Head Teacher Responsibilities:

• Serving as the public face of the Centre, taking the lead role representing the school
• Maintaining high visibility within the Centre and the community by periodically visiting classrooms, attending meetings as appropriate, attending Board meetings and attending Centre-wide functions;
• Fostering communication between and among all major stakeholders: faculty, administrative staff, parents, children and Directors;
• Supporting teachers, guides, assistant staff in communicating with parents;
• Attending information meetings with parents of prospective children;
• Maintaining responsibility and ultimate authority for personnel decisions (recruitment, hiring, development, and termination) conducted in collaboration with others as appropriate

• Overseeing and assisting with all aspects of day-to-day, annual and long-range financial operations, including preparation of the budget and tuition recommendations;
• Overseeing and assisting in developing, implementing, and evaluating all education programs, school policies and procedures
• Overseeing the disciplinary program of the Centre, including supporting the policies in accordance with the Centre’s employee and parent handbooks for any child or employee;
• Overseeing all facilities and reviewing maintenance programs for existing facilities.
• Planning, in conjunction with the Board, for the physical needs of the Centre.
• Managing the Centre on a day-to-day basis;
• Managing any special projects as required

Head Teacher Requirements:

• Must hold a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from an accredited institution as approved by the Cayman Islands Ministry of Education
• Additional courses or training in education would be advantageous.
• Certified in Second Step’s Child Protection &/or any other Cayman Islands Ministry of Education approved Child protection and safeguarding training
• Certified in CPR and First Aid
• 5 years experience in a classroom
• Previous experience in a similar head teacher position, overseeing staff
• Has strong leadership skills for a collaborative environment
• Has strong public speaking and writing skills, and the demonstrated ability to build relationships with children, employees, parents, and the community.
• Has demonstrated fundraising skills.
• Has demonstrated experience allocating resourcing within budgetary limitations, making sound financial decisions to optimize resources