facility maintenance schedules and repairs per AEA company requirements or owner direction
• Establishes and maintains a safe and healthy learning environment by a) adhering to all Company proceduresrelated to injuries and accidents and b) verbally communicating to students and staff regarding potential hazards or injuries; c) and routinely performing safety audits.
• Report suspected child abuse or neglect to local child protective agencies or child abuse hotlines as required by law.
• Fosters a positive work environment by modeling appropriate and professional behavior.
• May work directly with children in classrooms as part of statemandated ratios.
• Monitors cleanliness of the school. May clean classroom by sweeping, mopping, and disposing of trash. Ensures daily cleaning checklists are conducted and School is tour ready.
• May prepare, cook and/or serve meals.
• Other duties as assigned by Area Manager and/or owner of the school.

SALES & MARKETING

• Follows the guidelines of the AEA branding manual for social media postings
• Enters visitors and tours in the AEA APP
• Responsible for contacting leads and visitors
• Participates in community events and professional associations

CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Builds relationship with the parents
• Updates social media following AEA guidelines
• Demonstrates cultural sensitivity in communications and works with families and children.
• Demonstrates an awareness of community resources for additional support of children and families.
• Sends parents a monthly newsletter with information about the curriculum, events and information.
• Meets with the parents to discuss situations and develop improvement plans.
• Develops parent education series to support parents.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Financial performance of the school includes understanding of tuition goals and payroll percentages in the school.
• Post weekly tuition charges
• Responsible for collecting payments
• Reconcile payroll hours/ Timecards
• Conducts thoughtful analyses of operating statements, school statistics, personnel reports, enrollment information, and other data. Maintains accurate financial a