Operation Manager

Findtalent JSC

Job description

Responsibilities:

  • Developing and maintaining school policies and procedures, identifying potential risks and addressing them accordingly
  • Collaborating with Director to set and implement operational strategies
  • Making regular visitations to classrooms to ensure alignment and maintenance of expectations, accountability, and best practices within administration, facilities, and operations
  • Implementing health precautions and safety processes and standards (including cleaning and food preparation) to protect children and staff and ensuring compliance with external reviews for food and physical safety
  • Coordinating with parents concerning transportation needs, services, times, and policies, and answering any related questions
  • Co-preparing the annual budget in collaboration with Director
  • Ensuring compliance of requirements and standards of Japanese group kindergarten system in collaboration with other Center staff
  • Supporting policies and procedures of group and acting as role model for those policies
  • Maintaining communication with outside vendors
  • Facilitating meetings with operations staff to discuss operations compliance, related updates, and training opportunities.
  • Providing input for new policies and procedures
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirement

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Business Administration, Management, Finance, Accounting, or Hospitality Management, or Nutrition related field
  • 5 or more years of experience leading in related field (Operations/HR/Finance/Administrative, preferred)
  • 2+ years of experience working in the early childhood space,
  • Ability to forge strong business relationships with external vendors at the community at large
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
  • Ability to proactively identify problems and implement solutions