Assistant Director
Location: Austell, Georgia
Description: The Goddard School - Austell is hiring Assistant Director right now, this position will be assigned in Georgia. Detailed specification about this position opportunity please read the description below. The Goddard School located in Austell, GA is looking for a motivated self-starter for an Assistant Director's position at our school. An ideal candidate should have an Associates degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field, and management experience in a licensed childcare center or preschool is preferred.
Qualifications:
- Strong leadership & excellent communication skills and have a good understanding of age appropriate educational activities for young children.
- Positive and upbeat attitude while working in a fast-paced environment
- Associates Degree or higher in child development or related field
- Prior managerial experience in a preschool setting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Team player with highly effective organizational, time management, and multitasking skills
- Commitment to professional development
- Excel at social media marketing and school wide event planning
Job Type: Full-time
The Goddard School is a renowned program with a Piaget (Learning through Play) based foundation and a leader in the franchised preschool industry which is growing and continues to set the standard for excellence. The focus of the program is to provide a life-long love of learning. Our staff is made of loving and dedicated teachers who understand each child's needs. They are highly qualified childhood educators who are able to use their creativity and the Goddard Developmental Guidelines as the basis for unique lesson plans that are brought to life in a fun and imaginative way.
Our ideal Assistant Director has strong leadership skills, is an excellent communicator, and can motivate and inspire others. The Assistant Director must be able to support the opening or closing operations of the facility as scheduled by the Director. The center is open 6.30-6.30 on week days.
Responsibilities include assisting the Director with overseeing preschool operations including human resources, quality assurance, marketing and facility operations. These responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
ADMINISTRATIVE
- Plan and schedule administrative duties
- Maintain accurate record-keeping, both state and GSI requirements (eg, children’s files, faculty files)
- Prepare reports
- Manage classroom scheduling/schedule faculty
- Review Employee Handbook annually
- Implement a health program including communication with a healthcare consultant
- Maintain a list of local agencies able to help children with special needs
- Maintain a list of local pediatricians, dentists, etc.
- Conduct disaster drills (eg, fire, tornado) in accordance with GSI QA Standards and state licensing requirements
- Maintain compliance with GSI QA Standards
- Maintain a school inventory (eg, snacks, supplies)
- Contribute to the Directors’ Corner on Connect
- Plan and implement a program for professional growth
- Prepare periodic reports on the state of the School
- Operate the School within budget
- Define a maintenance system for faculty (eg, classroom repairs)
- Arrange for maintenance and repairs
- Manage payroll budget
- Manage petty cash
- Manage registration budget
- Purchase classroom equipment and supplies (indoor and outdoor)
- Maintain budget and/or purchase school supplies and snack
- Initiate and maintain a positive relationship with licensing agent/agency
- Maintain current licensing documentation
- Maintain licensing regulations
- Recruit, interview, hire and manage faculty
- Manage faculty schedule
- Conduct faculty orientation
- Complete faculty reviews: 90-day and annual
- Conduct monthly faculty meetings
- Develop and maintain a substitute teacher list
- Maintain accurate faculty files
- Plan/implement bi-annual in-service meetings for faculty
- Plan first aid, CPR and any other required training
- Plan emergency preparedness training
- Manage time & attendance records.
- Collect monthly tuition and handle parent communication which includes newsletters, reminders, notification emails, calendars & Facebook.
- Maintain and meet all director requirements as well as center licensing requirements for Goddard and BFTS.
- Develop strong relationships with our families.
- Conduct monthly classroom observations
- Keep abreast of research and development in the field of early childhood development
- Maintain a resource library at the School
- Plan/implement professional development programs
- Promote active participation in GSU
- Actively participate in professional organizations, conferences and lectures
- Conduct classroom ratio checks
- Implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum within the context of the local school district
- Implement monthly themes
- Incorporate GSI curriculum resources
- Plan and implement a year-round calendar
- Schedule shared classroom and outdoor space and equipment
- Plan and implement procedures for maintaining accurate classroom records
- Provide faculty assistance with lesson plan preparation and theme development
- Review lesson plan books weekly
- Review posted lesson plans monthly
- Review Daily Activity Reports periodically
- Review children’s portfolios regularly
- Ensure that each classroom has an effective management system in place
- Plan and implement visitors/activities
- Develop and implement a nutritious snack program
- Develop and implement a transition system
- Implement a playground safety program
- Conduct curriculum meetings three times per year
- Welcome all visitors to the School
- Answer the telephone and use the GSI telephone script
- Conduct tours according to the GSI tour guidelines
- Follow through with all prospective customers
- Enroll new families
- Develop and maintain customer relations
- Implement an orientation program for new families
- Maintain a system of home-school communication (eg, Daily Activity Reports, school newsletter)
- Conduct meetings with parent(s)/legal guardian(s) when necessary
- Develop and maintain community relations
- Conduct a minimum of four community outreach programs
- Organize a student teaching program
- Competitive compensation commensurate with education and experience.
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance as well as childcare tuition discounts.
- Professional development.
- State-of-the-Art facilities
- Affiliation with Leaders in the Childcare Field
An Assistant Director must meet the qualifications of his/her state and those set forth in the National Standards for Hiring (see www.bls.gov), including the following:
- Ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid
- Ability to see and read newsprint, with or without corrective lenses
- Ability to speak and be understood under normal circumstances
- Ability to use arms, hands, legs, and feet, with or without corrective devices; this includes the ability to evacuate the building during emergencies
- Ability to handle crisis situations, especially where children are involved
- Ability to respond immediately to emergency situations
- Previous management experience in a licensed childcare facility or experience managing faculty/staff
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to The Goddard School - Austell.
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This position will be started on: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:51:04 GMT