Centre Principal

ICHILD COMPANY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ICHILD COMPANY PTE. LTD. in Singapore is looking for an individual to oversee daily operations and ensure compliance with educational regulations. You will guide principals in achieving curriculum objectives aligned with the school's vision and mission, while also managing staff recruitment and well-being.

Your role includes monitoring quality programmes and maintaining policies for operational excellence. You will also be responsible for documenting processes and ensuring regulatory standards are upheld.

Responsibilities

• Establish and set up processes for enquiries to ensure positive addressing.
• Guide principals on maintaining and monitoring equipment inventory.
• Set direction for principals in achieving curriculum objectives.

Job description

Key Areas of Responsibility

Daily Operations

• Establish and set up process for all enquiries are addressed appropriately and in a positive manner, providing relevant information to promote the school.
• Analyse and review all school information and develop processes that record systems are up to date, in accordance with regulatory compliance, easily accessible to management and inaccessible to others such as parents and visitors.
• Statutory and organisational requirements are met and current including, but not limited to, Attendance Sheets, Children and Employee Particulars Files, GSII Subsidies Reports, Receipts and Enrolment Information.
• Establish procedures including weekly conversion reports, monthly enrolment reports and salary lists, fees collection, debt management and school purchasing are maintained and provided in the required timeframes.
• All government subsidies, financial aids and other funding must be kept up to date and submitted on time for prompt payments.
• Guide principals on maintaining and monitoring use of equipment with an up to date inventory of furniture, fittings, resources and equipment documented and filed at all times.
• Design and review school environment in accordance to HQ requirements.
• Report repairs and maintenance issues and monitor on follow up actions.
• Establish processes for smooth operations of school and resolve any feedbacks received.
• Plan and conduct Centre Monthly meetings and Monthly Cluster meetings with minutes documented and follow up actions planned.

Compliance

• Establish and develop policies and procedures, implemented, evaluated and reviewed in conjunction with employees and management on a regular basis.
• Monitor policy development and plan for future reviews.
• Keep up to date with changes in regulations and industry trends and communicate this information to the team.
• Review Teachers and Parent Handbooks are reviewed in conjunction with management regularly.
• Guide Principals to ensure school compliance and commitment to relevant ECDA Child Care Regulations and the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System.
• Guide Principals on Regulatory Standards and ensure that it is evident during all licensing inspections conducted by ECDA.

Quality Programmes

• Set direction for principals in achieving curriculum objectives aligned to Vision, Mission and Core Values of school.
• Establish programs which reflects the school philosophy and employees are given adequate planning time on a weekly basis.
• Strengthen culture of learning among centres and team members.
• Use observational tools to conduct classroom observations to review teaching practices with follow up actions.
• Design observational processes and use observations to guide others.
• Establish and develop appropriate methods of behaviour management to encourage positive behaviour in children.
• Review the monthly peer Teaching and Learning sessions with proper documentation filed.
• Review quality programmes by evaluating suggestions and feedback from all stakeholders.
• Share good practices with principals on how to keep up to date records of curriculum documents, teaching resources and books inventories.
• Guide principals with quality curriculum delivery strategies and monitor individual staff Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Involve parent support group in evaluating effectiveness of home learning support.
• Review and enhance its collaboration with community partners and to guide centres.

Staff Management

• Establish effective work practices for all employees in the school.
• Employee personnel files are complete, current and confidential.
• Manage employee recruitment and placement according to MOM regulations and Company’s policies.
• Implement principal/staff induction and review Mentorship/Internship Programme in school.
• Ensure principals plan and maintain relevant teacher to child ratio at all times, in accordance to ECDA standard.
• Design processes to strengthen staff morale through effective leadership guidance.
• Review its approaches to meet staff needs annually and place staff engagement processes to motivate staff and develop staff commitment.
• Plan and review annually staff deployment for planned and unplanned absence of teachers, ensuring that classes and all programmes activities should be conducted.
• Gather feedback from staff and principal to improve staff well‑being in the centres.
• Review the effectiveness of processes for employee development through appraisals and training needs.
• Plan and analyse reports and other required documents by the HQ.