Montessori Director Required Skills:
- Proven leadership experience at a Montessori early childhood facility with multiple classrooms and programs
- Comprehensive Montessori Knowledge
- Compliance with state licensing standards at a director level, including but not limited to criminal background screening and fingerprinting
- Minimum requirement of education/experience within one of the following:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university combined with 6+ months of experience in the group care of children – or –
- Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education – or –
- Associate degree or equivalent combined with 1+ year in a supervisory position and 2+ years of experience in the group care of children
- Comprehensive knowledge of national and state education standards, licensing requirements and procedures, and fire, health, and OSHA regulations
- Strong knowledge of USDA Nutritional Standards for Schools
- Must be at least 21 years old and meet corporate driving requirements
- Valid Driver’s License with a driving record that meets company standards
Montessori Director Responsibilities:
Education and Curriculum
- The Montessori Director ensures successful implementation of approved preschool curriculum by providing and maintaining quality educational programs
- Maintains compliance with accreditation and state licensing requirements as well as all applicable state and federal laws, and preschool policies and procedures
- Extensive knowledge and understanding National and State Education Standards and maintaining the school at a level exceeding these standards
- Practice effective counseling and advising of students and parents while fostering a safe learning environment
- Emphasizing student’s achievement and create an environment that nurtures and promotes children’s’ development and well-being
- Knowledge and experience in effective communication protocols
- Ensures environment maintains safe, organized, and meeting the high-quality standards of Cadence Education
- Knowledge and experience in team processes for advancing learning outcomes
- Participate in marketing events, campaigns, and community relation
Leadership and Managing Performance
- The Preschool Director upholds company standards and set the example by consistently modeling professional leadership, management and instructional skills while interacting with others. Demonstrates consistency in words and actions
- Clearly communicates preschool standards, guidelines, and preschool policies to all staff and stress their importance to the organization
- Ability to train a staff of 20-40 and oversee the completion of performance appraisals, supervise the development of individualized goals for staff’s professional growth and development, as well as supervise the monitoring and evaluation of goal accomplishment
- Recruit and hire new staff
Financial Management
- Analyzes financial profit and loss results, customer satisfaction measures, and other key performance data to make the best decisions for the success of our preschool
- Manages preschool to achieve and exceed planned financial and enrollment targets
- Reviews and operates budget and demonstrates an understanding of the process
- Continually seeks ways to manage and reduce expenses without sacrificing quality or service; balances profitability with priorities related to staff and our children and families
- Can interact externally with current enrollment and prospect parents, external curriculum activities and vendors
