Job Opportunities at KIPP Wonder Pre-K
KIPP Wonder Pre-K
Located at KIPP Wonder
3740 Marine Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118
Candidates must meet MO State Licensing requirements for Center Director, experience working with 3-5 year olds, and be passionate about working with staff, children and families from all backgrounds. We are looking for self-reflective, on-going learners who want to be a part of an innovative program.
If you firmly believe that all students can learn, if you have a proven willingness to do whatever it takes to disrupt the educational opportunity gap, if you thrive in an environment that is both fast-paced and collaborative, and if you are eager to work alongside passionate educators committed to creating an equitable and inclusive school environment, then apply today!
The following job opportunities are currently open at KIPP Wonder:
Program Director at KIPP Wonder
Location
KIPP Wonder: 3740 Marine Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118
Description
SouthSide Early Childhood Center is currently seeking program director candidates to join our dynamic team at our KIPP Wonder Pre-K Classrooms. We are seeking diverse candidates, particularly who identify as Black, Latinx, and/or candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish, English/Oromo, English/Amharic, and English/Somali.
The Program Director is responsible for establishing and maintaining a quality, comprehensive and accredited educational program that ensures school readiness for all SouthSide/KIPP Wonder children. The Program Director is also responsible for maintaining program performance, licensing and regulatory standards in compliance with SouthSide’s partner agencies, state and federal requirements. This position reports to SouthSide’s Executive Director and manages all teaching staff and substitutes at SouthSide’s location at KIPP Wonder Academy at 3740 Marine Ave.
Core Responsibilities:
• Establishes and maintains SouthSide’s educational program goals related to school readiness; oversees curriculum development and monitors program quality feedback from parents and teaching staff and incorporates necessary design and revision changes.
• Ensures compliance with Missouri state licensing requirements; Health, Safety, and Sanitation; Head Start compliance and Missouri Accreditation compliance.
• Ensures teachers are implementing all standards related to Creative Curriculum and Conscious Discipline.
• Ensures that all teachers understand and implement the anti-bias education framework.
• Supports an environment of ongoing professional development by identifying needs and matching resources. Creates professional development opportunities for teaching staff that ensures SouthSide implements best practices related to early childhood development.
• Manages student enrollment and orientation in conjunction with KIPP team.
• Plans for and implements monthly teacher meetings; participates and helps to coordinate weekly Program Leadership meeting; attends CARE Team meetings; meets with each teacher monthly.
• Hiring & training new teachers as needed
• Compiles data for educational programs and sets programmatic goals based on end of year outcomes; presents outcomes to board and staff.
• Monitors program budget; reviews monthly expense forms for staff; purchases program supplies and reconciles credit card monthly.
• Maintains a positive, welcoming school climate for all; creates positive culture for communication between staff, parents and children.
• Monitors time off requests, manages all scheduling, manages payroll for teaching staff.
Qualifications/Skills:
•B.S. in Education or related field. Must meet MO State Licensing requirements for Center Director. Master’s Degree in Education preferred
• Early childhood leadership and supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in racially, culturally, linguistically diverse settings.
• A minimum of three years' experience managing a licensed and accredited Early Head Start or Head Start Program preferred
• Experience and expertise in Creative Curriculum, Conscious Discipline and Antibias Education frameworks required.
• Experience with DRDP assessment system preferred.
• Ability to properly assess and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Ability to work independently and/or collaboratively with a team depending on the task.
• Assembles, motivates, and holds teams accountable to achieve established goals within deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to organize work and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail
• Manage sensitive and confidential information with integrity.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to lead with empathy and form strong relationships with children, families and team members
• Represent the agency in a professional and competent manner.