- Job Title: Assistant Academy Director
- Reports To: Academy Director
- Compensation: $43,000 - 46,000 per year(based on Experience and Education)
- Requirements: Criminal Background Check required
- Start Date: ASAP
- Assist in promoting and maintaining the vision, mission and core values of Lionheart Children's Academy.
- Exercise both professional and spiritual leadership and focus to ensure that the goals and vision for the academy maintain priority.
- Ensure that the culture of the academy is dynamic, inspiring and fun.
- Assist in the cultivation and development of strong relationships with church partners to maintain their satisfaction and ensure their goals are achieved. Contribute tobi-monthly reports on progress and meet with Academy Director to assess effectiveness. Maintain positive communications with key church contacts and communicate academy updates and spiritual highlights to Academy Director.
- Aid in marketing efforts to cultivate additional church partners.
- Assist in the development and strengthening of partnerships with teachers, educational specialists, school/district administrators, churches and parent/teacher organizations.
- Contribute to effective marketing plans and other direct marketing strategies to achieve and maintain enrollment goals.
- Consistently grow the academy through on-going marketing and promotion of the academy.
- Assist the Academy Director in providing leadership to Academy Staff- including spiritual nurturing, coaching, mentoring, encouragement, educational and professional development - to ensure that they are passionate and joy-filled as they teach and care for young children.
- Be available to Academy Staff, parents, and church leaders as a resource and/or problem-solving.
- Contribute to the evaluation of Academy Staff job performance, development plans, and compensation recommendations.
- Actively participate in key professional organizations so as to enrich personal and professional development.
- Assist the Academy Director and Regional Director in the development, implementation and oversight of all operating standards, processes and systems necessary to effectively operate the academy to achieve stated outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with all licensing requirements and federal and state laws related to academy operations.
- Assist in conducting annual tuition rate survey in order to adjust tuition rates, based on child care trends in the area.
- Participate in on-going review of faculty and crisis handbook to ensure that they remain relevant and up to date.
- Visit classrooms on a daily basis, to ensure adherence to corporate and academy goals, standards and objectives.
- Maintain weekly/monthly checklists for licensing standards compliance.
- Regularly inspect outdoor areas and reporting any maintenance needs to Academy Director.
- Regularly inspect indoor areas and reporting any maintenance needs to Academy Director.
- Assist the Academy Director in arranging for custodial care, maintenance, and repairs.
- Provide tours to parents of prospective students.
- Conduct orientation of newly enrolled students.
- Familiarize parents of newly enrolled students with school policies.
- Remain alert to enrollment needs at all times.
- Support advertising and public relations program to promote enrollments.
- Maintain an active system of parent-school relationships.
- Contribute to a parent-education program.
- Maintain an open line of communication between parents and staff.
- Maintain parents' resource library.
- Implement a health program for the school.
- Connect with recognized agencies that are able to help children with special needs.
- Maintain a referral system for children who have special needs.
- Implement a safety program for the school.
- Keep informed of the school's legal responsibilities and liabilities.
- Maintain scheduling, conducting and records of fire and storm drills.
- Assure that teachers plan activities to teach the children safety on an ongoing basis.
- Inspect all vehicles and report any maintenance needs to Academy Director.
- Welcome visitors to the school and arrange pleasant, productive and thorough visits.
- Maintain a liaison with representatives of various branches of local, state, and federal government, for the purpose of supporting legislation concerned with education.
- Work closely with the Academy Director to follow the Academy's annual financial plan including key outcomes and corresponding budget.
- Manage weekly/monthly billing using the academy's management software.
- Collect, post, and deposit tuition payments daily.
- Collect outstanding tuition and implement academy policies regarding such.
- Provide weekly tuition aging report to Academy Director.
- Provide timely and accurate weekly and monthly records and reports - to include bank deposits, billing reports, contact logs and call backs, etc. to Academy Director as requested.
- Adhere to budgetary guidelines - specifically accounts receivable, labor expenditures and food purchases.
- Associates Degree or CDA required.
- Minimum 3 years' experience as Assistant Academy Director for a licensed child care facility.
- Academic experience with toddler, pre-school and/or elementary teaching.
- Key expertise will include accreditation, marketing, recruitment and staff supervision, operations management and customer service.
- Experience with Microsoft office products, with proficiency in Outlook, Excel and/or other database management or CRM systems.
- Spiritual maturity - committed and passionate follower of Jesus Christ
- Burning desire to reach children and parents
- People builder - proven ability to build teams, grow leaders, and create culture
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Results-driven, self-starter
- Excellent customer-service skills and the ability to create effective partnerships with churches, families and staff
- Well-versed in child care accreditation and licensing standards
- Strong collaboration and teamwork
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Capacity to effectively manage Academy financials