Assistant Director Job at Frisco Montessori Academy
- Helps ensure that quality control of programs is sound and meets state and school requirements
- Ensures compliance with all federal and state laws as well as school policies and procedures
- Completes all required paperwork and record-keeping in an organized, up-to-date manner
- Plans academy activities and actively participates, including staff meetings, training sessions, open houses, planning sessions, etc.
- Fills in a classroom teacher as necessary
- Accepts temporary work assignments, including classroom teaching, when regularly scheduled personnel are not available
- Manages the sales and enrollment process, including lead man/lead management, conducting tours, and follow-up communication.
- Manages the Academy to ensure the practical and cost-conscious operation
- Develops and maintains professional working relationships with academy staff
- Develops a solid working knowledge of the academy budget and manages all resources effectively and within budgetary constraints
- Develops and actively maintains positive communication with parents, recognizing parental concerns, helping to evaluate a course of action, and responding professionally to parents' needs
- Tracks all monetary transactions with customers and vendors
- Helps train staff to plan and implement developmentally appropriate classroom activities
- Completes state requirements for approved continued education training of 12 clock hours (or more, based on local regulations) during the licensing year
- Performs other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or related field preferred, or associate degree in early childhood education or development.
- Three to five years of proven management work experience, as an assistant director or above, in a licensed childcare facility.
- AMI or AMS Montessori certification preferred. Expertise in Montessori philosophy and practices is a must!
- Must be a highly motivated team player with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Passionate about educating young minds and strengthening families and building community.Flexibility to make thoughtful decisions in an evolving, multi-faceted environment with fluctuating demands.
- Candidate must also pass all background checks and meet state requirements.
- Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds, and be able to see, hear, and respond to children's needs, including reaching high, stooping to the child's level, sitting on the floor and rising from the floor.
- CPR and First Aid Certified or willing to obtain in 30 days.
- Experience working with financial and administrative processes and system
- Excellent knowledge of early childhood child development
- Patience, flexible, and love children
Key Responsibilities
- Building your team: Recruiting, hiring, and retaining high quality Montessori teachers and staff that are motivated to provide our top-notch learning values to the environment for children.
- Classroom Management: Ensuring our curriculum, branding and age-appropriate learning are being utilized. Adhere with teaching standards and safety regulations as established by the state and corporate office.
- Marketing: Assisting with the creation of marketing plans to share our unique program throughout the community and to prospective parents through special events, tours, and enrollment.
- Communication and Customer Service: Meet with parents, staff, and leadership to communicate student goals and provide superior customer service. Remain in constant communication with parents and update them on the progress of their children and approved activities of the company and center.
- Operations: Daily administrative duties that include but no limited to accounting, budgeting, and others as assigned. Maximizing enrollment while maintaining required teacher children ratio and exceeding health and safety standards. Generating reports for licensing, operations, and marketing according to company guidelines.
- Compliance: Responsible for meeting all licensing, training and safety requirements and maintaining the appropriate documentation to support these requirements.
- Financial: Responsible for ensuring the financial success of the center through effective budgeting, cost management, collections, student enrollment and retention practices.
Financial Key Responsibilities:
- Reconcile daily revenue and expense reports
- Basic knowledge of Quickbooks efficient products.
- Generate and file reports to maintain compliance with local, state and federal requirements under Quickbooks.
- Perform repetitive data entry tasks, requiring manual dexterity
- Accounts Payable and Payroll
- Preparation of monthly financial statements
- Manage all accounting procedures and processes - Maintain financial reports, records and general ledgers for consistent bookkeeping and budgetary analysis.
- Ensure overall financial compliance - Examine tax policies, manage tax payments/returns and prepare for audits based Luma Montessori locations.
- Provide general financial guidance - Interface confidentially with owner to ensure smooth financial operations.
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