Academy Director

The Academy Director is a leadership position responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and quality of education for all children within the Academy. This role involves overall operational management in accordance with well-established guidelines, including curriculum development, staff and facilities management, and maintaining all OCFS Regulations.

• Establish a Quality Vision: Develop and maintain a quality vision for the center, ensuring adherence to quality standards in accordance with the vision and with state and local requirements.
• Curriculum Development: Develop a general educational curriculum, collaborating with staff to develop positive learning activities, managing adherence to state and local regulations, and working closely with lead teachers and the administration to ensure a clear set of lessons and themes are followed in the classrooms.
• Student Records: Maintain student records in accordance with established enrollment procedures and guidelines.
• Center Management: Manage the overall organization, flow, and parental interactions of the center, maintaining communications with parents of current and prospective students through direct conversation and personal tours.
• Regulatory Compliance: Maintain positive relationships with regulatory agencies to ensure legal compliance.
• Conflict Resolution: Resolve conflicts, including corrective action when necessary, to ensure a positive experience for everyone.
• Illness and Emergency Procedures: Establish illness and emergency procedures, ensuring staff is trained appropriately.
• Strategic Planning: Implement a strategic plan and goals in keeping with the mission of the program.
• Delegation: Delegation to Assistant Director and other team members will be required, ensuring that delegation is being completed fairly and equally amongst all levels of staff.

• Job-Related Knowledge: Demonstrates and maintains job-related knowledge.
• Communication: Effectively communicates with parents regarding program events, marketing, and relays positive and behavioral information about their child(ren) each day.
• Professionalism: Shows kindness and professionalism to all guardians, coworkers, and adult personnel in the building.
• Teamwork: Shows willingness to float between all different age groups and learn about all children in the program.
• Adaptability: Responds to change positively and direction.
• Supervision: Consistently provides direct, competent supervision of the children.

• Learn & Play: Actively engages in play-based learning with children and encourages positive attitudes such as imagination & curiosity.
• Empower & Celebrate: Empowers students to be independent and confident while celebrating individuality, encourages authenticity, and promotes personal well-being.
• Engage & Model: Creates an engaging and safe environment for students to learn & play while modeling positive behaviors and interactions for staff and students alike.
• Excellence & Quality: Ensures high levels of communication with staff, administration, families & children while maintaining professional & positive behaviors at work.