Preschool Director

About us

enCourage Preschools

enCourage Preschools is a Christian community of educators known for their creative and compassionate care for children. Our campuses partner with churches to offer a traditional core education program that meets the spiritual, physical, intellectual and social needs of the child.

Our ideal candidate has a genuine love for children, management experience in a large preschool facility, an understanding of exceptional customer service, and good organizational skills.

Qualities to Possess:

• A friendly & outgoing personality and can relate well to children and adults
• A Bachelor's degree in early childhood studies or a related field and/or 5 years of early childhood management experience
• Managed or operated a licensed center with at least 100 children
• A current Florida Director's License
• Excellent understanding of Florida Minimum Standards and Licensing Regulations
• Basic computer proficiency
• Knowledge of Procare a must!
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written in English and Spanish, Portuguese preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours to cover the school and complete all responsibilities

Responsibilities Include:

• Hiring, managing and training staff
• Interacting with and providing superior customer service to enrolled and prospective families
• Providing a safe nurturing environment for growth and learning management of all matters related to education, staffing and internal accounting of the school.
• Implementing and monitoring procedures & guidelines designed to maintain compliance with school policies and Florida licensing requirements at all times.
• Providing a high level of customer service to all children and parents in the school.
• Representing the school to the community, parents, visitors and staff with professionalism and integrity.
• Implementing and overseeing effective internal and external marketing programs.
• Clearly elaborating the center's mission and vision to the school's management team as well as staff.
• Evaluation and scheduling of staffing requirements to ensure operation of classrooms within specified ratio requirements.
• Supervising staff to insure the school's curriculum goals are being met with knowledge of Star rating programs.
• Food program knowledge includes, applying and managing the program.
• School readiness program knowledge, includes applying and managing the program.
• VPK program knowledge, includes applying and managing the program.
• Ensuring that ongoing staff training and education requirements are met.
• Performing periodic staff evaluations
• Evaluating food purchases, preparation and service of all meals and snacks to ensure proper nutritional benefits are being met

Required Credentials:

• Current Florida Director's License
• Current VPK Director's license
• Fluent in English and Spanish, Portuguese preferred
• CDA
• Early childhood Education degree
• CPR/First Aid certified
• State and FBI background clearance required prior to hire

Performance based raises and bonuses available.

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• School

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Early childhood education: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person