These professionals are the leading manager of the centre and are in charge of managing it in all its aspects: institutional relations, administration, human and material resources and, especially, the education project.

These professionals usually have double responsibility: as a director and as a teacher at the centre. Thus, as director, they are the key figure at the centre and, in addition to their educational tasks, ensure that the centre is efficient: defining the objectives of the centre, setting the timetable for implementing the actions that make up the education project, organising and supervising services, analysing the operations of the centre (by tracking indicators, procedures, protocols or work instructions), coordinating labour and methodology aspects, and planning the centre's financial management.

In addition, they are responsible for promoting teamwork and collaboration among staff, considering the expectations of the students and parents, and planning for the future and application of administrative aspects such as contracting or introducing staff, building construction and applications for supplies, as well as the relationship with the educational authorities.

Therefore, they are teaching professionals oriented to the management of people and centres, which can be of various kinds: nursery, primary or secondary education, vocational training, sports or music, adult training or languages, among others.

• Direct and control the academic and administrative activities of the centre.
• Present the school's annual plan and its continuous learning or education project.
• Organise the schedule of activities during the school year.
• Assess and approve special activities, complementary, recreational, sport and cultural programmes.
• Ensure the quality of the educational activity carried out in each group.
• Establish the methodology for the preparation of student evaluation reports and coordinate their completion by the teaching team.

• Manage and assess the work of the teaching staff and coordinate their activities with those of the administrative and support staff of the centre (cleaning, kitchen and maintenance staff) and chair work sessions.
• Establish mechanisms for ongoing cooperation with the teaching staff.
• Lead the academic events that take place in the school: the teacher's council, the pedagogical meetings and others, supervising and distributing the activities among the personnel in charge.
• Verify that educational and material resources are sufficient and in good condition.

• Coordinate management and communication with families and students and participate in the parent'teacher association meetings, if there are any.
• Present the educational and curricular project of the school to the public entity that subsidises them (if it is the case), and to the parents of the centre's students.
• Maintain relationships with public authorities with the aim of supporting and obtaining cooperation with the work of the centre.
• Represent the centre in its relations with other public and private institutions, and in public activities such as conferences or meetings that can be held with the participation of the school.
• Coordinate the reception and carrying out of activities with people from other educational centres forming part of European or international programmes.

• Manage documentation of the centre, regularly report to the Department of education and receive information on activities and regulations issued by this organisation, if necessary.
• Prepare and supervise the control of statistics and records related to events, enrolment, attendance of teaching staff, among others.
• Draft the annual results report for the activities taking place in the centre, as well as the financial report, in collaboration with the teaching team.
• Draft and implement the preliminary draft and proposed budget for the centre, manage the budget and authorise expenses. Be indirectly responsible for signing cheques, store materials and implement the budget.

• Ensure that the centre has appropriate human resources to achieve an optimal quality of service and organise academic updating workshops for the teaching staff.
• Ensure compliance with regulations that affect the centre and the fulfilment of education project objectives and the agreements with the staff.
• Supervise the implementation of plans and programmes that guarantee all-inclusive attention to the students.
• Promote actions leading to results-based improvements in the teaching process.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Psicologia
• Grau: Pedagogia
• Grau: Educació infantil
• Grau: Educació primària

Complementary training

For the exercise of this occupation, it is mandatory to hold the master's degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and High School, Vocational Training and Language Teaching.

In addition, it is convenient that they carry out complementary training in organisation and technical management of educational centres, design and management of educational projects and didactic techniques due to the characteristics of their tasks.

It is also essential that they know how to manage teams, so it is recommended that they take human resources management or leadership courses.

Other specific skills

Working as a director of a private educational centre requires between 1 and 3 years of experience performing management tasks in educational centres.

Working as a director of a public educational centre requires passing a merit-based competition called by the educational administration, in the case of Catalonia, the Department of Education. Taking part in this merit-based competition requires being a career civil servant teacher, giving classes in the centre they want to be assigned to, and meeting the following requirements:

• Be working in a public educational centre of the Department of Education giving classes in the subjects they want to be assigned to and have worked for at least one complete academic course at the time of publication of the call.

• Present a directorial project that includes, among others, the objectives and an action plan and its evaluation. It is important to be approved by the teaching staff of the centre they want to be the director.

• Have a minimum seniority of five years' service as a career civil servant in the public education service.

• Have taught directly in the classroom as a career civil servant, for a period of identical duration, in some of the subjects offered by the centres selected as a destination.

• In addition, there must be a vacant position for their specialty on the staff of the centres they want to be assigned to and which they can access as holder of the position, or due to training, extraordinary or special skills of the teacher candidate for director.
  

Commitment to the organisation: Level 3

Leadership: Level 3

Strategic orientation: Level 3

Analytical thought: Level 3

Planning and organisation: Level 4

Training

People who work in the field of training are interested in transmitting knowledge, responsibilities and values through learning techniques and educational processes, with a view to helping others develop their skills and abilities. Activities that are specific to this field include prior assessment of the student's characteristics and needs, design of the teaching materials, as well as monitoring and support during the learning process.

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

School inspector

Teacher Trainer

Diversity and inclusive education teacher

Educator in technology for the blind.

Mediator

• Work hours

  The working day is 37.5 hours per week, distributed flexibly from Monday to Friday. It is set according to the collective agreement to which the centre is attached.
  

• Salary

  The remuneration is calculated according to the collective agreement and varies depending on the years that the person accumulates in a position as teacher and director of an educational centre.
  
  However, in general terms, the salary ranges between 35,000 and 42,000 euros gross per year. The specific supplement for being the director of an educational centre varies from 257.09 to 995.90 euros gross per month, depending on the number of teachers at the centre.
  

• Professional category

  Manager