Assistant Academy Director - Cross City Euless

Position Overview

• Job Title: Assistant Academy Director
• Reports To: Academy Director
• Compensation: $43,000 - 46,000 per year(based on Experience and Education)
• Bonus Structure: $3,000 yearly
• Requirements: Criminal Background Check required
• Start Date: ASAP

Visionary Leadership

• Assist in promoting and maintaining the vision, mission and core values of Lionheart Children's Academy.
• Exercise both professional and spiritual leadership and focus to ensure that the goals and vision for the academy maintain priority.
• Ensure that the culture of the academy is dynamic, inspiring and fun.

Church Relations

• Assist in the cultivation and development of strong relationships with church partners to maintain their satisfaction and ensure their goals are achieved. 
• Contribute to bi-monthly reports on progress and meet with Academy Director to assess effectiveness.
• Maintain positive communications with key church contacts and communicate academy updates and spiritual highlights to Academy Director.
• Aid in marketing efforts to cultivate additional church partners.  

Outreach Marketing

• Assist in the development and strengthening of partnerships with teachers, educational specialists, school/district administrators, churches and parent/teacher organizations.
• Contribute to effective marketing plans and other direct marketing strategies to achieve and maintain enrollment goals.
• Consistently grow the academy through on-going marketing and promotion of the academy.

Staffing & Leadership Development

• Assist the Academy Director in providing leadership to Academy Staff- including spiritual nurturing, coaching, mentoring, encouragement, educational and professional development - to ensure that they are passionate and joy-filled as they teach and care for young children.
• Be available to Academy Staff, parents, and church leaders as a resource and/or problem-solving.
• Contribute to the evaluation of Academy Staff job performance, development plans, and compensation recommendations.
• Actively participate in key professional organizations so as to enrich personal and professional development. 

General Operations

• Assist the Academy Director and Regional Director in the development, implementation and oversight of all operating standards, processes and systems necessary to effectively operate the academy to achieve stated outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with all licensing requirements and federal and state laws related to academy operations.
• Assist in conducting annual tuition rate survey in order to adjust tuition rates, based on child care trends in the area.
• Participate in on-going review of faculty and crisis handbook to ensure that they remain relevant and up to date.
• Visit classrooms on a daily basis, to ensure adherence to corporate and academy goals, standards and objectives.
• Maintain weekly/monthly checklists for licensing standards compliance.

Space & Equipment

• Regularly inspect outdoor areas and reporting any maintenance needs to Academy Director.
• Regularly inspect indoor areas and reporting any maintenance needs to Academy Director.
• Assist the Academy Director in arranging for custodial care, maintenance, and repairs.

Enrollment

• Provide tours to parents of prospective students.
• Conduct orientation of newly enrolled students.
• Familiarize parents of newly enrolled students with school policies.
• Remain alert to enrollment needs at all times.
• Support advertising and public relations program to promote enrollments.

Parents

• Maintain an active system of parent-school relationships.
• Contribute to a parent-education program.
• Maintain an open line of communication between parents and staff.
• Maintain parents’ resource library.

Health

• Implement a health program for the school.
• Connect with recognized agencies that are able to help children with special needs.
• Maintain a referral system for children who have special needs.

Safety

• Implement a safety program for the school.
• Keep informed of the school’s legal responsibilities and liabilities.
• Maintain scheduling, conducting and records of fire and storm drills.
• Assure that teachers plan activities to teach the children safety on an ongoing basis.
• Inspect all vehicles and report any maintenance needs to Academy Director.

Community Relationships

• Welcome visitors to the school and arrange pleasant, productive and thorough visits.
• Maintain a liaison with representatives of various branches of local, state, and federal government, for the purpose of supporting legislation concerned with education.

Accounts Receivable/Finance

• Work closely with the Academy Director to follow the Academy's annual financial plan including key outcomes and corresponding budget. 
• Manage weekly/monthly billing using the academy's management software.
• Collect, post, and deposit tuition payments daily.
• Collect outstanding tuition and implement academy policies regarding such.
• Provide weekly tuition aging report to Academy Director.
• Provide timely and accurate weekly and monthly records and reports - to include bank deposits, billing reports, contact logs and call backs, etc. to Academy Director as requested.
• Adhere to budgetary guidelines - specifically accounts receivable, labor expenditures and food purchases.

Background, Experience, and Education

• Associates Degree or CDA required. 
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as Assistant Academy Director for a licensed child care facility. 
• Academic experience with toddler, pre-school and/or elementary teaching. 
• Key expertise will include accreditation, marketing, recruitment and staff supervision, operations management and customer service.
• Experience with Microsoft office products, with proficiency in Outlook, Excel and/or other database management or CRM systems.    

Critical Gifts

• Spiritual maturity - committed and passionate follower of Jesus Christ
• Burning desire to reach children and parents
• People builder - proven ability to build teams, grow leaders, and create culture
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Results-driven, self-starter
• Excellent customer-service skills and the ability to create effective partnerships with churches, families and staff
• Well-versed in child care accreditation and licensing standards
• Strong collaboration and teamwork
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Capacity to effectively manage Academy financials