Academy Director
Company: Source Academy
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITIONResponsible for providing
instructional leadership, managing and leading the staff, and
overseeing the facility and budget. Responsible for providing for
the overall well-being of the Academy students.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES1. Provide the instructional leadership - Monitor
and support instructional activities, participate in and provide
staff development, have knowledge of curriculum and standards, and
evaluate the instructional practices of early childhood teachers.2.
Communication - Communicate the vision of the Academy, be an active
listener, maintain cooperative professional relationships, provide
opportunities for two way communication between school and
community.3. Manage students - monitor and maintain consistent
standards for student behavior, provide activities to involve
students in all aspects of early childhood school life, monitor
attendance, and maintain guidance, health and food services for the
children.4. Provide leadership and management of staff - recruit,
hire, train and evaluate all staff members, motivate, and provide a
positive work environment.5. Scheduling- Develop master schedule
and oversee/coordinate scheduling processes.6. Oversee facilities -
supervise the maintenance of all facilities and equipment, identify
and plan for future facilities needs, develop procedures for
transportation, building safety and emergencies.7. Manage budget -
oversee the building budget by proper management of all cost such
as curriculum supplies, food cost, and employee labor.8. Parent
Communication- Participate in parent communications, build strong
family relationships; Including parent engagement activities and
outside referrals whenever needed.9. Community Involvement-
Coordinate community activities and involvement, including outside
marketing activities.10. Regulatory-Monitor licensing and program
policy implementation. Including QRIS and Accreditation
Standards.Perform any other related duties as required or
assigned.QUALIFICATIONSTo perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or ability requirements.COMMUNICATION
SKILLS:Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and
policy/procedure manuals; Ability to effectively present
information and respond to questions from groups of managers,
clients, customers, and the general public.MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS:Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts,
interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area,
circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as
fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS:Ability to define problems, collect data, establish
facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an
extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or
diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete
variables.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Under administrative direction,
setting up own standard of performance. Virtually self-supervising.
Reports to District Manager/Owner.PLANNING:Considerable
responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time,
method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in
addition, the organization and delegation of work operations for a
group of employees engaged in widely diversified activities.MENTAL
DEMAND:Highly intense mental demand. Continual involvement with
strategic and operational management functions which relate to both
the short-term and long-term time periods.USE OF MACHINES,
EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS:Regular use of complex machines and
equipment (desktop, laptop, tablets, computer and software,
etc.)PUBLIC CONTACT:Regular contacts with patrons where the
contacts are initiated by the Director. Involves both furnishing
and obtaining information and, also, attempting to influence the
decisions of those persons contacted. Contacts of considerable
importance and of such nature, that failure to exercise proper
judgment may result in important tangible or intangible losses to
the organization.PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:The following physical
activities described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions
of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
and expectations.While performing the functions of this job, the
employee is regularly required to talk or hear; frequently required
to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and
occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee
must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision; and color
vision.An Academy Director oversees the day-to-day operations of
the Academy. She hires and manages teachers and other employees and
is in charge of recruiting and maintaining students for the school.
Below are the 4 key areas of focus that if manage correctly by the
Academy Director will likely guarantee the success of the
academy.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be
able to perform in each Key Area mentioned
satisfactorily.StaffHiring and managing staff is a major component
of the Academy director's role. The quality and credibility of the
teachers affects the ability of the school to get students and to
charge reasonable tuition rates. The director considers state and
company requirements when recruiting new teachers. The director
should strive to attract the best teachers. Monitoring classroom
performance, giving feedback and motivating teachers and staff are
integral to the director's job.EnrollmentSteady enrollment is
necessary to the long-term operation and success of the Academy.
The Academy needs enough paying students to cover the costs,
including employee pay, other operational cost and to earn a
profit. The Academy Director may use advertising, special events,
visitation days, community involvement and other methods to inform
parents and persuade them to send their kids to the school. She
also will make cost affective admissions decisions during the
application processes when considering new enrollments. Once
students are there, the director monitors parent-student-teacher
relationships to ensure kids are having a good
experience.FinancesThe Academy Director role involves managing
operations and finance. This includes monitoring the use of
supplies, payroll procedures for staff and maintaining a cost
effective employee schedule. It also involves the billing and
payment side of generating revenue. The director is responsible for
following up with parents who don't pay their bills on time. In
some cases, a child may be removed for failure of the parents to
pay tuition cost.Curriculum and CredentialsIn cooperation with
company standards, the preschool director assumes the
responsibility of establishing curriculum standards. SOURCE uses
age-appropriate curriculum that includes social and behavioral
development training as well as academic instruction in math,
science, reading and the arts. The director also monitors the
education process to ensure the school meets accreditation
requirements from national and state agencies.
Keywords: Source Academy, Las Vegas , Academy Director, Executive , Las Vegas, Nevada
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