Pre-School Principal - #1118063

A JOB DESCRIPTION   

The Centre Leader leads in developing strategic plans and structures to foster a culture of care and trust, mentoring, collaborative professionalism and continuous learning within the Centre. He/She is responsible for managing and enhancing Centre operations while adhering to industry regulations. He/She drives operational and programme excellence by developing strong processes in strategic areas such as governance, partnerships, continuous development, curriculum and pedagogy. He/She develops frameworks for sustained collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, possesses strong communication skills and is highly influential. He/She leads in modelling the Centre’s mission, vision and values, and oversees the well-being of all staff in the Centre 

B            ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1 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  

2 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  

3 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  

4 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 

5 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  

6 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 

C CHALLENGES AHEAD 

• Managing parents/guardians’ expectations. 

• Maintaining or increasing enrolment. 

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Early Childhood Education & Diploma in Pre-school Education – Leadership and Training (DPE-L/T) or equivalent recognised by Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in managing Pre-school Centres

• Minimum 3 years of teaching experience

• Supervisory experience with good communication and customer service skills

• Computer literate

• Preferably can read, write and converse in Chinese in order to better communicate with our Chinese speaking parents.

CENTRE LOCATIONS: Islandwide