This position provides administrative and educational leadership for the Lake Superior Zoo Preschool. This includes supervising staff, setting and monitoring goals, managing resources, and creating successful educational programming that meets or exceeds applicable standards. The Preschool Director must believe in and support the Lake Superior Zoological Society’s mission and organizational culture and must be a valuable and contributing member of the zoo team.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Oversee all day-to-day operations of the LSZ Preschool
• Coordinate educational activities with LSZ Director of Education
• Hire, train, schedule, and supervise all assigned staff
• Maintain necessary licensing and certifications: Assure compliance with policies and procedures, including record keeping; Purchase supplies as needed within annual budget to maintain licensing requirements
• Plan, assess, and continually improve the school curriculum in both indoor and outdoor settings
• Assure the safety, well-being, and healthy development of all enrolled children
• Assure compliance with all applicable regulations. Be aware of and responsive to non-regulated best practices relative to the industry
• Assure regular and effective maintenance and cleaning of the preschool space
• Lead the public relations and marketing efforts for the school in coordination with LSZ Director of Marketing
• Serve as a Lead Teacher and Substitute Teacher as needed
• Engage regularly, positively, and proactively with parents, preschool staff, zoo staff, and zoo volunteers
• Assure all preschool activities are in compliance with Lake Superior Zoo policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned
Other Responsibilities:
• Build and maintain working relationships with other organizations to explore partnership opportunities and ways that the preschool can grow as a community asset
• As a member of the zoo’s senior management team, collaborate to achieve short- and long-term zoo-wide goals; advocate for visitor’s interests, needs and abilities; prepare reports for and attend meetings of the Board of Directors as requested
• Participate in management and staff meetings to represent the interests and accomplishments of preschool staff
• Support, develop, and implement sustainability initiatives and environmentally responsible practices within the preschool
• Encourage all staff to develop and maintain environmentally responsible behaviors such that daily operations and activities are conducted in ways that minimize negative impacts on the
environment
• Participate in LSZ emergency drills – ensure safety of assigned staff and children as directed
Zoo Preschool Director
Posted: July 12, 2022 by icebergdev
Category: Lake Superior Zoo
This position provides administrative and educational leadership for the Lake Superior Zoo Preschool. This includes supervising staff, setting and monitoring goals, managing resources, and creating successful educational programming that meets or exceeds applicable standards. The Preschool Director must believe in and support the Lake Superior Zoological Society’s mission and organizational culture and must be a valuable and contributing member of the zoo team.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Oversee all day-to-day operations of the LSZ Preschool
• Coordinate educational activities with LSZ Director of Education
• Hire, train, schedule, and supervise all assigned staff
• Maintain necessary licensing and certifications: Assure compliance with policies and procedures, including record keeping; Purchase supplies as needed within annual budget to maintain licensing requirements
• Plan, assess, and continually improve the school curriculum in both indoor and outdoor settings
• Assure the safety, well-being, and healthy development of all enrolled children
• Assure compliance with all applicable regulations. Be aware of and responsive to non-regulated best practices relative to the industry
• Assure regular and effective maintenance and cleaning of the preschool space
• Lead the public relations and marketing efforts for the school in coordination with LSZ Director of Marketing
• Serve as a Lead Teacher and Substitute Teacher as needed
• Engage regularly, positively, and proactively with parents, preschool staff, zoo staff, and zoo volunteers
• Assure all preschool activities are in compliance with Lake Superior Zoo policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned
Other Responsibilities:
• Build and maintain working relationships with other organizations to explore partnership opportunities and ways that the preschool can grow as a community asset
• As a member of the zoo’s senior management team, collaborate to achieve short- and long-term zoo-wide goals; advocate for visitor’s interests, needs and abilities; prepare reports for and attend meetings of the Board of Directors as requested
• Participate in management and staff meetings to represent the interests and accomplishments of preschool staff
• Support, develop, and implement sustainability initiatives and environmentally responsible practices within the preschool
• Encourage all staff to develop and maintain environmentally responsible behaviors such that daily operations and activities are conducted in ways that minimize negative impacts on the
environment
• Participate in LSZ emergency drills – ensure safety of assigned staff and children as directed
This position provides administrative and educational leadership for the Lake Superior Zoo Preschool. This includes supervising staff, setting and monitoring goals, managing resources, and creating successful educational programming that meets or exceeds applicable standards. The Preschool Director must believe in and support the Lake Superior Zoological Society’s mission and organizational culture and must be a valuable and contributing member of the zoo team.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Oversee all day-to-day operations of the LSZ Preschool
• Coordinate educational activities with LSZ Director of Education
• Hire, train, schedule, and supervise all assigned staff
• Maintain necessary licensing and certifications: Assure compliance with policies and procedures, including record keeping; Purchase supplies as needed within annual budget to maintain licensing requirements
• Plan, assess, and continually improve the school curriculum in both indoor and outdoor settings
• Assure the safety, well-being, and healthy development of all enrolled children
• Assure compliance with all applicable regulations. Be aware of and responsive to non-regulated best practices relative to the industry
• Assure regular and effective maintenance and cleaning of the preschool space
• Lead the public relations and marketing efforts for the school in coordination with LSZ Director of Marketing
• Serve as a Lead Teacher and Substitute Teacher as needed
• Engage regularly, positively, and proactively with parents, preschool staff, zoo staff, and zoo volunteers
• Assure all preschool activities are in compliance with Lake Superior Zoo policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned
Other Responsibilities:
• Build and maintain working relationships with other organizations to explore partnership opportunities and ways that the preschool can grow as a community asset
• As a member of the zoo’s senior management team, collaborate to achieve short- and long-term zoo-wide goals; advocate for visitor’s interests, needs and abilities; prepare reports for and attend meetings of the Board of Directors as requested
• Participate in management and staff meetings to represent the interests and accomplishments of preschool staff
• Support, develop, and implement sustainability initiatives and environmentally responsible practices within the preschool
• Encourage all staff to develop and maintain environmentally responsible behaviors such that daily operations and activities are conducted in ways that minimize negative impacts on the
environment
• Participate in LSZ emergency drills – ensure safety of assigned staff and children as directed