Job description

We are searching for a Program Director for our West Palm Beach site. Our program director is responsible for training teachers to implement best practices in their classroom, ensuring continuous implementation of curriculum throughout the day, overseeing our school age program, scheduling events, maintaining Health Department, ELC, VPK, and APPLE rules, regulations and standards. This position requires you to work closely with the Operational Director of the preschool.

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Florida Director's Credential VPK endorsed
• VPK Literacy requirements met or in process
• Willing and able to drive a school age van/small bus
• Knowledge of Developmentally Appropriate Practices Birth-5 yr
• Desire of maintaining a standard of excellence in Early Childhood Education
• Willing and Able to work until 6pm
• Good Time Management and organizational skill
• Desire to continually grow and self-improve
• An aligned belief with our company Vision, Mission, Philosophy, Goals, and Core Values

Vision Statement

Children are developed to their fullest potential in environments fostered with love and compassion, preparing them for success with their future learning.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to have the compassion to love each child for who they are, to have the understanding to recognize that children are unique individuals, to have the power to protect each child from harm, to have the motivation to learn new ideas, to have the courage to put them into practice, to have the patience to never give up, and to have the passion to achieve our vision.

We Believe:

• We believe children need to feel safe and loved before learning can begin.
• We believe social/emotional development is a precursor to all learning.
• We believe children learn best through play.
• We believe children's learning is optimized through movement.
• We believe all children are unique with their own strengths, and each develop differently at different rates.

Our mission is to have the compassion to love each child for who they are, to have the understanding to recognize that children are unique individuals, to have the power to protect each child from harm, to have the motivation to learn new ideas, to have the courage to put them into practice, to have the patience to never give up, and to have the passion to achieve our vision.

Our Goals

• Children who have a love of learning
• Children who can provide positive social/emotional skills to others
• Children who can handle emotional disrupt constructively
• Children who are confident to let their uniqueness shine
• Children who can think critically for reasoning and problem solving
• Children who have progressed through a developmental continuum in the areas of social/ cognition, language, literacy, and math for future learning success emotional, gross/fine motor,

Our Core Values

Emotionally Supportive Environment

Each of us needs to feel safe, loved and valued to function optimally in our environment.

Respect

Respect between parents, teachers, administration, and students foster peace, kindness, self-awareness, and productive communication.

Trust

The foundation of our business relies upon trust between parents, teachers, administration, and students. Trust is built upon honesty, integrity, transparency, confidentiality, and results.

Fun

Laughter and playful situations incorporated into the day fosters community, connection, happiness optimizes learning, and creates lasting memories.

Quality Education

Education received by adults and provided to the child sets the foundation of life-long learning. Keeping abreast of the latest research in Early Childhood Education, and positive parenting is key to the future success of our children.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $46,000.00 - $52,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance
• 401K with match

Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-6:15 pm 

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay and continuing education

Knowledge in CLASS Assessment, Frog Street Curriculum, Conscious Discipline, and VPK requirements preferred but not required

Must be willing to be a back up driver of a van/small bus to pick up school age children from school?

Experience:

• Early Childhood Teaching: 3 year (Required)

Language:

• Bilingual English and Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• Florida Director's AND Staff Credential (Required)