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
- Supervisory experience with good communication and customer service skills
- Computer literate
