Early Childhood School Leader

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, support, and develop all members of the school team through observation, coaching and evaluation designed to develop and deepen early childhood content knowledge and instructional practice.
• Build and improve upon a school culture that promotes student success as evidenced by the articulation, implementation and stewardship of Early Learning Indiana’s approach to teaching and learning, collaborating with other teams to ensure developmentally appropriate teaching practices are in place.
• Evaluate instructional effectiveness and establish goals to improve child outcomes by fostering a professional community that focuses on instruction and assessment as the primary vehicles for improving student achievement and school culture.
• Identify, collect and utilize assessment and evaluation data to drive programmatic improvement.
• Work in direct consultation with the Practice and Policy team to ensure cohesive alignment with Early Learning Indiana’s approach to teaching and learning.
• Work cross-functionally with Early Learning Indiana colleagues to partner with field experts, community leaders and key partners to fortify the growth and development of all children.
• Lead family engagement initiatives and oversee regular internal and external communication.
• Attain, maintain and ensure compliance with all regulatory standards and requirements, including, but not limited to, Indiana child care center licensing, Paths to QUALITY™, NAEYC and CACFP.
• Ensure health and safety practices are exemplary and maintained in accordance with ELI policies and all regulatory standards.
• Ensure that each family’s in-school experience contributes to an overall seamless customer experience, prioritizing timely and accurate communication and ease of access.
• Maintain program efficiency in collaboration with the Operations Manager, and in partnership with Senior Director of Operations.
• Manage budget to ensure financial stability and sustainability of the school.
• Recruit, hire and onboard new team members in collaboration with the Talent Experience team, and retain quality talent to support continuity of the learning experience.
• Other duties as assigned to advance the mission of Early Learning Indiana.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS

An individual must have the following education and/or experience.

• Must have at least a bachelors degree with a minimum of:
• 9 credit hours of specialized college-level course work in administration, leadership, or management
• 24 credit hours of specialized college-level course work in early childhood education, child development, elementary education or early childhood special education that address child development and learning from birth through kindergarten

OR

• Able to meet the Alterative Pathways to Achieve Educational Qualification as outlined by NAEYC and be working towards the above requirements
• 3 years of teaching experience preferred
• 2 years of experience leading the work of others preferred

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

The successful team member will demonstrate individual competency in the following areas:

• Ability to build and nurture relationships
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and be detail-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work independently, resourcefully seek answers, and remove obstacles
• Customer service orientation
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Accountable and takes ownership
• Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)