Weekday Preschool Director

What You'll Do

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As a vital part of our team, you’ll help us achieve our mission and vision by leading with prayer and demonstrating a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• You’ll work closely with the EBC pastoral leadership and ministry teams to ensure that our ministry functions align with the organizational guidelines and values of EBC.
• Overseeing daily operations, you’ll ensure that our preschool complies with all state and local laws and regulations.
• In this role, you’ll be responsible for managing all aspects of the preschool, including staffing, curriculum development, marketing, communications, and facility maintenance.
• Effective communication with the MGP Board of Directors is essential, so you’ll keep them informed on all aspects of the ministry, including fiscal health, staff development, and strategic vision.
• As a leader, you’ll need to collaborate with the EBC pastoral leadership, ministry teams, and MGP Board of Directors to achieve our goals.
• You’ll lead and train a team of staff to share the love of God with preschoolers and their families through exciting Christian curriculum.
• In this role, you’ll oversee and support teachers in developing faith-based, age-appropriate curriculum that promotes spiritual and educational excellence.
• You’ll lead a team of staff who are unified in our mission and vision, promoting a culture of love and service.
• As a leader, you’ll supervise and manage personnel assignments, activities, and personnel development, including scheduling, placement, and annual performance reviews.
• You’ll maintain a safe, compliant, and clean environment, including conducting safety drills and ensuring compliance with state and local guidelines.
• To promote our preschool, you’ll develop and implement effective advertising and media strategies.
• As the primary communicator of MGP health, mission, culture, and vision, you’ll share our story with staff, families, and the community.
• You’ll cultivate a supportive community by receiving and welcoming prayer and encouragement from EBC pastoral staff, ministry teams, and volunteers.

A key aspect of this role is building connections with the EBC church body to strengthen our relationship and promote our ministry.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• We’re looking for someone with a Bachelor’s Degree in Childhood Education or a related field, with a preference for those with certification in Childhood Education Administration.
• Childhood Education Administration certification is a must, and you’ll need to obtain it within 6 months if you don’t already have it.
• Managerial and administrative experience, including business operations, management, planning, finance, and budgeting, is essential for this role.
• We need someone with experience and knowledge of Christian education, curriculum planning, and programming.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in childhood education is preferred, with a proven track record of growing and developing teams.

Nice to Have

RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE IN:

• If you have experience with state and local licensing, regulatory requirements, educational building codes, and facility regulations, that’s a definite plus!
• We’re looking for someone with skills in writing grants and proposals, financial planning, program forecasting, and budget preparation and management.
• Project and program management experience is also highly valued in this role.
• Event planning and logistics, service and contractual vendor negotiations and agreements, and e-communications, social media, and advertising are all skills that would be beneficial.

Benefits

About Master's Garden Preschool/ Ebenezer Baptist Church