Assistant Academy Director - First Baptist Church Greenwood
Assistant Academy Director - First Baptist Church Greenwood
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The Assistant Academy Director will be responsible for managing all aspects of Academy operations and meeting the state licensing requirements as outlined in the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The Assistant Academy Director will promote and instill corporate values vision and goals. The Assistant Academy Director will foster and maintain positive relationships with Academy staff key host church staff parents students vendors and the local community while providing strategic leadership and oversight of the academy.
The Assistant Academy Director will actively serve as a minister of the gospel in support of spiritual outcomes of Lionhearts vision and mission. The successful Assistant Academy Director will shepherd the academy like Christ with prayer ministry from Scripture and development for kingdom impact. Embedding this ministerial focus into all aspects of academy life processes from personal intimacy with Christ supported by regular engagement in spiritual disciplines including prayer Scripture reading reflection confessions and active involvement in a local church. The Assistant Academy Director will fully support the Lionheart Statement of Faith and Guidelines for Biblical Living submitting to the authority of their senior pastoral authority.
The Assistant Academy Director will report directly to the Academy Director and have indirect reports from academy support staff.
Salary Based on Experience and Education
Job Title: Assistant Academy Director
Reports To: Academy Director
Compensation: $per year(based on Experience and Education)
Job Classification: Fulltime NonExempt
Bonus Structure: $3000 yearly
Benefits: Medical vision dental FSA plans PTO 403(b) / Roth retirement savings plan and more!
Requirements: Criminal Background Check required meet State Licensing requirements for an Assistant Academy Director role.
Start Date: Open until filled
Visionary Leadership
- Assist in promoting and maintaining the vision mission and core values of Lionheart Childrens Academy.
- Exercise both professional and spiritual leadership and focus to ensure that the goals and vision for the academy maintain priority.
- Ensure that the culture of the academy is dynamic inspiring and fun.
Staffing & Leadership Development
- Assist the Academy Director in providing leadership to Academy Staff including spiritual nurturing coaching mentoring encouragement educational and professional development to ensure that they are passionate and joyfilled as they teach and care for young children.
- Be available to Academy Staff parents and church leaders as a resource and/or problemsolving.
- Contribute to the evaluation of Academy Staff job performance development plans and compensation recommendations.
- Actively participate in key professional organizations so as to enrich personal and professional development.
- Create and maintain the staff schedule.
General Operations
- Assist the Academy Director and Regional Director in the development implementation and oversight of all operating standards processes and systems necessary to effectively operate the academy to achieve stated outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with all licensing requirements and federal and state laws related to academy operations.
- Assist in conducting annual tuition rate survey in order to adjust tuition rates based on child care trends in the area.
- Participate in ongoing review of facultyand crisis handbook to ensure that they remain relevant and up to date.
- Visit classrooms on a daily basis to ensure adherence to corporate and academy goals standards and objectives.
- Maintain weekly/monthly checklists for licensing standards compliance.
Space & Equipment
- Regularly inspect outdoor areas and reporting any maintenance needs to Academy Director.
- Regularly inspect indoor areas and reporting any maintenance needs to Academy Director.
- Assist the Academy Director in arranging for custodial care maintenance and repairs.
Enrollment
- Provide tours to parents of prospective students.
- Conduct orientation of newly enrolled students.
- Familiarize parents of newly enrolled students with school policies.
- Remain alert to enrollment needs at all times.
- Support advertising and public relations program to promote enrollments.
Parents
- Maintain an active system of parentschool relationships.
- Contribute to a parenteducation program.
- Maintain an open line of communication between parents and staff.
- Maintain parents resource library.
Health
- Implement a health program for the school.
- Connect with recognized agencies that are able to help children with special needs.
- Maintain a referral system for children who have special needs.
Safety
- Maintain a safety program for the school.
- Keep informed of the schools legal responsibilities and liabilities.
- Maintain scheduling conducting and records of fire and storm drills.
- Assure that teachers plan activities to teach the children safety on an ongoing basis.
- Inspect all vehicles and report any maintenance needs to Academy Director.
Community Relationships
- Welcome visitors to the school and arrange pleasant productive and thorough visits.
- Maintain a liaison with representatives of various branches of local state and federal government for the purpose of supporting legislation concerned with education.
Accounts Receivable/Finance
- Work closely with the Academy Director to follow the Academys annual financial plan including key outcomes and corresponding budget.
- Manage weekly/monthly billing using the academys management software.
- Collect post and deposit tuition payments daily.
- Collect outstanding tuition and implement academy policies regarding such.
- Provide weekly tuition aging report to Academy Director.
- Provide timely and accurate weekly and monthly records and reports to include bank deposits billing reports contact logs and call backs etc. to Academy Director as requested.
- Adhere to budgetary guidelines specifically accounts receivable labor expenditures and food purchases.
Background Experience and Education
- Associates Degree or CDA required.
- Minimum 3 years experience as Assistant Academy Director for a licensed child care facility.
- Academic experience with toddler preschool and/or elementary teaching.
- Key expertise will include accreditation marketing recruitment and staff supervision operations management and customer service.
- Experience with Microsoft office products with proficiency in Outlook Excel and/or other database management or CRM systems.
Critical Gifts
- Spiritual maturity committed and passionate follower of Jesus Christ
- Burning desire to reach children and parents
- People builder proven ability to build teams grow leaders and create culture
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Resultsdriven selfstarter
- Excellent customerservice skills and the ability to create effective partnerships with churches families and staff
- Wellversed in child care accreditation and licensing standards
- Strong collaboration and teamwork
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Capacity to effectively manage Academy financials
$45000 $51000 a year
Salary based on education and experience
Bonus based on accomplished goals and metrics
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin age disability sex or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. Our employment decisions are based on merit qualifications and our mission to provide Christcentered care and education for the children we serve.
Lionheart Childrens Academy will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about disclose or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. Salary history will not be requested or required.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws Lionheart Childrens Academy provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to participate fully in the application process and to perform essential job functions. If you require assistance or accommodations during the hiring process please contact
Lionheart Childrens Academy is a drugfree workplace.
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Director
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