Head Teacher and Area Manager

Are you an educator or child care professional who is also someone who is dynamic and motivated to help develop our business? Why not join our growing company dedicated to getting kids excited about science and art? You will be an integral member of the Mad Science and Crayola Imagine Arts of Western New England team, bringing in your teaching, sales, marketing and business development talents! Science and/or art as your major discipline is not required, only a strong appreciation of both subjects and an enthusiasm for inspiring elementary-aged kids. As Regional Manager, you'll be responsible for developing and overseeing the coordination of all areas of business in Worcester County, as well as creating and implementing sales and marketing plans to bring in new opportunities and maintaining current clients. You will initially learn and teach our programs while hiring, training and supporting other instructors as our business grows.

Responsibilities

• Primary coordinator for all after-school programs (ASPs), workshops, camps, events and birthday parties in Worcester County.


• Teach programs and be the initial primary instructor/performer for some events while training and coordinating other instructors as the business grows.


• Maintain relationships with clients and updates contact databases as needed


• Handle incoming inquiries for programming


• Create new business opportunities (schools, organizations, camps)


• Reache assigned goals through outreach and cross-selling programs


• Manage client communications such as booking confirmations, invoices, follow-up surveys, and requested promotional material


• Build and implement marketing plans for each area of business


• Use social media to network, maintain relationships, and build business branding


• Manages digital, paper, and promotional marketing material

Qualifications

• MUST BE LOCAL TO WORCESTER COUNTY, MA - no remote hires from other locations, please.


• Complete background check (required)


• Teaching, working and/or volunteering experience with GROUPS of children (required)


• Event management experience (preferred)


• Administrative experience (preferred)


• Business development experienced and desire to help build a new region in an organization (a plus)


• Fun, outgoing, engaging personality who is great with children and parents (required)


• Organized (required)


• Driver's license and reliable vehicle, willingness to travel throughout Worcester County and to Springfield, MA. (required)


• Ability to work from home with a work space and some climate controlled storage (garage, shed, inside room) to store materials and totes. (required)


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and computer/online literate. (required)


• Performance or Theater Experience (a plus)

Our mission at Mad Science and Crayola Imagine Arts Academy (formerly ART-ventures for Kids) is to inspire children through science, sparking lifelong imagination and curiosity. For nearly 40 years, we have delivered unique, hands-on science experiences for children through our after-school programs, birthday parties, workshops, special events, and summer camps. For the last decade we have also developed our art enrichment education programs. Our innovative programs are as creative and entertaining as they are educational! We are based in Springfield serve thousands of children at hundreds of locations throughout Western MA and Northern CT, and have begun to develop a client base and reputation in Central Massachusetts. Our goal is to grow the Worcester County territory, which has great opportunities for expansion, and provide a professional opportunity for a business-minded educator to grow with us. You will start out with a competitive hourly wage, but with additional compensation based on growth your earnings potential is only limited by your ability to expand the organization.

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Location: Worcester, MA, US

Posted Date: 11/4/2024