Shir Ami seeks an experienced, innovative, and caring individual to serve as the Director of its Early Learning Center (ELC). The ELC is known for its outstanding faculty, the strength of its educational program and its family Shabbat and holiday programming. There are 165 children enrolled at Shir Ami, ranging from infant care through full-day kindergarten. We also offer early/late care, after-school activities and day camp.
The ELC’s dedicated, highly skilled professional staff provides an array of stimulating and educational experiences that allow all children to grow and develop throughout their early childhood. Our program fosters a sense of family and community and incorporates Jewish values and traditions in our classrooms.
The successful candidate will be creative, motivated, and passionate about early childhood learning. They will be responsible for all day-to-day operations; will immediately assume a leadership role and will have experience developing early childhood curricula and age appropriate programs. The director will be responsible for creating and managing the ELC budget; will be technologically proficient and will help guide the marketing of the school to the community. They will also collaborate with the professional staff, clergy and lay leaders to ensure the future growth of the ELC and provide a warm, safe, nurturing environment for our youngest community members. Finally, the director will develop and maintain relationships with families, faculty and staff and encourage them to engage in Shir Ami’s thriving community.
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