Preschool Director - Faith Based Center
Faith-Centered Early Learning Center is seeking a passionate, visionary, and relationship-focused Director to lead our top-tier, licensed center serving children aged 18 months to 5 years. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced leader to drive program excellence, nurture a thriving staff culture, and champion a cohesive educational experience that connects early learning directly into our K-8 school.
We're Looking for a Leader Who Is:
⭐ A Mission-Focused Partner: Centered in Christian faith, with a preference for being a regular part of the Church leadership community. Views K-8 Administration and Church leadership as valued allies and friends in ministry.
⭐ A Positive Team Builder: Possesses a warm, responsive leadership style, always maintaining a positive attitude and actively speaking well of all teammates and teachers.
⭐ A Financially Astute Manager: Understands and embraces the ELC as a profitable ministry with a goal of achieving a $200,000 annual surplus for the cost-center.
⭐ A Champion for Child Safety: Committed to passing a cleared background check and serving as the primary advocate for child safeguarding. This includes proactively maintaining a protective culture, processes, and systems aligned with state regulations and our faith-based mission.
⭐ An Engaged Leader: Willing to hold teachers accountable for performance and actively seeks to build relationships by being visible to and greeting parents daily.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Achieving financial targets and maintaining the ELC's status as a profitable ministry (annual surplus goal of $200,000).
Building positive, communicative, and consistent relationships with all parents/guardians, including being highly visible and accessible.
Proactively partnering with Church leadership and K-8 Administration in strategy (attending approximately two monthly joint staff meetings).
Leading enrollment efforts and creative spiritual outreach to ELC families.
Ready to Apply?
If you are a passionate, experienced, and motivated self-starter looking to make a significant impact on the lives of young children and their families, we encourage you to apply immediately!
Our target start date for this pivotal role is the end of January/Beginning of February.