IE STEM offers competitive pay and benefits: 401k, Medical & Dental, PTO, and paid holidays.
Director of Preschool
Full Time • Jenkintown, PA, 19046, Innovation & Exploration (Jenkintown)
At Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center (IE), our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, nurturing, and loving environment for children as they find and develop their strengths. Also to inspire young children to find the joy of learning through a STEM-based curriculum inside and out of the classrooms. We aim to provide many opportunities that will instill confidence, self-worth, and religious morals in every child (How to be a good person). IE’s main purpose is to also provide an appropriate curriculum to balance a child’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual well being.
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
At Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center (IE STEM), we strive to create a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment where children can discover their strengths and develop a love for learning through a STEM-based curriculum. Our goal is to foster confidence, character, and well-being by supporting each child’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. We are currently seeking an energetic and experienced Preschool Teacher to join our team!
Preschool Director Job Responsibilities
The Preschool Director oversees daily operations, ensuring the school runs smoothly and meets all state and DPW requirements. This includes supervising staff, teaching during morning hours while enrollment grows, developing curriculum, managing budgets, and maintaining facility standards.
The Preschool Director oversees daily operations, ensuring the school runs smoothly and meets all state and DPW requirements. This includes supervising staff, teaching during morning hours while enrollment grows, developing curriculum, managing budgets, and maintaining facility standards.
Key Duties:
- Lead and support teachers and classroom activities
- Recruit families and maintain building capacity per DPW
- Hire, train, and evaluate staff
- Create and implement policies, procedures, and curriculum
- Foster strong communication with staff, students, and families
- Monitor student progress and meet with parents
- Ensure facility maintenance and compliance
- Teach in the mornings as needed
Required Skills:
- Strong leadership and communication abilities
- Active listening and interpersonal skills
- Organizational and multitasking skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Crisis management and conflict resolution
- Business and classroom management experience
- In-depth knowledge of DPW regulations
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Special Education, or related field
- At least one year of training in STEM-based curriculum
Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center is committed to ensuring its services and employment are provided in a nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, disability, age and limited English proficiency.
Compensation: $45,000.00 - $52,000.00 per year
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our Mission Statement
At Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center (IE), our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, nurturing, and loving environment for children as they find and develop their strengths. Also to inspire young children to find the joy of learning through a STEM-based curriculum inside and out of the classrooms. We aim to provide many opportunities that will instill confidence, self-worth, and religious morals in every child ( How to be a good person). IE’s main purpose is to also provide an appropriate curriculum to balance a child’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual well being.
Our Values
At Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center, we are committed to:
- Allowing young children to discover the joy of learning through STEM education as they build a strong foundation.
- Providing a positive, nurturing, and safe environment for children to learn and grow.
- Making accommodations for each child because we believe that children learn in different ways and at a different pace.
- Providing a parent/teacher partnership to strengthen each child’s growth and development.
- Embracing and appreciating the richness of diversity, cultural differences, religious backgrounds, uniqueness of each child, and any other preferences.
- Allowing children to take risks, solve problems and develop resiliency.
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