What are the responsibilities and job description for the Early Childhood School Leader position at Early Learning Indiana?
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.