The GROW with Educare Centres project was incubated by a partnership between The Clothing Bank and Grow Learning Company. Both partners have a deep understanding of the core components required to establish successful, self-sufficient, independent business owners who are able to provide quality education.
The Centre seeks to appoint an Education Implementation Manager to be based in Cape Town.
Reports into: Head of Operations / PM Cape Town
Duration: Full time position, five mornings in the field and afternoons in the office
Responsibilities:
GROW with Educare Centre visits:
- Conduct 16 field visits to Centres under management per month (There will be 20 possible days in the field, thus 4 spare days per month)
Franchisees:
- Franchisee Recruitment
- Do all set up and preparation for open days for potential new Franchisees
- Set up recruitment day
- Ensure all new Franchisee files are set up and up to date
- Make all new Operational Files – Finance, Admissions, Policies and Procedures, Staff and Education files for all new Franchisees
- Arrange official welcome breakfasts for new GROW with Educare Centres
- Invitations created and distributed
- Caterer briefed
- Set up and management of event
- Franchise Meetings – Assist PM with the set up and preparation for monthly franchisee meetings
Training:
- Prepare all training materials for all training interventions
- Facilitate annual Education Training
- Education Training (8 weeks over 4 months) to all Principals and Teachers of new GROW with Educare Centres
- Work in conjunction with the Regional Implementation Managers for all soft skills training interventions – Life Skills training for all Franchise Owners – 5 Modules
Education Management:
- Visit all Centres on a rotational basis to ensure curriculum and daily program is being implemented at the required standard
- Implementation of Early Inspirations App
- Site visit checklist
- Development / Children Reports – oversee process – biannually
- Inventory checklist – oversee process – annually
- Teacher Evaluations – oversee process – annually
- Ensure appropriate classroom layout
- Ensure health and hygiene standards are maintained
- Provide weekly feedback to the Head of Operations / Regional Implementation Manager on Centres and create an action plan per Centre
Franchisee operational management and support:
- Assist with the monthly Franchisee meetings
- Train and implement 2 of the 5 file franchisee operating systems
- Education Operation File
- Administration and Policy and Procedures file
- Business Support
- Support the Business Mentors with Registration Process for the Centre
- Support the Business Mentors with the Government Subsidy Process for the Centres
Recruitment of new franchisees and implementation at new Centres
- Assist Regional Implementation Managers to field initial calls
- Assist in hosting of the information days
- Do initial site visit to check viability with the Regional Implementation Manager
- Set up and facilitate recruitment day
- Assist Regional Implementation Managers to arrange final site visits before sign up – do infrastructure quotes
- Manage the implementation process at new Centres (with Education Mentors)
- Perform upfront inventory check
Ordering
- Centres (Assist Regional Implementation Manager with ordering process)
- Annual new Centres
- Annual ordering of replacement equipment
- Printing orders
- Consumables orders
Infrastructure Upgrade
- Accompany Regional Implementation Manager on visits with building manager to scope work so that quotes can be drawn up
- Assist Regional Implementation Manager on 1st site inspection signs off for infrastructure upgraded
- Assist Regional Implementation Manager on final site inspection
Parent Information
- Attend parent information sessions at the Centres
To apply, submit your CV to [email protected]
Preference for: IsiXhosa speaking individual with a background and experience as a teacher in Early Childhood Development
More Information
- Job City Cape Town
