Center Head

FOOTPRINTS; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

FOOTPRINTS in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Centre Directress/Branch Head to lead our preschool team and oversee curriculum, operations, and family engagement. The role requires guiding staff, ensuring safety, and driving enrollment growth.

You will work closely with parents, manage budgets, and develop staff professionally, while maintaining developmentally appropriate programs aligned with early childhood standards. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduation plus 2-3 years as Centre Directress/Branch Head or Graduation plus 2-3 years in client management or Graduation plus 5 years teaching experience
• Ability to work with parents and encourage their involvement
• Proven ability to take key decisions independently and lead a team
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Influential personality with excellent communication skills (spoken and written)
• Basic computer knowledge: MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Email Writing, Google Drive, Google Sheets

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership to a team of teachers and support staff.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Set and communicate clear expectations for staff performance.
• Supervise and support staff in their professional development.
• Oversee development and implementation of a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Ensure all programs align with early childhood education standards.
• Monitor and assess program effectiveness and implement improvements.
• Manage day-to-day operations including scheduling, enrolment, and parent communication.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized preschool environment.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations.
• Develop and manage the centre's budget.
• Monitor expenses, revenue, and financial performance.
• Seek opportunities to increase enrollment and revenue.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with parents and families.
• Foster community partnerships and outreach to enhance the centre's reputation.
• Recruit, hire, and train teaching and support staff.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide feedback.
• Develop professional growth plans for staff.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation related to enrolment, attendance, and curriculum.
• Prepare reports for the board and stakeholders as required

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Decision making

Self-learning

Education

Graduation + 2-3 years Centre Directress/Branch Head

Graduation + 2-3 years client management

Graduation + 5 years teaching experience

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Email Writing

Google Drive

Google Sheets

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Leadership and Management:
• Provide strong leadership to a team of teachers and support staff.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Set and communicate clear expectations for staff performance.
• Supervise and support staff in their professional development

Curriculum and Educational Programs:

• Oversee the development and implementation of a developmentally appropriatecurriculum.
• Ensure that all educational programs align with relevant early childhoodeducation standards.
• Monitor and assess the effectiveness of educational programs and makenecessary improvements.

Operations Management:

• Manage day-to-day operations, including scheduling, enrolment, and parentcommunication.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized preschool environment.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations.

Financial Management:

• Develop and manage the centre's budget.
• Monitor expenses, revenue, and financial performance.
• Seek opportunities to increase enrollment and revenue.

Parent and Community Engagement:

• Build and maintain positive relationships with parents and families.
• Foster community partnerships and outreach efforts to enhance the centre'sreputation.

Staff Development:

• Recruit, hire, and train teaching and support staff.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide feedback.
• Develop professional growth plans for staff members.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Maintain accurate records and documentation related to enrolment,attendance, and curriculum.
• Prepare reports for the board and stakeholders as required.Skills and Specification
• Education Qualification & Experience
• Graduation + 2-3 years of experience as a Centre Directress/Branch Head OR Graduation + 2-3 years of experience in client management OR Graduation + 5 years of Teaching Experience Efficient enough to understand a child's development and needs.
• Ability to work with parents and encourage their involvement. Proven ability to take key decisions independently and lead a team.
• Ability to self - evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities. Should have an influential personality with excellent communication skills(spoken and written)
• Basic Computer Knowledge- MS Excel- MS Power Point- MS Word- Email Writing- Google Drive- Google Sheets