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Preschool & Childcare Assistant Director

The Goddard School · Milton, MA · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Overview (maybe not a heading? The instructions: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Overview is not listed but could be considered "About the role"? The posting has Overview paragraph then "Our School:" then "Role Summary:" then "Responsibilities:" then "Requirements:" then "Benefits:" then "General Qualifications:" then EEOC statement (to remove). We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We need to decide which headings to use. We have content for Overview (intro), Our School (description), Role Summary (summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, General Qualifications (maybe "Qualifications" heading). Also maybe "Skills" not present. Pay not present (they said highly competitive salary and performance bonus but not specific numbers; we should not create Pay section because it's not specific? The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. They said "highly competitive salary and performance bonus" - that's a statement about pay but not specific numbers. Is that enough? The rule says "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". "Highly competitive salary and performance bonus" is vague but not exactly placeholder. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might be okay to include Pay? But they said "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". "Highly competitive salary and performance bonus" is not specific numbers; could be considered vague. Safer to omit Pay section. Schedule: they gave hours 7:00am - 6:00pm in Requirements (Availability to work between the hours of 7:00am - 6:00pm). That's schedule info. Should we create a Schedule section? The rule: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. They have specific hours. So we could create a Schedule section with that info. However they also said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could embed schedule in Requirements or Qualifications. But they said use headings for Schedule if present. Since we have specific hours, we could create Schedule section. Benefits: they list specific benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, PTO, 401K Retirement Plan, Education Reimbursement, Professional & Career Advancement and Coaching, Referral and Performance Bonus, Tuition and Other Discounts. That's specific, so Benefits section. Qualifications: they have "General Qualifications:" with list of abilities. That's qualifications. Could use

Qualifications

. Also they have "Requirements:" separate. So we have Requirements and Qualifications sections. Overview: maybe we can treat as

About the role

or just

overview? The instructions: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we could use About the role for the overview/intro. Also we have "Our School:" and "Role Summary:" which could be part of About the role. We'll combine overview paragraphs into About the role section. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEOC statement, etc. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all content from Overview, Our School, Role Summary, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, General Qualifications. Also maybe include "Our School:" description. We need to format lists with
  • . For prose use

    . We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Let's extract content. Overview paragraph: "Are you looking to start fresh and are a passionate leader eager to helping young children learn, explore & develop and collaborate with colleagues? Begin your new career by joining a team of motivated and committed educators who want to play a pivotal role in nurturing children and preparing them in becoming lifelong learners. If you are compassionate & collaborative and are looking at forming lasting relations with children, colleagues, families and the community, The Goddard School in Milton, MA could be the right fit for you." Our School: "The Goddard School in Milton is a brand-new state of the art premier early childhood center that offers the best preparation for social. Physical and academic success for children from 6 weeks to 6 years. Our regarded and renowned curriculum and philosophy is inspired by Piaget and Erikson and focuses on play-based learning. We want to attract and retain the educators by providing them a supportive & collaborative culture, environment, and tools they need to be successful in their respective roles." Role Summary: "The Assistant Director at The Goddard School - Milton will have the exciting opportunity to work with the leadership team and educators to create a positive and engaging learning environment. This individual will be responsible for supporting the admin team, leading & grooming educators and collaborating with parents and other team members to ensure children's developmental needs are met. This is a full-time, leadership role located in Milton, Massachusetts with a highly competitive salary and performance bonus." We could combine these into About the role section. Responsibilities list: bullet points after "Responsibilities:" each line starts with a verb. We'll capture each. List: - Oversee and support teachers in the program in developing and implementing core and enrichment curriculum - Support and/or create class and enrichment schedules and maintain appropriate staffing levels per school & state policies - Support/lead teacher observations, training, coaching and orientation - Support and/or lead state and Goddard admin requirements including children and faculty files, medication & allergy binders, etc. - Establishing positive and productive relationships with families - Understanding and implementing Goddard’s Health & Safety procedures - Oversee and support classroom functions and operations including daily reports, pictures, Portfolios, etc. - Communicate appropriately and professionally with both parents and fellow staff members - Collaborate with other team members to plan and participate in school events and activities - Follow all health and safety guidelines set by the school and state regulations - Participate in recommended training programs, conferences and other aspects of professional development - Other tasks and projects as assigned Requirements list: - A 2 or 4 year degree in Early Childhood Education or related field (will consider current enrollment in pursuit of a degree) - Previous admin/leadership experience in a childcare or educational setting - EEC Certification preferred (prefer DI or higher; Lead Teacher with experience acceptable) - Strong communication and interpersonal skills with children and adults - Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively - Availability to work between the hours of 7:00am - 6:00pm Benefits list: - Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - PTO - 401K Retirement Plan - Education Reimbursement - Professional & Career Advancement and Coaching - Referral and Performance Bonus - Tuition and Other Discounts General Qualifications list (abilities): - Ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid - Ability to see and read newsprint, with or without corrective lenses - Ability to speak and be understood under normal circumstances - Ability to lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds - Ability to use arms, hands, legs, and feet, with or without corrective devices; this includes the ability to evacuate the building during emergencies - Ability to handle crisis situations, especially where children are involved - Ability to respond immediately to emergency situations We should not include EEOC statement. Now decide headings. We'll have:

