Preschools Operations Director

Job Posting Title

Preschools Operations Director

Employee Type

Regular

Recruiting Start Date

09-08-2025

Job Exempt?

Yes

Recruiting End Date

Open Until Filled

Aloha mai!  Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools.  If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!

Kamehameha Schools is looking for an operations director to support our Preschools. This position serves as the liaison between the Division and other operating units to ensure facilities are in compliance with accreditation and licensing requirements. This is a full time M-F position at 40/hrs a week

Job Summary

Provides day-to-day leadership/direction for the operational and fiscal functions for KS Preschools, which covers thirty preschools sites statewide. Responsible for overseeing facilities, adherence to KS and division policies and procedures, emergency operations including health and safety, state licensing requirements and accreditation standards and compliance training. Works concurrently with the Facilities Division and other members of the Education Leadership. Collaborates with Leadership in managing the fiscal and support services guided by best practices and the KS' strategic vision.

Essential Responsibilities

Facilities/Maintenance and Repair/Strategic Planning

• Serves as the liaison between the Division and other operating units to ensure facilities are in compliance with accreditation and licensing requirements; monitors and reports on minor repairs and maintenance.
• As the division liaison, coordinates and implements facility relocation and replacement activities, develops and maintains all Preschool facility profile, standards and equipment needs, advocates for early childhood education facility standards and monitors and reports on Job Order Contract (JOC)/ Vendor services.

Health and Safety/Emergency Operations Plan, Procedures, Implementation

• Regularly reviews and updates Emergency Operations Manual, delivers and monitors staff online training and ensures the consistent implementation of procedures at all sites.
• Serves as the lead on all emergencies; ensuring facilities meet emergency procedures and requirements (including updated phone trees and other communications) and is the liaison between Division Leadership, Malama Ola, Risk Management, Legal and others.
• Responsible to provide staff safety training and ensure that appropriate procedures are established and followed; ensures policies and procedures are in place to meet licensing and accreditation requirements.
• Oversees MSDS (material safety data sheets) which includes identifying chemicals used and standardize procedures and training based on accreditation and licensing at the regional level. Serves as liaison with the Facilities Division to ensure required routine inspections (i.e. playground, hazardous material, etc.).
• Coordinates with other KS staff (e.g. medical services, legal, and communications) to develop standardized communications to be used with ?ohana and staff for health and safety reasons.

Policies and Procedures

• Directs the alignment of KS/Preschool with accreditation and licensing requirements; updates and maintains staff manual; oversees standard operating procedures, manages equipment inventory and directs training to regional staff to implement standard KS procedures, business practices and to ensure compliance with requirements and alignment with licensing and accreditation.

Fiscal/Budget Planning and Reporting

• Directs fiscal and budget management at the divisional level by monitoring budget, financial aid and delinquent accounts as well as overseeing budget allocation/variances, reporting and monitoring.
• Coordinates the Preschool's budget development for current and projected needs by providing timelines, financial parameters and training.
• Shares insights into emerging program costs and facilitates joint planning to meet complementary needs.
• Develops recommendations to the Po'o Kula and Division's Leadership for cost controls.

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications - An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the requirements listed.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or closely related field.
• 10+ years of related work experience in areas such as faciliti