Preschool Centre Principal - Jurong West - #1104556

Key Responsibilities

Manage Manpower Resources

• Lead the design of initiatives to establish a culture of collaboration within the Centre

• Review Centre's manpower plans

• Establish strategies to engender a culture of mentoring, coaching and capability development within the Centre

• Drive capability development and coaching initiatives within the Centre

Manage Centre Operations

• Lead the development of improvements on systems, processes and operations

• Review the coherence of Centre’s initiatives, systems and processes

• Develop preventive and pre-emptive strategies for challenges faced by team leaders within the Centre

• Manage the budget for day-to-day operations in the Centre

Drive Programmes and Service Excellence Initiatives

• Lead Centre to develop Centre strategic priorities, culture and governance

• Establish plans and structures to engender a culture of continuous learning within the Centre

• Drive buy-in on vision, mission and values within the Centre

• Drive initiative and enterprise within the Centre

• Plan and implement curriculum and programmes

• Drive the design of quality teaching and learning approaches beyond the Centre level

• Drive the enhancement of learning needs assessment processes and structures

• Align children engagement strategies in accordance with Centre policies

• Drive the development of quality classroom management strategies in accordance with leading practices beyond the Centre level

• Evaluate improvements made to enhance quality of learning environment

• Advocate the importance of appropriate health, safety, nutritional and hygiene standards and procedures beyond the Centre level

• Lead the development of new teaching and learning methods, tools and assistive technologies based on emerging trends in the sector

Build Stakeholder Relationships and Partnerships

• Inculcate a culture of collaboration within the Centre

• Lead the strategic design of partnerships and collaborations with families and community stakeholders within the Centre

• Model professionalism when collaborating with families and community stakeholders within the Centre

• Represent the Centre to build business relationships

• Design Centre initiatives, families and community programmes and initiatives

Uplift Professional Practice

• Establish plans and structures to engender a culture of mentoring within the Cluster

• Drive professional development, training, workshops, educational initiatives and service quality improvement of professionals

• Drive buy-in on vision, mission and values within the Centre

Job Holder Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education – Leadership (DECCE-L), preferably with a recognised Degree in Early Childhood and, other qualifications as required by ECDA (if applicable)

• At least 5 years of Early Childhood teaching experience and,

• At least 8 years of general working experience

• Strong leadership qualities and people management skills.

• Good knowledge of curriculum and instruction and is skillful at curriculum evaluation and staff appraisal.

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This is in partnership with the Employment and Employability Institute Pte Ltd (“e2i”). e2i is the empowering network for workers and employers seeking employment and employability solutions. e2i serves as a bridge between workers and employers, connecting with workers to offer job security through job-matching, career guidance and skills upgrading services, and partnering employers to address their manpower needs through recruitment, training, and job redesign solutions. e2i is a tripartite initiative of the National Trades Union Congress set up to support nation-wide manpower and skills upgrading initiatives.

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