Regional Director

Cadence Education•Marietta, GA

10d

About The Position

Under the direction of the Regional Vice President, the Regional Director operates a region of schools with a focus on leadership, financial management, business administration, program quality and customer service to achieve our Company’s Brand Promise of delivering exceptional education.

Requirements

Must have the ability to travel.
Must have the ability to work nights and weekends as needed.
Must be a successful leader of people, have strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate a team.
Must be able to decide how to allocate people, time and other resource to create, execute, and accomplish an operating or project plan on time and within budget.
Must have solid analytical and problem-solving skills along with the ability to utilize the appropriate management techniques to plan, organize, control and coordinate activities.
Must be able to manage priorities in a dynamic environment and adapt to change quickly and positively.
Must demonstrate ability to be self-directed, as well as demonstrate excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.
Must be able to work as a team member with peers, other managers, staff and leadership.
Must possess good customer service and communications skills, the ability to work with professionals and maintain confidentiality standards.
Requires ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English.
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Business, Early Childhood Education or related field; or an equivalent combination of training and progressively responsible experience that will result in the required specialized knowledge and abilities to perform the assigned work.
Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience that demonstrates a high level of understanding of the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Experience must include demonstrated leadership ability, preferably working in a related management position in an education setting.

Responsibilities

Ensures school standards are maintained in accordance with the expectations set out by licensing authorities, ancillary government programs and company policies and procedures. Creates and implements a strategic plan to drive results and manages resources to achieve a competitive advantage.
Keeps abreast of current and possible future policies, practices, and trends in the organization, at the competition, and in the marketplace.
Assists our Directors to develop an operating business plan to address growth strategies and processes to drive schools to achieve and surpass revenue goals, profitability and business goals and objectives. Assists Directors to continually address issues that ensure the health, safety and security of children, staff, and facilities at all times.
Identifies and monitors key financial indicators to gauge performance, identify trends and suggest strategies that can impact results. Seeks out current grants and available accreditation assistance.
Establishes and maintains systems to ensure all company initiatives and policies regarding safety and supervision are implemented and the schools are safe, clean, home like and educational.
Addresses and communicates new state or company policies to appropriate people to ensure all communication remains updated.
Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships through positive, engaging customer interactions, and uses customer insights to build and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations
Assists with other department functions as assigned.