Job Summary
Manage and provide leadership for the delivery of a quality child care centre curriculum and ensure effective daily operations, financial management, manpower planning and management of the centre.
Principal Responsibilities and Duties:
Leadership and Staff Development:
- Lead and drive staff development
- Provide coaching to staff
- Plan staff career development
- Manpower planning
- Supervise staff in their daily work
Child Care entre daily operations:
- Carry out daily operations in compliance with industry regulations, the policies, philosophy, and procedures of the child care centre, and ensure staff work within the early childhood curriculum.
- Plan and co-ordinate change, in consultation with the centre's operator/licensee, management, staff and families.
- Ensure centre's service meet ECDA framework and licensing requirements and the needs of children and families.
- Collaborate with curriculum specialist to design and implement frameworks for sustained partnerships with various stakeholders.
Working Conditions
- 42 hours work-week (Mon - Fri, except 1 Saturday in a month)
- Attractive remuneration and staff benefits
- Location - Clementi
Core Competencies Skills and Attributes:
- Advance Diploma in Early Childhood Learning (ADECL) / Pre-School Education Leadership (DPE-L) / Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education - Leadership (DECCE-L), or its equivalent recognised by ECDA
- Registered with ECDA and attained a L2 certification
- Possess valid certificate in first aid recognised by ECDA
- At least 5 years teaching experience in a child care / pre-school setting.
- Good knowledge of current early childhood care and education development theories, research and practices
- Good knowledge of government regulations, quality assurance framework (Child Care Act and Regulation)
- Intermediate knowledge of early intervention strategies and working experience with children with special needs.
- Effective leadership and supervisory skills.
- High level of competency in planning and management centre’s operations, budget, income and expenditure
- Work effectively with various stakeholders, authorities and organisations
