Overview:

Congregation Kehillath Israel (“KI”) is one of the country’s most storied and inclusive Conservative congregations, serving over 400 families from an exceptional multi-use campus in the heart of Brookline, Massachusetts. Starting in 2016, KI embarked on a massive, thoughtful, and pioneering building renovation. Its 384 Harvard Street campus is now home to 5 prayer communities, several social service and civic organizations, a modern senior living community, an innovation lab, a scalable social hall, as well as a socially progressive, accommodating early education center and religious school. KI’s innovative endeavor is so unique that it is a case study for Harvard Business School. KI’s recently constructed campus is redefining the community of faith in the 21st century.

KI’s vision for the future of its campus is to be more than a site for prayer, but also Boston’s Jewish hub for arts, culture, music, continued learning, and community gathering.

KI Preschool, housed within the KI Campus, is its heart and soul. We are a community preschool that provides a stimulating and challenging play and discovery-based curriculum taught by warm, nurturing early childhood professionals in a developmentally appropriate environment. KI Preschool is a multicultural diverse community in which all backgrounds are celebrated and welcome. Our curriculum blends both secular and Judaic programming, providing a range of hands-on learning experiences while appreciating each child’s individual needs. KI Preschool will provide your child with a warm, engaging, high quality program, which prepares children for the social-emotional and intellectual demands of their future education while providing families with a uniquely caring, Jewishly-diverse and multicultural community. Together we partner with parents to raise happy, healthy, and self-confident children.

KI Preschool seeks a dynamic and collaborative full-time, full-year Assistant Director of Early Education. This role reports to KI’s Director of Early Education and Executive Director and it includes managing teaching personnel and the day-to-day management of the school.

KI strives to maintain a cross-functional team and all members work collaboratively as needs arise.

Personnel and Program Duties:

 Full-Time, Full-Year

• Work closely with students, parents, staff, and KI administration.
• Supervise preschool teachers and all aspects related to their care, including managing their schedules and elements of teacher development.
• Oversee the daily operations of each classroom, providing administrative support to each teacher as needed.
• Assist teachers in the planning and implementation of weekly, monthly, and yearly classroom curricula.
• Along with the Director, establish and maintain a referral system for outside resources for children with special needs; participate with staff in consultation with parents of children seeking such resources.
• Assist Director to recruit, hire, orient, train, observe, supervise, evaluate, and terminate all personnel.
• Implement procedures for meeting with individual staff members to solve any problems that may occur.
• Mediate concerns between staff and parents; support staff in communicating effectively with parents.
• Along with the Director, support the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) by recommending/appointing volunteer leadership, participating in fundraising and community-building, planning, and implementation.
• Comply with all EEC licensing, regulations, and codes applicable to the school. 

Other Administrative Duties:

• Billing and collection of enrollment fees and tuition
• Data Management
  • Maintain accurate classroom, child, and staff files/records in accordance with EEC Standards
  • Coordinate all yearly inspections
  • Maintain injury and fire drill logs
  • Maintain immunization and attendance records
• Manage class and dismissal lists
• Assist with event planning, from ordering through set up and execution
• Parent point person and greeter 

Qualifications: 

• Ability to work collaboratively with other staff in the school and in support of the Preschool Director.
• Ability to provide coaching and development of the teaching staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to personal and professional growth development.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field and/or 5+ years of experience in EEC field.
• EEC Certification-Lead Teacher, working towards Director I Certification.
• Excellent problem solving and mediation skills.
• Basic accounting knowledge and experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Excellent oral and written command of the English language.
• Ability to compose, proofread, and edit communications.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Exercise confidentiality, good judgment, and discernment.
• Service oriented and able to interface with diverse constituents.
• Ability to multitask in a very fast paced envirnoment. 

Preferred:

• Basic knowledge of Jewish practices, rituals, and culture.
• Salary: $60K-70K commensurate with qualifications and experience. PTO and Health Insurance.

 Please email resume and letter of introduction to [email protected]  and use the subject line "Assistant Director of Early Education.”

The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Congregation Kehillath Israel (“KI”) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, KI complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. KI expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of KI’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.