Full-Time Program Area Manager

Play-Well TEKnologies•Detroit, MI

3d•$56,160 - $56,160•Hybrid

About The Position

Play-Well TEKnologies is an educational enrichment company that introduces children in grades K–8 to STEM concepts using LEGO components. The Program Area Manager oversees the company’s operations throughout the Hartford-area region, maintaining relationships with established clients and community partners while ensuring programs meet the expectations of schools, recreation centers, parents, and students. The role involves assessing local competition, building relationships with parent communities, grassroots marketing and recruiting, delivering consistently high-quality programs, and identifying underserved areas or opportunities to improve services. This is a full-time salaried manager position. The manager works independently from a home office and is expected to work a consistent 40-hour week, which may include evening and weekend events. Some hours involve teaching. The position requires regular travel to area classes and facilities, transporting teaching materials, mentoring and evaluating staff, meeting with clients, and responding to classroom and parent concerns. It also involves physical activity, including carrying materials and participating with children during instruction.

Requirements

Work independently from a home office and be self-motivated.
Work a consistent 40 hours per week; hours may include weekend and evening events.
Have the ability to establish and maintain healthy relationships through communication with management, facility directors, parents, guardians, and students.
Respond quickly and tactfully to questions and concerns from parents, classroom instructors, and clients.
Be able to instill calm during high-energy classroom situations.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Communicate professionally and proficiently by email and cell phone.
Be proficient with Google Docs, word-processing applications such as Pages or Word, spreadsheets such as Excel or Numbers, and cloud computing.
Have data-entry and database-management skills with extreme attention to detail.
Be able to learn and comprehend internal systems.
Have a valid driver’s license and current car insurance.
Own a reliable vehicle for transporting the teaching kit and be willing to drive required distances.
Travel regularly to classes throughout the area.
Be able to lift up to 50 pounds and bend, stoop, and crawl with children during class instruction.
Live in the posted area.
Pass background and other requirements as needed.
Have a passion for managing people, LEGO, and inspiring children.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Successful history working with children in a classroom, summer camp, or enrichment setting.
Proficiency or experience in classroom instruction, management, training, employee relations, public relations, business, and marketing.
Demonstrated experience working successfully from a home office.

Responsibilities

Manage Play-Well TEKnologies operations throughout the area.
Maintain relationships with current clients, including public and independent schools and recreation centers, and build relationships with community partners.
Assess local competition and provide superior programs.
Network with parent communities and conduct grassroots, on-the-ground marketing and recruiting.
Run consistently high-quality programs and identify underserved areas or ways to better meet the expectations of sites and parents.
Train and mentor instructors to lead children through LEGO-based projects.
Teach some classes in the area.
Manage classroom conflicts and respond to questions and concerns from parents, instructors, and clients.
Travel regularly to classes throughout the area to organize, promote, and teach classes, evaluate staff, and meet with clients.
Transport, store, stock, and care for Play-Well teaching materials.
Maintain communication and working relationships with Play-Well management, facility directors, parents, guardians, and students.
Perform data entry and database management with careful attention to detail.