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Growing Place Location: Growing Place Early Childhood Lab School 1802 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Status: Full-time, Exempt Reports to: Executive Director THE ORGANIZATION: Growing Place is a non-profit 501(c)(3) child development center, established in 1985. Our mission is to create a better future by helping children develop into confident, compassionate, and creative problem solvers. Our unique program unifies children, parents, and teachers into a community that learns together. Growing Place provides the young children of working families with high-quality, full-day, year-round early education. We operate two NAEYC accredited campuses in Santa Monica and are in partnership with the City of Santa Monica and Santa Monica College operating a third campus, Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School (SMECLS), which opened in 2021. Description of the Position The Campus Director collaborates with children, staff, families, Santa Monica College, and the broader community to carry out the values and mission of the Growing Place. The Campus Director serves as the catalyst of the school to continuously reflect, innovate, and contribute to the evolution of the school. The Campus Director directs, manages, monitors, and maintains control over all aspects of campus operations. The Campus Director is responsible for all center operations, and leads the center’s pedagogical and curriculum development and implementation through a close collaboration. Responsibilities and Duties Promote Effective Teaching and Learning Collaborate with staff and Educational Coordinating Team (ECT) to design and implement curriculum for the entire campus Ensure that all children are given opportunities to thrive and structures are in place to support children with learning and/or developmental variations Build respectful, trusting, and positive relationships with all children Work with Families Assure all staff have the skills and disposition to create authentic partnerships with families Welcome families and create relationships so they feel a sense of belonging Support with orienting new families on philosophy and pedagogy Participate in parent-teacher meetings and conferences Lead family events and engagements related to pedagogy Effectively communicate with families about the life of the school Publish newsletters and other relevant communications to families and the wider community Work with Staff Cultivate a positive, healthy, and professional work environment Cultivate a culture of curiosity, reflection, innovation, and critical thinking and feedback Work alongside staff to promote positive language, constructivist teaching practices and developmentally appropriate practices Participate in consistent and authentic feedback from employees Ensure that staff understand and implement the Growing Place mission, values, and practices Effectively lead and facilitate meetings Design and lead professional development plans Lead and participate in creating, reviewing and editing documentation for classrooms and across campuses Work with Community and SMC Deepen a working partnership with SMC E/EC Department faculty Deepen an understanding of SMC’s E/EC department and program Lead endeavors that highlight the teaching and learning model at ECLS Ensure opportunities for all adult learners to engage in learning at Growing Place Cultivate a strong, positive, and professional relationship with the Board of Directors Attend and participate in professional development relevant to furthering the organization’s mission Present at conferences that enhance the presentation of the Growing Place in the wider community Assist staff to prepare and present work to parents and the professional community Network with other schools to create partnerships and places of inspiration for future learning opportunities Fiscal Responsibilities Collaborate with Executive Director, Business Manager, and Assistant Director to develop an annual budget that reflects the school’s values and educational goals Support a spirit of philanthropy with parents, community, and foundations Follow the fiscal policies and procedures handbook Collaborate with the Assistant Director on program report due to SMC and to implement operation agreements between SMC and GP Enrollment and Marketing Support Assistant Director to conduct tours of the center for prospective parents Ensure all members of the community understand the mission, values, and practices of the Growing Place Collaborate with appropriate parties to ensure that all communication/marketing materials reflect Growing Place’s mission, values, and practices Ensure visibility at Preschool/Career Fairs and local community events for recruitment of families and staff Operations and Business Support positive partnerships to promote good business practices Stay abreast of best practices and research regarding children, families, teaching, learning, organizational structures Campus Facilities Plan and ensure that the campus environment promotes teaching, learning, development of trusting relationships, beauty, richness, connection to the natural world and the context of the school, and safety for children and adults Provide training, direction and oversight so that materials in the center reflect our pedagogical and environmental values and are within our operating budget expense
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Campus Director
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Growing Place Location: Growing Place Early Childhood Lab School 1802 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Status: Full-time, Exempt Reports to: Executive Director THE ORGANIZATION: Growing Place is a non-profit 501(c)(3) child development center, established in 1985. Our mission is to create a better future by helping children develop into confident, compassionate, and creative problem solvers. Our unique program unifies children, parents, and teachers into a community that learns together. Growing Place provides the young children of working families with high-quality, full-day, year-round early education. We operate two NAEYC accredited campuses in Santa Monica and are in partnership with the City of Santa Monica and Santa Monica College operating a third campus, Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School (SMECLS), which opened in 2021. Description of the Position The Campus Director collaborates with children, staff, families, Santa Monica College, and the broader community to carry out the values and mission of the Growing Place. The Campus Director serves as the catalyst of the school to continuously reflect, innovate, and contribute to the evolution of the school. The Campus Director directs, manages, monitors, and maintains control over all aspects of campus operations. The Campus Director is responsible for all center operations, and leads the center’s pedagogical and curriculum development and implementation through a close collaboration. Responsibilities and Duties Promote Effective Teaching and Learning Collaborate with staff and Educational Coordinating Team (ECT) to design and implement curriculum for the entire campus Ensure that all children are given opportunities to thrive and structures are in place to support children with learning and/or developmental variations Build respectful, trusting, and positive relationships with all children Work with Families Assure all staff have the skills and disposition to create authentic partnerships with families Welcome families and create relationships so they feel a sense of belonging Support with orienting new families on philosophy and pedagogy Participate in parent-teacher meetings and conferences Lead family events and engagements related to pedagogy Effectively communicate with families about the life of the school Publish newsletters and other relevant communications to families and the wider community Work with Staff Cultivate a positive, healthy, and professional work environment Cultivate a culture of curiosity, reflection, innovation, and critical thinking and feedback Work alongside staff to promote positive language, constructivist teaching practices and developmentally appropriate practices Participate in consistent and authentic feedback from employees Ensure that staff understand and implement the Growing Place mission, values, and practices Effectively lead and facilitate meetings Design and lead professional development plans Lead and participate in creating, reviewing and editing documentation for classrooms and across campuses Work with Community and SMC Deepen a working partnership with SMC E/EC Department faculty Deepen an understanding of SMC’s E/EC department and program Lead endeavors that highlight the teaching and learning model at ECLS Ensure opportunities for all adult learners to engage in learning at Growing Place Cultivate a strong, positive, and professional relationship with the Board of Directors Attend and participate in professional development relevant to furthering the organization’s mission Present at conferences that enhance the presentation of the Growing Place in the wider community Assist staff to prepare and present work to parents and the professional community Network with other schools to create partnerships and places of inspiration for future learning opportunities Fiscal Responsibilities Collaborate with Executive Director, Business Manager, and Assistant Director to develop an annual budget that reflects the school’s values and educational goals Support a spirit of philanthropy with parents, community, and foundations Follow the fiscal policies and procedures handbook Collaborate with the Assistant Director on program report due to SMC and to implement operation agreements between SMC and GP Enrollment and Marketing Support Assistant Director to conduct tours of the center for prospective parents Ensure all members of the community understand the mission, values, and practices of the Growing Place Collaborate with appropriate parties to ensure that all communication/marketing materials reflect Growing Place’s mission, values, and practices Ensure visibility at Preschool/Career Fairs and local community events for recruitment of families and staff Operations and Business Support positive partnerships to promote good business practices Stay abreast of best practices and research regarding children, families, teaching, learning, organizational structures Campus Facilities Plan and ensure that the campus environment promotes teaching, learning, development of trusting relationships, beauty, richness, connection to the natural world and the context of the school, and safety for children and adults Provide training, direction and oversight so that materials in the center reflect our pedagogical and environmental values and are within our operating budget expense
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