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Assistant Director of the Early Learning Academy

Must be a qualified, passionate, and loving person with a passion to educate young children and prepare them for the future. Must embody the Five Star Life Core Values at the Learning Academy and outside of the Learning Academy. Must possess skills such as compassion and patience when dealing with children with a positive and creative approach to education. Must understand that the goal is to contribute to the social and emotional development of the child so they can more easily acclimate in the next level of education.
Elkhart, IN
Full Time
Middle Management
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Essential Job Functions:

Planning for Classroom Instruction

  • Create weekly lesson plans and implement an age-appropriate curriculum that nurtures and stimulates all domains of each child’s development in their care. Upload lesson plans for each week by the Thursday before on HiMama.
  • Provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children’s learning and growth

Teaching Classroom Lessons

  • Provide a classroom environment that encourages parent participation
  • Provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children’s learning and growth
  • Perform ongoing developmental evaluations of children as required
  • Assist in the evaluation process of all students at the Academy

Home Care

  • Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents and caregivers with the direction and approval of the ELA Director
  • Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships with teaching staff
  • Plan periodical parent conferences to discuss children’s developmental progress, needs and interests

Five Star Life Care

  • Account for cleaning, setup, closeout, and daily procedure checklist standards
  • Maintain a level of tour-readiness and a high bar of organization, cleanliness, and Five Star Care at all times both in personal classroom and in the common areas of the ELA.

ELA Enrollment and Marketing 

  • Responsible to set and work toward enrollment growth goals with clear checkpoints to grow the ELA
  • Responsible to work under the Director of the ELA in order to drive the growth of ELA enrollment
  • Develop creative ways to incentivise and to market/promote the ELA
  • Drive enrollment utilizing strong community network connections

ELA Teacher Recruitment 

  • Responsible to build the ELA teacher team with staff and volunteers as enrollment requires
  • Responsible for new staff and volunteer training and orientation
  • Drive recruitment utilizing strong community network connections

Other Duties as Determined by The Business Office 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Two years of teaching experience
  • Valid CPR certification
  • Able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds and in case of emergency a 40-pound child
  • Prepared to pass a criminal background check
  • Able to maintain an overall positive and professional disposition
  • Effectively plan, organize and implement educational activities
  • Demonstrable record of making decisions on behalf of children with their  well-being the top priority
  • Embody Five Star Life’s Core Values of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Sacrifice, and Courage
  • Reliable Transportation
  • Desire to Coach and encourage students to live their BEST life (Five Star Life)
  • Striving to live your best life, and upholding a bar of excellence 
  • Ability to communicate effectively via text, email, face to face, and in a group setting
  • Excellent Personal Care (such as hygiene, dress, etc.) 
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