Nursery Director

Description

The Al-Rahmah Nursery Director is a full-time 12-month exempt position. The Director is responsible for the operation and instructional leadership at Al-Rahmah Nursery. Trains and supervises staff, sets instructional objectives, and works to build a rapport with parents. Works to always improve and expand the program.

Requirements

• Oversee the operations of the Nursery, specifically focusing on educational programming, relationship building, and quality assurance
• Maintain management of staff, ratios, scheduling and training
• Ability to ensure school resources are planned for, identified, and allocated appropriately to meet the program requirements on time, on budget, and in a high-quality manner
• Understands and assists staff members with developmentally appropriate practices 
• Respond promptly and appropriately to parent concerns
• Ability to screen, interview and hire suitable employees
• Implements and supervises staff members with company policies and procedures
• Oversee and manage a successful summer camp program for ages two to five years old
• Ensure compliance with licensing and competency standards mandated by the
• state of Maryland and Maryland EXCELS.
• Meet the Maryland Child Care Center Preschool Director Requirements for a center with 60 or more students.
• Other duties as assigned 

Perform related work as required by the BOE. The job requires an enthusiastic, imaginative and energetic individual capable of gaining the full potential from each teacher and child.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in the administration and supervision of all programs in a school; skill in oral and written communications; ability to motivate others to reach their fullest potential; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, parents, students, teachers, support staff and associates.
• Strong background and knowledge in Childhood development and its implementation in an educational setting, Bachelor’s Degree in education administration or related field, teaching experience in the USA, basic knowledge of the State and Federal laws required.
• A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Core competencies:

• Principles of early childhood education
• Child health, development and growth
• Creative experiences for young children
• Child health, safety and nutrition
• Administration of childcare and education
• Methods in curriculum development
• Strategies in early childhood guidance

Note: These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. May be revised and updated as necessary.