    About the role

    containing overview paragraphs (maybe three

    elements).

    Responsibilities

    with
      .

      Requirements

      with
        .

        Benefits

        with
          .

          Qualifications

          with
            (for General Qualifications). Optionally

            Schedule

            with the hours. But we already have schedule in Requirements. Could move to Schedule section to avoid thin sections? The requirement about schedule is specific; we could create Schedule section with that line. However they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding Schedule would be another thin section (just one line). Might be better to keep schedule within Requirements. But the instruction: "Use

            for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't require us to use Schedule if we have schedule info; we could embed it. The rule: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". If we put schedule in Requirements, we are not creating a Schedule heading, so fine. Thus we will not create Schedule section. We also need to ensure we don't create Pay section. Now produce HTML. We'll need to escape any special characters like &, but we can keep as is; it's HTML, & is okay if we use &? In HTML, & must be encoded as & unless part of an entity. Safer to encode. But the instruction didn't mention encoding; we can keep as is but risk being invalid. Usually they'd accept raw text. We'll keep as is but replace & with & where needed. Let's do that. We'll produce:

            About the role

            Are you looking to start fresh and are a passionate leader eager to helping young children learn, explore & develop and collaborate with colleagues? Begin your new career by joining a team of motivated and committed educators who want to play a pivotal role in nurturing children and preparing them in becoming lifelong learners. If you are compassionate & collaborative and are looking at forming lasting relations with children, colleagues, families and the community, The Goddard School in Milton, MA could be the right fit for you.

            The Goddard School in Milton is a brand-new state of the art premier early childhood center that offers the best preparation for social, physical and academic success for children from 6 weeks to 6 years. Our regarded and renowned curriculum and philosophy is inspired by Piaget and Erikson and focuses on play-based learning. We want to attract and retain the educators by providing them a supportive & collaborative culture, environment, and tools they need to be successful in their respective roles.

            The Assistant Director at The Goddard School - Milton will have the exciting opportunity to work with the leadership team and educators to create a positive and engaging learning environment. This individual will be responsible for supporting the admin team, leading & grooming educators and collaborating with parents and other team members to ensure children's developmental needs are met. This is a full-time, leadership role located in Milton, Massachusetts with a highly competitive salary and performance bonus.

            Then Responsibilities:

            Responsibilities

            • Oversee and support teachers in the program in developing and implementing core and enrichment curriculum
            • Support and/or create class and enrichment schedules and maintain appropriate staffing levels per school & state policies
            • Support/lead teacher observations, training, coaching and orientation
            • Support and/or lead state and Goddard admin requirements including children and faculty files, medication & allergy binders, etc.
            • Establishing positive and productive relationships with families
            • Understanding and implementing Goddard’s Health & Safety procedures
            • Oversee and support classroom functions and operations including daily reports, pictures, Portfolios, etc.
            • Communicate appropriately and professionally with both parents and fellow staff members
            • Collaborate with other team members to plan and participate in school events and activities
            • Follow all health and safety guidelines set by the school and state regulations
            • Participate in recommended training programs, conferences

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