Position: Education Director
Position Overview
We are seeking a collaborative, organized, and relationship-driven Education Director to support the daily life of our school community. This role combines educational leadership, staff support, operational coordination, and family engagement in a warm, child-centered environment.
The Education Director serves as a visible and supportive presence throughout the school, helping teachers thrive, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, and cultivating a thoughtful, emergent curriculum rooted in inquiry and collaboration.
The Education Director reports to the Program Director and supports general school operations as needed or required.
What Makes Our School Unique
- Our educational approach is grounded in social-constructivist emergent curriculum, where children’s ideas, questions, and investigations shape classroom learning.
- Documentation is an important part of our practice. The Director of Education helps curate meaningful collective documentation that reflects the life of the school community.
- Collaboration is central to our culture. The Director works closely with teachers to support inquiry-based learning, reflective practice, and small-group investigations.
Requirements
- NY State Certified in Early Childhood Education
- Schedule M-F 7:30am-4:00pm
- Available year-round (two weeks vacation in early August plus one week between June 15-July 31)
- Certified or willing to obtain FDNY Certificates of Fitness: S-95 (supervision of fire alarm and other related systems) and F-07 (fire and emergency drill conductor)
- Certified or willing to obtain Food Handling Certificate
- Certified or willing to obtain Medication Administration Training
Start Date
- August 17, 2026 OR January 4, 2027
Educational Leadership & Staff Support
- Support the hiring process by interviewing potential candidates, and onboarding new teachers, providing integral training on our approach, curriculum, and operations.
- Support teachers across both locations in developing curriculum through provocations, small-group investigations, and social-constructivist emergent curriculum.
- Meet bi-weekly with teaching teams across both locations to discuss curriculum development, classroom dynamics, and collaborative teaching practices.
- Observe and support classrooms throughout the week, offering guidance, coaching, and practical support.
- Plan and facilitate staff meetings and other professional development opportunities.
- Support teachers in discussing classroom challenges and brainstorming thoughtful approaches and solutions.
- Meet individually with teachers as needed to support documentation, classroom practice, and professional growth.
- Support ongoing classroom and school documentation, including reviewing all classroom documentation, portfolios, yearbooks and personal narratives.
- Substitute in classrooms when needed to support continuity of care and learning.
School Operations & Administration
- Serve as a full-time site director at one campus, and the contact person for building maintenance.
- Coordinate daily staff coverage, personal days, scheduling, lunch coverage, specialists, and outdoor schedules for both locations.
- Maintain familiarity with Article 47 regulations and help ensure ongoing school compliance, including classroom safety, organization, and supervision procedures.
- Coordinate DOH and FDNY inspections and maintain all records and logs for the site.
- Coordinate materials and supplies for classrooms, atelier, after-school classes, and staff needs.
- Coordinate lunch delivery and distribution of lunches.
- Coordinate break camp and summer camp set up.
- Contact families if children are ill or need to be picked up.
- Review incident reports and call families as necessary.
- Coordinate with field advisors, arrange classroom assignments, student teacher schedules, and intern orientation.
- Keep track of and organize attendance sheets
Family & Community Engagement
- Welcome and greet families and children at arrival each day.
- Attend parent workshops and school community events.
- Lead the school’s annual Service Learning project and Winter Fair.
- Coordinate teacher responsibilities and materials for the school-wide Welcome Picnic and End of Year Picnic
- Help coordinate parent-teacher conferences to ensure timely communication and smooth scheduling.
- Support admissions and family engagement efforts through participation in introductory presentations and new parent events.
- Attend School Fairs for admissions/hiring (evenings, weekends)
- Organize and host visiting educators and school groups as requested.
- Support parent volunteer efforts as needed.
General Administration
- Welcome and greet families during arrival and dismissal.
- Respond promptly to urgent school communications, including late pickups, drop-off changes, requests for schedule changes, and authorized pickup updates.
Staff Development & Collaboration
- Source and share articles, videos, and professional resources for staff learning.
- Help connect teachers with external workshops and school visits.
- Review and support all documentation for classroom exhibitions,
- Along with the Program Director, plan the Teacher Orientation weeks at the start of the year that include professional development workshops and staff training.
Hiring & Admissions Support
- Support hiring processes by participating in interviews and classroom observations.
- Onboard new staff members that join mid-year (review all orientation materials, set up regular meetings and observations)
- Participate in family interviews and prospective parent engagement as needed.
Professional Development & Outreach
- Attend outside workshops and share learning with the school community.
- Present at conferences, workshops, or educational events when appropriate.