Job Title: Preschool Director
Reports to: Senior Pastor
Status: Exempt
Classification: Full-time

Summary of Position: The FUMC Preschool Director Supervises all the programs of the Preschool, including Parent’s Day Out, Aftercare, and summer programming. The Director will ensure that the preschool maintains compliance with state regulation. This preschool currently serves children 2 years to PreK.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred
• 3-5 Years of experience in early childhood education or childcare group setting
• Prior management/supervisor experience

Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
• Create and maintain a budget for the preschool.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate preschool staff.
• Process registration fees and oversee collection of tuition from all programs offered.
• Create Programming opportunities during the year to share programs of the preschool with families and the community. These include but are not limited to Christmas and end-of-year programs.
• Purchase, inventory, and maintain all necessary supplies for the program.
• Attend church staff meetings.
• Consult with Preschool Advisory Team on all matters that need additional input for the successful management of the preschool program.
• Coordinate with church teams to integrate the life of the preschool into the life of the church.

Core Competencies:
• Love of Jesus: Loves children with compassion, patience, kindness and care.
• Interpersonal Skills: Establishes good working relationships with all others who are relevant to the completion work; works well with people; builds appropriate rapport; considers the impact of their actions on others; uses diplomacy and tact; is approachable; avoids communication triangles.
• Professionalism: Good communicator who can write clearly and succinctly with correct grammar and patterns of speech; Able to lead a staff of more than ten employees; Can comprehend and execute state requirements.
• Creativity and Innovation: Generates new ideas; makes new connections among existing ideas to create fresh approaches; takes acceptable risks in pursuit of innovation; learn from mistakes; uses good judgement about which creative ideas will work.
• Team Builder: Demonstrates interest, skill, and success in team environments; promotes group goals ahead of personal agendas; steps up to offer self as a resource to other members of the team; understands and supports the importance of teamwork; shares credit for success with others; takes responsibility for his or her part in team failures

To Apply:
• Send your resume to our Senior Pastor, Rev. Steve Lefebvre: steve@fumcdyersburg.com
• For more information about our church visit: fumcdyersburg.com