Preschool Director

Job Tile: School Director

Position Overview
The School Director position requires a hands-on and highly collaborative leader who - in partnership with the leadership team - will implement educational strategies and support a service-oriented culture. As part of the management team you will strengthen the school's operations and build enrollment through preparation and service. Working closely with your team you will deliver results; you remove roadblocks and ensure the school is operating at 100% capacity and maintain customer satisfaction standards while controlling expenses and managing employee production and performance.
Our program serves preschool children 6 weeks - 12 years of age. Programs include, Infant, Toddler, Preschool 1 Preschool 2, Pre-K, and Before and After Care.

Children of America (COA)
It's a special recipe of people, principles and pride that makes the COA rich in diversity and strength. COA is an organization that understands the value of its people; one that prides itself on support, collaboration and cooperation and one that recognizes and appreciates the strengths that each associate brings. We provide an environment where team members can bring their whole selves to work, and where individuality, creativity and contributions are valued. The COA family is a passionate group of individuals driven by the common idea of delivering the exceptional COA Experience to everyone.

What COA Offers You
Children of America supports the family unit by successfully serving children in their formative years, yielding time-tested results in advanced childcare education. Our proprietary programming for children ages 6-weeks through 12-years, enhances the elementary school experience by preparing every child for academic success. For COA, customer success is deeply rooted in our culture and driven by a unique set of values centered on clear goals that define success. Our teams are incentivized through compensation structure and recognition. Career paths start at the recruitment process and continue throughout the employee's time at the company. Senior leaders offer coaching and guidance to help team members explore their passions and find roles within the company that allow them to utilize their unique skills. At COA customer and employee success are the top two priorities. The two go hand-in-hand, and as they build each other up, they create an external and internal army of brand ambassadors.

WhoWould I Interactwith?
This position interacts daily with customers, assistant management team, teaching staff, assigned operations personal, maintenance and custodial teams just to name a few.

What are the day-to-day responsibilities?

• Forecast goals and objectives and strive to meet them.
• Prepare and/or administer an annual operating budget.
• Understand, keep abreast of and comply with state and local regulations.
• Hire, train, motivate, counsel, and monitor the performance of all facility staff.
• Submit and/or maintain payroll and personnel documentation as required by region.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with other departments and customers to encourage repeat and referral business.
• Ensure customer concerns/complaints are handled appropriately.
• Prepare and serve daily meals/snacks.

What are the day-to-day responsibilities?

• Director Qualified for the State of Wisconsin
• BA or AA in Early childhood education or CDA (Have reached Level 14 per the WI Registry)
• Prior Managerial Experience in a Preschool Setting
• Strong business management skills.
• Team Builder
• Commitment to Professional Development
• Development of marketing strategies is a must.
• Have full complete knowledge of standard office practices.
• Strong customer service, organization, and listening skills. Above average on verbal and written skills.
• Possess skills, attributes and characteristics conducive to and suitable for dealing with customers, vendors, team members, and clients.
• Proficient in MS Office applications including Excel.

• Salary dependent on experience and level of education.

THE BENEFITS OUR CAREER PROFESSIONALS ENJOY:

• Internal Company Career Advancement Opportunities.
• Discount Employee Childcare
• Built-in Bonus Program
• Recognition Programs
• Medical, Dental, Vision + 401(k)
• Life, Accident, & Disability Insurance Plan Coverage
• Paid Vacation/ Paid Holidays
• Educational Assistance/Reimbursement
• T.E.A.C.H Scholarship Partnerships
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Perks at Work: exclusive savings for employees to 1000's of merchants

Job Type: Full-time
Children of America is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace

Job Type: Full-time