The Ramaz School is seeking a warm, passionate and collaborative full-time Director of our Early Childhood Center (ECC) for the 2025-2026 school year.
The ideal candidate for this leadership position will:
• Inspire a love of learning that helps spark children’s individual curiosity and interests as they begin their journey of exploration, discovery, and skill-building.
• Demonstrate expertise in child-centered academic and social-emotional curriculum.
• Possess strong ability to build connections with children, developing an atmosphere of mutual respect and an understanding of children with diverse backgrounds and abilities.
• Exhibit deep passion for values-based Jewish learning and living.
• Inspire and integrate a joyful approach to Judaism throughout the program.
• Maintain high quality standards of early education and care for all children.
• Stay current with early childhood research and trends, with a commitment to being
a life-long learner interested in continual personal growth.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead our Early Childhood Center team, reporting to and working with the Head of Nursery – Eighth Grade (N-8) to help shape and actualize the ECC’s educational vision and direction.
• Build a learning environment that fosters positive relationships among children, teachers, parents, faculty and staff.
• Ensure curriculum attends to developmental goals for students as well as readiness skills for each subsequent year.
• Oversee recruitment and onboarding of prospective teachers and staff.
• Oversee and support faculty and staff in all areas of the classroom, including curriculum implementation.
• Supervise, coordinate, observe, mentor, and support the growth of teachers.
• Design and implement professional development opportunities for faculty.
• Maintain systems to support program operations, including overseeing scheduling, use of physical spaces, events, and budgeting
• Ensure compliance with the most current New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene rules and regulations.
PLEASE EMAIL FOR COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION:
• Salary range is $100,000 – $170,000 a year commensurate with relevant experience and education.
Please send your resume and cover letter indicating the position of interest and where you saw posting to ECCCareers@ramaz.org.
The Ramaz School offers a friendly supportive work environment and the chance to have an impact on our children’s future. Ramaz is an EOE.
Contact Email:kozhinm@ramaz.org