Unit Manager Early childhood center
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About you
You're more than a Unit Manager; you're a strategic leader, a motivator, and a facilitator of organizational excellence. Your ability to steer a team with clarity and inspire a positive work environment sets you apart. Your commitment to efficient operations, financial acumen, and adherence to quality standards defines your professional ethos.
With a keen understanding of the intricate balance between leadership and teamwork, you effortlessly navigate organizational complexities. Your proactive approach to conflict resolution, paired with effective communication skills, fosters a harmonious workplace.
You bring a unique blend of managerial expertise and a warm, approachable demeanour, turning challenges into opportunities for growth. Your commitment to achieving results aligns seamlessly with our mission to create impactful learning environments.
If you are someone who recognizes the transformative power of effective leadership and thrives in a dynamic, challenging setting, you might be the perfect addition to our dedicated team.
About the role
As our Unit Manager you will embrace the principles of the Dibber Way, showcasing robust leadership, motivational prowess, and adept team-building capabilities. Demonstrate effective communication, a results-driven approach, a positive demeanour, and adaptability to meet diverse challenges.
Day to day you will: -
- Build strong relationships internally with Dibber stakeholders and externally with parents, authorities, universities, and industry representatives.
- Act as a representative for Dibber, aligning with organizational goals and strategies.
- Recruit and develop a skilled team, ensuring continuous competence and motivation.
- Guide employees to ensure kindergarten operations comply with laws, regulations, and Dibber's standards.
- Manage critical functions such as kindergarten finances according to set budgets and targets. Efficiently handle reporting salary, approving invoices, correspondence and children’s admissions, even during personal absences.
- Ensure compliance with Dibber's quality standards and pedagogical concepts.
- Maintain ongoing dialogue with municipal authorities, actively preventing deviations and addressing complaints.
- Follow up on internal control systems and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
- Ensure the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) system is operational, with employees adhering to set goals.
Your Qualifications
Higher education within pedagogy/teaching, and experience from work in kindergartens. It is preferred that Unit Managers have leadership education.
Highveld, GT, ZA, 0169