Preschool Principal

The Centre Leader leads in developing strategic plans and structures to foster a culture of care and trust, mentoring, collaborative professionalism and continuous learning within the Centre. He/She is responsible for managing and enhancing Centre operations while adhering to industry regulations. He/She drives operational and programme excellence by developing strong processes in strategic areas such as governance, partnerships, continuous development, curriculum and pedagogy. He/She develops frameworks for sustained collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, possesses strong communication skills and is highly influential. He/She leads in modelling the Centre’s mission, vision and values, and oversees the well-being of all staff in the Centre

B ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1 Manage manpower resources

• Lead the design of initiatives to establish a culture of collaboration within the Centre
• Review Centre's manpower plans
• Establish strategies to engender a culture of mentoring, coaching and capability development within the Centre
• Drive capability development and coaching initiatives within the Centre

2 Manage Centre operations

• Lead the development of improvements on systems, processes and operations
• Review the coherence of Centre’s initiatives, systems and processes
• Develop preventive and pre-emptive strategies for challenges faced by team leaders within the Centre
• Manage the budget for day-to-day operations in the Centre

3 Drive programmes and service excellence initiatives

• Lead Centre to develop Centre strategic priorities, culture and governance
• Establish plans and structures to engender a culture of continuous learning within the Centre
• Drive buy-in on vision, mission and values within the Centre
• Drive initiative and enterprise within the Centre

4 Plan and implement curriculum and programmes

• Drive the design of quality teaching and learning approaches beyond the Centre level
• Drive the enhancement of learning needs assessment processes and structures
• Align children engagement strategies in accordance with Centre policies
• Drive the development of quality classroom management strategies in accordance with leading practices beyond the Centre level
• Evaluate improvements made to enhance quality of learning environment
• Advocate the importance of appropriate health, safety, nutritional and hygiene standards and procedures beyond the Centre level
• Lead the development of new teaching and learning methods, tools and assistive technologies based on emerging trends in the sector

5 Build stakeholder relationships and partnerships

• Inculcate a culture of collaboration within the Centre
• Lead the strategic design of partnerships and collaborations with families and community stakeholders within the Centre
• Model professionalism when collaborating with families and community stakeholders within the Centre
• Represent the Centre to build business relationships
• Design Centre initiatives, families and community programmes and initiatives

6 Uplift professional practice

• Establish plans and structures to engender a culture of mentoring within the Cluster
• Drive professional development, training, workshops, educational initiatives and service quality improvement of professionals
• Drive buy-in on vision, mission and values within the Centre

C CHALLENGES AHEAD

• Managing parents/guardians’ expectations.
• Maintaining or increasing enrolment.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Early Childhood Education & Diploma in Pre-school Education – Leadership and Training (DPE-L/T) or equivalent recognised by Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in managing Pre-school Centres
• Supervisory experience with good communication and customer service skills
• Computer literate