Assistant Director Of Early Childhood Developement

Assistant Director of Early Childhood Developement

DO YOU:

• believe in the power of wonder to inspire children's learning?

• believe that potential, not zip code, should determine students' trajectory for their future?

• have the organizational, problem solving, and communication skills to effectively serve young children, teachers, parents, and the community as a whole in a variety of roles?

• possess the willingness to collaborate with your colleagues and our school families, doing "whatever it takes," to make our vision for our students a reality?

If so, you are a great candidate for the Assistant Director at SPARK Academy.!

At the heart of SPARK Academy is a focus on "whole child" education. We seek to foster confidence and a desire to learn in our students and to build and sustain family support. SPARK emphasizes engagement and support to ensure that each child has a high quality Early Childhood experience and continues on to successful future education, health and wellness and expanded opportunities.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO JOIN OUR SPARK TEAM:

SPARK Academy is committed to the recruitment and retention of the highest caliber employees dedicated to our mission, our students, and our families.. We get excited about people who are fired up about learning; who want to

work collaboratively with their colleagues to build a truly integrated curriculum experience for students. We're looking for educators who believe that family and community partnerships are crucial to student learning and success. Above all, we are looking for candidates who are passionate and committed to our ultimate goal of closing the achievement gap for all our children at SPARK.

POSITION DETAILS

POSITION

Assistant Director

AVAILABLE

January 2, 2024

REPORTS TO: Director

QUALIFICATIONS

• CERTIFICATION: North Carolina Early Childhood Administration Credential or its equivalent, or North Carolina Early Childhood Credential or its equivalent

• EXPERIENCE: Must be 21 years of age with 2 or more years experience in a child care setting

• SKILLS/ABILITIES: The candidate has demonstrated an ability to:

• effectively communicate with supervisors, peers, teachers, students, and families

• effectively collaborate with all school stakeholders

• model desired behavior among staff and students

• hold students, staff, and parents accountable

• be highly organized with demonstrated ability to meet reporting deadlines

• maintain confidentiality of documents and conversations

• Be a self-starter and team player

• Commitment to the mission, vision, and core values of the ENC.

• Other qualifications as the Board of Directors may find appropriate

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Financial Growth

• Conduct Tours of SPARK and consult with prospective families to promote values, culture and goals.

• Assist with classroom enrollments, registration fees, tuition, child files, and communications with families.

• Human Resources

• Report any staffing issues, client issues and damaged materials

• Supervise and support teaching staff in developing and implementing the curriculum.

• Support, guide, and train staff in utilizing various assessment tools of observation, documentation, writing, letters, data collection, work samples, photos, videos and other methods to assess children's developmental skills and progress both individually through portfolio collection and with classroom curriculum plans and evaluation.

• Operations

• Ensure the supervision, safety and well-being of children and classroom teaching staff daily including moving staff with children as they change locations throughout the day.

• Report any maintenance items that needed attention.

JOB DETAILS

Assists the Director in leading SPARK Academy in areas relative to:

• Strategic Planning

• Maintaining licensure

• Instructional Initiatives

• School Culture

• Human Resources

• Operations and Management

• External Development/Community Partnerships

• Micropolitics

• Academic Achievement

SALARY RANGE

$43,000.00 - $50,000.00 Annually

BENEFITS

• Discounted childcare tuition
• 401k Employer match contribution
• BCBS of NC medical benefits

• Employer paid dental

• Competitive employer matched 401K program

• Supplemental Long Term Care coverage

• $20,000 life insurance policy

• Employee accrued paid sick, annual, and personal leave

• Other benefits are available at the employee's expense

TO APPLY

Visit our Job Posting and click on the purple "Apply for This Job" Button in the top right corner, complete the application and upload the required files.