JOB SUMMARY
The School Leader is responsible for leading the day-to-day affairs of the school, focused on providing instructional leadership to promote growth in student learning, and ensuring a safe, supportive and productive learning environment for the children we serve, their families, and our team members. The School Leader is committed to implementing Early Learning Indiana’s mission to empower children with the essential skills to be successful in kindergarten and beyond.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, support, and develop all members of the school team through observation, coaching and evaluation designed to develop and deepen early childhood content knowledge and instructional practice.
• Build and improve upon a school culture that promotes student success as evidenced by the articulation, implementation and stewardship of Early Learning Indiana’s approach to teaching and learning, collaborating with other teams to ensure developmentally appropriate teaching practices are in place.
• Evaluate instructional effectiveness and establish goals to improve child outcomes by fostering a professional community that focuses on instruction and assessment as the primary vehicles for improving student achievement and school culture.
• Identify, collect and utilize assessment and evaluation data to drive programmatic improvement.

• Work in direct consultation with the Practice and Policy team to ensure cohesive alignment with Early Learning Indiana’s approach to teaching and learning.
• Work cross-functionally with Early Learning Indiana colleagues to partner with field experts, community leaders and key partners to fortify the growth and development of all children.
• Lead family engagement initiatives and oversee regular internal and external communication.
• Attain, maintain and ensure compliance with all regulatory standards and requirements, including, but not limited to, Indiana child care center licensing, Paths to QUALITY™, NAEYC and CACFP.
• Ensure health and safety practices are exemplary and maintained in accordance with ELI policies and all regulatory standards.
• Ensure that each family’s in-school experience contributes to an overall seamless customer experience, prioritizing timely and accurate communication and ease of access.
• Maintain program efficiency in collaboration with the Operations Manager, and in partnership with Director of Operations.
• Manage budget to ensure financial stability and sustainability of the school.
• Interview and onboard new team members in collaboration with the Talent Experience team, and retain quality talent to support continuity of the learning experience.
• Other duties as assigned to advance the mission of Early Learning Indiana.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS
An individual must have the following education and/or experience.

• Must have at least a baccalaureate degree with a minimum of:
• 9 credit hours of specialized college-level course work in administration, leadership, or management
• 24 credit hours of specialized college-level course work in early childhood education, child development, elementary education or early childhood special education that address child development and learning from birth through kindergarten

OR

• Able to meet the Alterative Pathways to Achieve Educational Qualification as outlined by NAEYC and be working towards the above requirements

• 3+ years of teaching experience preferred
• 2+ years of experience leading the work of others preferred

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
The successful team member will demonstrate individual competency in the following areas:

• Ability to build and nurture relationships
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and be detail-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work independently, resourcefully seek answers, and remove obstacles
• Customer service orientation
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Accountable and takes ownership
• Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

WORK CONTEXT
The requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The team member frequently is required to:
• Stand, walk, sit
• Use hands and fingers to handle books, paper, technology
• Use computer and other electronic equipment and technology
• See and read
• Communicate with multiple audiences, including children, colleagues, and management
• Reach with hands and arms
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl

• The team member must frequently lift children or equipment up to 35 pounds.
• The team member must occasionally lift children or equipment up to 50 pounds.
• Legally eligible to work in the United States.

Employment with Early Learning Indiana is contingent upon satisfactorily completing pre-employment requirements, as well as being fully vaccinated against covid-19 or having an approved religious or medical accommodation, and receiving an influenza vaccine annually. Pre-employment requirements include, but are not limited to, criminal background and drug screenings._*
The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position, but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.

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About Early Learning Indiana*
Early Learning Indiana is a nonprofit organization on a mission to ensure children throughout Indiana are empowered with essential skills to be successful in kindergarten and beyond. We practice what we teach by operating a network of premier, community-based schools – called Day Early Learning centers – where we advance the science of early education, invest in a new generation of teaching and instill essential skills in nearly 1,000 children each day. Building on more than a century of experience, Early Learning Indiana also serves as a leading voice and advocate for the transformation of Indiana’s early learning landscape by addressing systemic barriers to access, affordability and quality. Learn more about us at EarlyLearningIn.org.

Early Learning Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sex, citizenship status, military status, marital status, amnesty or other status protected by law._

Job Type: Full-time