Job Description

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• Develop a nature-based curriculum inspired by the Forest School philosophy.
• Ensure that the school achieves the quality benchmark of SPARK accreditation
• Ensure staff articulate and demonstrate the core values, be a good role model and exercise significant influences amongst staff
• Comply with ECDA licensing and SPARK requirements; and other regulatory bodies and to ensure active compliance.
• Take charge in promoting and marketing of all Kowabunga! programmes and events
• Maintain proper financial tracking of payments
• Produce monthly reports on Finance, Operations and Marketing
• Be responsible for social media postings
• Create brand awareness
• Demonstrate and role model curriculum delivery and pedagogy techniques, and provide advice and feedback to staff on classroom delivery techniques.
• Manage and execute necessary marketing and communication for the school
• Organise specific centre programs, initiatives and events
• Handle centre administrative matters and enrolment
• Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services
• Ensure that the property is well-maintained
• Maintain a loving, caring and safe environment for children, families, team members, and all visitors
• Develop the positive character and behaviour among children and assist their holistic development
• Ensure timely and quality lesson plans are developed. Contribute towards the Centre’s teaching resource, providing role model behaviour in relation to the quality and standards of work
• Be responsible for the production of class materials, lesson plans, examination papers and schemes of assessment, ensuring that marking and collation of marks are completed to agreed deadlines
• Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out
• Ensure that the programme continues to meet children’s needs and follow the curriculum as necessary
• Ensure all necessary texts, teaching materials, software and licences are produced, procured, catalogued, and securely maintained with the company logo/template
• Conduct class observation and provide feedback
• Assist with carrying out effective programme evaluation (e.g. feedback from students, teaching staff)
• Your job title does not define or limit your duties and you may be required to carry out other work within your abilities from time to time

• Possess a Degree in Early Childhood Education or its equivalent recognised by ECDA
• Possess Diploma in Pre-school Education Leadership (DPE-L) / Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education - Leadership (DECCE-L) /
• At least 3 years working experience in a pre-school with at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Proficient in Microsoft system.
• Fun, committed and disciplined.
• Able to form positive relationships with parents and stakeholders.
• Able to multi-task and lead a dynamic team of educators.
• Loves nature and spending time outdoors.