Academy Director

Do you love working with children and helping to prepare young minds for future success? Are you looking to make a difference in your community while helping to create and maintain a supportive environment for both staff and students? Then come lead our team!

We are currently seeking a professional and energetic Academy Director for HUNTERS CREEK and WINTER PARK locations. The Director effectively operates and manages all aspects of the academy, including human resources, customer relations, financial systems, quality control, and facility management. He/she provides creative, age-appropriate programs for all children served at the academy; actively develops and maintains positive customer/community relations; maintains high capacity utilization and manages all resources effectively and within budget; and establishes strong working relationships with state licensing authorities.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, then we encourage you to click Apply now!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures compliance with all federal and state laws as well as Kiddie AcademyÂŽ policies and procedures
• Completes all required paperwork and record keeping in an organized, up-to-date manner, which includes all academy files (student, personnel, vehicle, driver, health, and safety files, etc.)
• Plans academy activities and actively participates, including staff meetings, training sessions, open houses, planning sessions, etc.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with all state licensing authorities, approved vendors, and community contracts
• Develops and maintains professional working relationships with academy staff
• Recruits, selects, and trains qualified employees and helps develop staff through career growth and guidance
• Anticipates staffing needs, prepares and posts weekly staffing schedule, and modifies schedule as needed, ensuring state staffing regulations are met at all times
• Evaluates staff via written performance summary according to schedule or as needed and recommends merit raises for staff
• Counsels staff on performance issues following academy guidelines for disciplinary action procedures
• Submits new staff or staffing changes to licensing representative and maintains up-to-date Human Resources files
• Trains staff to plan and implement creative, developmentally appropriate programs for all children
• Ensures that quality control programs are sound and meet all state and Kiddie AcademyÂŽ requirements
• Ensures management is available to greet parents during peak hours (6:30 – 9:00AM and 4:00 – 6:30PM)
• Oversees the physical condition of the building and contents and seeks approval from ownership and requests repair work as needed, obtaining estimates and coordinating repairs with appropriate vendors
• Monitors janitorial work, reports to academy ownership any problems or concerns, and works with vendors to rectify
• Responds and follows up on all enrollment inquiries and gives prospective customers tours of the facility and detailed information about the academy
• Recognizes parent concerns, evaluates course of action, and responds professionally to needs of parents, ensuring that staff is aware of specific parent concerns so that problems are resolved
• Keeps disenrolled customers to a minimum by determining reasons for disenrollments and addressing problem areas that contribute to student turnover
• Under academy ownership’s direction, reviews academy budget to ensure that all resources are managed effectively and within budgetary constraints and helps draft new budgets each year
• Tracks all monetary transactions with customers and vendors as approved by academy ownership, which may include approving invoices and providing all necessary paperwork to owner for payment and audit purposes
• Completes state requirements for approved continued education training of 12 clock hours (or more, based on local regulations) during the licensing year
• Meets with licensing specialist during inspections and reports to academy ownership on a timely basis
• Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a four year degree in Early Childhood Education or a related area of Child Development
• Must have two years of experience as a Director or Assistant Director in a child care school
• Must meet all requirements stipulated by the state for this position
• Must be able to interact appropriately with students of all ages and skill levels as well as with parents, coworkers, and management
• Must be able to lift no less than 40 pounds on a consistent basis throughout the workday to at least waist high
• ValidStaff Credential/ CDA
• Current CPR & First Aid Certification
• Current Directors Credential with VPK Directors Endorsement

BENEFITS

• Competitive Pay
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Ongoing Training Program
• Health Insurance