Director of Children's Circle Preschool

The Director of Children's Circle Preschool of Second Presbyterian Church is responsible for the design, staffing, oversight, and daily operations of Children's Circle Preschool. The Director works under the supervision of the Associate Pastor of Children and Family Ministries to develop long-range plans for the preschool and to implement strategies to strengthen the program.

Children's Circle Preschool is a weekday, developmentally appropriate, activity-based Christian program that meets the needs of the whole child in a fun, creative, nurturing environment.

Children’s Circle Preschool:

• Values the uniqueness of each child.
• Strives to develop confidence, compassion, creativity, curiosity, and competence in our children.
• Creates a learning environment that is safe, loving, challenging, and developmentally appropriate.
• Models the Christian values of accepting and respecting each child. We provide security, observe children carefully, protect self-esteem, listen actively, and support parents.

• Staff Leadership
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  Build and empower a staff team to carry out the mission of CCP. Guide staff in implementing a play-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum by conducting regular staff meetings, providing resources, training, and feedback. Cultivate a culture of welcome, adaptability, and mutual respect among staff team.
• Performance Management
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  Set clear performance expectations, regularly observe classrooms, conduct formal performance reviews, provide timely feedback, and effectively manage conflict. Keep current on policies, research, standards, and practices in early childhood education.
• Community Building
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  Engage with CCP families regularly, responding to questions and concerns, fostering connections within the community and church, connecting families to resources, and communicating with the CCP community regularly through newsletter and email updates. Attract families from diverse backgrounds by providing a warm environment and strong communication.
• Safety and Security
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  Manage the safety and security of CCP students and staff by reviewing policies, conducting staff training, scheduling drills, maintaining equipment and spaces, and keeping up to date with state licensing requirements.
• Financial Oversight
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  Create and maintain an annual budget and manage accounts receivable and payable efficiently.
• Collaboration
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  Coordinate with other groups within Second Presbyterian Church to share spaces, promote events, and further the church's ministries and mission.

• Act as administrative lead for the Associate Pastor for Adult Faith Formation

• BA or BS in Education, Elementary or Early Childhood Development, MA or MS preferred.
• Minimum three years of teaching experience at the early childhood/elementary level preferred. Prior administrative and supervisory/management experience.
• Familiarity with current state standards in early childhood education.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, proficiency in necessary computer programs.

• Ability to lift a 40-pound child and carry them for 100 feet.

Mission Ownership: Demonstrates understanding and full support of the mission, vision, values, and beliefs of the congregation and preschool; demonstrate those values to others; consistently behaves in a manner congruent with the mission, vision, values, and beliefs; prioritizes creating a program where children feel safe and loved.

Supervising Work: Is good at establishing clear expectations and setting clear direction; distributes workload appropriately; provides regular and ongoing feedback about performance; creates mentoring opportunities for the new staff; proactively deals with substandard performance; engages in disciplinary processes in a timely fashion.

Strategic Management: Is future oriented and can visualize the larger picture of where the organization is heading; identifies and prioritizes strategic objectives that are consistent with the vision of the organization; creates effective breakthrough objectives to carry out strategies; balances risk with desired outcomes.

Hospitality/Accessibility: Generates a sense of hospitality and accessibility by his/her presence; communicates a sense of availability, warmth, openness, and approachability; fosters natural connections between families and staff; supports a culture of welcoming and connection to the life of the congregation.

Interpersonal

Skills:

Establishes good working relationships with…