Executive Director - Early Childhood Education

Job Opening

The Malvern School is currently seeking to fill an Executive Director position in Freehold, NJ. This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday.

What You Will Receive

We offer full-time employees exciting benefits! These include:

• Bonus incentives
• Holiday pay, including a week-long paid Winter Holiday break
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
• State-of-art classrooms in professionally-cleaned, attractive facilities
• Unlimited referral bonuses
• Paid time off
• Childcare discounts
• Company paid training for CPR, First Aid and more!

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated, career-orientated Executive Director with strong parent communication skills, a collaborative, team-building approach to staff leadership and knowledge of the industry. The Executive Director position is at the management level with general responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• Ensuring compliance with all licensing/accrediting agencies
• Abiding by and enforcing all terms of The Malvern School Employee Manual
• Ensuring proper orientation of all new hires and create and communicate current staff performance evaluations
• Performing the recruitment process for your school by placing job ads, attending recruitment events, and screening/hiring qualified, quality personnel
• Following all required business management practices, such as charging late fees and maintaining deposit reporting, credit card forms, subsidy binder, P&L reconciliation, etc.
• Supporting the Director of Education in ensuring that all staff are educated and capable of planning and implementing a superior early childhood program
• Assuming responsibility for the daily operations (and every aspect) of the school
• Serving as a resource and leader to all personnel
• Producing written work for parents, staff, peers and supervisors that is of above-standard quality in composition, content, and timeliness
• Executing all aspects of the sales process, in order to continually build enrollment, by accepting responsibility for goals as shown on an annual budget to ensure successful business operations of the school on a daily basis
• Ensuring efficient and sufficient staff/child ratios are maintained in order to meet budgetary and Malvern School guidelines
• Earning and maintaining consistent customer satisfaction, maximizing enrollment potential and minimizing student withdrawals

A Little More About Us

The Malvern School is dedicated to educating young children through innovative programming. We are proud of our focus on a quality, child-centered philosophy and clean, attractive facilities. We encourage a strong sense of teamwork and a professional atmosphere. In addition to our generous compensation package, we offer ongoing professional development and opportunities for career advancement at our growing company.

The Malvern School curriculum is designed to meet or exceed the standards established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation’s largest early childhood accrediting organization. Daycares or preschools that meet NAEYC’s standards of excellence provide an environment with a focus on health and safety, have teachers who are well trained, have access to excellent teaching materials, and work with curriculum that is appropriately challenging and developmentally sound to provide high-quality education for children in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Malvern School might be the perfect place for you!

Visit our website to see how your commute would be and to learn more about our school: https://malvernschool.com/our-schools/find-a-preschool-near-me/

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's Degree
• Administrative Experience, preferably in Early Childhood Education
• Must be able to relate well to children and adults and feel comfortable in a leadership role
• Experience and demonstrated strengths in Business Management, Sales, Customer Service, Staff Management, Financial Management and Organization