The Education Non-profit Director will report to the School Director and fulfill the following responsibilities: 

Leadership and Management

• Partner with the School Director to lead and manage The Family School consistent with the non-profit mission and vision, effectively modeling and sustaining a culture of respect, compassion, and enthusiasm.  
• Employ a “whatever it takes” approach to student success.  This includes providing 1:1 support for children as needed.  
• Use excellent customer service. Leverages interpersonal skills to ensure everyone feels welcome and safe.
• Communicate proactively with staff and provide ongoing support through meetings, observations, and appropriate feedback.
• Manage the budget, tuition, and strategic plan for the non-profit.   
• Build a strong workplace culture that fosters retention, builds accountability and trust, and inspires the staff to continuously improve their knowledge and skills.

Outreach, Development, and Public Relations

• Maintain ongoing relationships with alumni families and cultivates them as an ongoing network of support for the school and the non-profit. 
• Represent the school by serving on professional committees and participating in professional non-profit organizations (AANP, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, etc.).
• Develop proposals, submit grants, and manage grant awards.
• Actively participate in development activities to include fundraising, cultivating donors, and utilizing volunteers.
• Update the donor database and use it for mail merge, reporting, etc.

Compliance/Accreditation

• Operate the Center in compliance with local, state and national guidelines.
• Ensure operational compliance with DHS licensing procedures, including updating student and staff files.
• Comply with operational Quality First, CACFP, DES child care subsidies, and EMPOWER requirements.
• Keep the school’s written health policies and procedures current and aligned with board policy, public health guidance, and accreditation requirements.  
• Fulfill all reporting requirements for the Board, auditors, and funders.

Employee Relations Support

• Serve as agency liaison to Paychex.  Ensure compliance, update the handbook, monitor clock in/out and submit payroll to bookkeeper
• Reimburse expenses and pay weekly contractors/vendors.
• Handle all logistics with talent recruitment including advertising openings, screening applicants, and scheduling interviews with hiring manager(s).
• Process background checks, fingerprints, TB, food handlers, First aid & CPR for all new talent.

Facility Support

• Update and maintain technology platforms to maximize efficiency of operations
• Oversee the maintenance, repairs, and improvements of the facilities.  
• Manage all inventory, order supplies, and ensure the organization has everything needed to function in accordance with health and safety guidelines.
• Serve as the designated Food Service Manager.  

Partner with Board of Directors

• Collaborate with the Board of Directors and Executive Committee to ensure strong engagement and governance for the organization.
• Work closely with board committees and task forces to advance the current strategic plan and draft a new plan annually.
• Recruit Board and committee members from the broader school community for service on Board of Directors and sub-committees.

What Success Looks Like:

• A friendly, collegial educational setting in which children, families, staff, and volunteers feel welcome and know their needs will be addressed.
• Accountability to nonprofit best practices for legal, ethical, and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Financial stability and programmatic integrity.
• Streamlined, efficient systems for processing information, retaining records, tracking data and ensuring compliance.
• Clean, safe, healthy, well-organized facilities.
• Compliance with all federal, state, local, grant and accreditation standards.
• A highly effective team in which each partner is accountable for his/her individual responsibilities and takes initiative to assist with collaborative projects.
• A healthy organizational culture centered on a common mission and executed through common values.

Inclusion, collaboration and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at The Family School; therefore, we are in search of a team member who is able to effectively interact with a diverse population at a high level of integrity. We are looking for a Director who shares our values and who will keep the mission of the non-profit at the center of the decision-making processes.

The Family School serves 60 students in 4 classrooms - 2 year olds, 3 year olds, pre Kindergarten, and Kindergarten.  It is accredited by National Association for the Education of Young Children (naeyc) and rated by Quality First as a five star program. The school and administrative office are located at 1127 West McDowell Road in central Phoenix.  To learn more about The Family School, visit https://www.tfsphx.org/ 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Psychology or related field. Master's Degree preferred.
• A minimum of five years experience teaching or otherwise supporting children and their families.
• A minimum of three years in a supervisory role, mentoring and coaching others
• Experience with budgeting and grants management
• Government or non-profit administrative experience
• Strong organizational skills, including the use of technology for efficiency

Desired Attributes

• Familiarity with educational systems and non-profit operations.
• Positive contributions to building a strong and collaborative workplace culture.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
• Excellent communication skills (listening, speaking, writing).
• Responsive to the evolving needs of the school and its constituents.
• A personal comfort and orientation to flexibility, adaptation, and continued learning.
• Leadership style that encourages and accepts feedback, demonstrates active listening, builds trust among team members, and supports professional development.