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Director of the Early Childhood Program
Location:
Charlottesville, VA
Description:
Title: Director of the Early Childhood Program (ECP) Reports to: Head of the Lower School Job Summary: The Early Childhood Program director oversees the day-to-day operations of St. Anne's-Belfield School's Early Childhood Program (Two-Year-Olds, Pre-School, and Junior Kindergarten), fostering a nurturing and enriching environment for students, families, and faculty. This position is responsible for leading a world class outdoor early education program that supports student growth and aligns with the School's mission of preparing students to be "strong in body, broad of mind, tender of heart, responsive in soul." The director collaborates closely with the head of the Lower School to hire and supervise, mentor, and support faculty in implementing a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Additionally, in collaboration with the assistant director of the ECP, this position is responsible for ensuring compliance with all state licensing and regulatory requirements. Key responsibilities: Program enrollment - The director works with the enrollment management team to facilitate all aspects of the admission and enrollment process for new ECP applicants and returning students and their families. This includes serving on the admission committee, overseeing admission testing events, determining class placement for students, promoting the program at admission and retention events, and helping to create, review, and update program publications as needed. Student support - The director promotes a whole-child approach and supports teachers in addressing each student's physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development. Additionally, the director works closely with individual families to build strong partnerships and serve as a resource during their child's early education. Faculty oversight and support - The director provides guidance and oversight for teachers in designing curriculum and learning experiences that meet the needs of all learners, creating a positive, inclusive classroom culture. The director also offers support to faculty, serves as a professional coach in addressing student behavioral and academic challenges, and facilitates communication with families to support student growth throughout the year. Community building - The director leads parent/guardian education initiatives, holds individual parent/guardian meetings, and, in collaboration with teachers and the assistant director, plans and hosts divisional special events and traditions, including Friday Fellowship, an annual pumpkin patch, shindigs, Trike-a-Thon, and The Birthday Fairy. The director also liaises with School leadership to promote connections between the ECP and other divisions of the school and to advocate for the ECP in school-wide initiatives. Administrative duties - The director manages state licensing compliance, oversees the ECP budget, and supervises building operations, working with the facilities team as needed. Leadership - The director serves as ECP department chair and is a member of the curriculum committee to ensure alignment with whole-school vision and mission. Professional development - The director maintains an understanding of recent research to ensure the ECP program and pedagogy reflect best practices in early childhood and outdoor education and facilitates ongoing and required professional development opportunities for faculty. Communication - The director oversees and/or generates community communications, including weekly content for the Belfield Bulletin parent/guardian digest, teacher newsletters, seasonal updates, and special notices, ensuring timely and clear information is shared with families. Summer programming - The director coordinates with the assistant director to develop and oversee several weeks of ECP summer programming. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree in a related field preferred 5+ years of leadership and supervisory experience Prior experience in early childhood education Demonstrated success with program design and implementation What we offer: At St. Anne's Belfield, our benefits demonstrate the commitment we place on the health and wellness of our team. Benefits include health insurance options for the employee and family. An employee assistance program, basic life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance is provided at no cost by St. Anne's Belfield. Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for purchase. We offer either Flex Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts based on the medical plan selected. The school offers a 403(b) retirement plan offered through TIAA, with a 1:1 match, up to 5% of earnings and additional contributions based on tenure benchmarks greater than five years. The school may cover approved moving expenses and 75% tuition remission for all of the Director's children who are admitted to St. Anne's Belfield School. We also offer free After-Care for children enrolled in the school who are children of our employees. We have a wellness initiative that includes a discounted ACAC gym memberships that can be paid through payroll deductions. This is a twelve month position, with generous paid leave time and 13 paid school holidays.St. Anne's-Belfield has retained Resource Group 175 (RG175) to support the search for its next Early Childhood Program Director. Interested candidates should prepare a cover letter, resume, and writing sample(s) to apply. Theapplication deadline is November 29, 2024, for a start date of July 1, 2025. Candidates are requested to submitthese materials online at: https://rg175.com/candidate/signup in a timely manner. For any questions about this exciting leadership position and to register your interest in the position, please contact one of the following RG175 consultants directly:Jeremy Moore at XXXX@rg175.com OR Joe Coleman at XXXX@rg175.com
Company:
St. Anne's Belfield School
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