Preschool Director Mock Interview
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Question 14 of 40
Our Preschool Director must be active in this community. How do you plan to immerse yourself in our schools' surrounding community?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Community and family partnerships are essential for the success of a preschool serving a specific public or private community. For that reason, the interviewers want to know how you plan to create and nurture community-based relationships. By having good community relationships, you open up your school to valuable and exciting resources such as funding, volunteers, and public relations opportunities. Discuss the ways you are active in your community currently, and how you plan to be an active community member should you be hired as this facility's next Preschool Director.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Community involvement has always been critical for publicly and privately funded schools. I realize the importance of active community participation, and I follow through in a variety of ways. First, I serve in a volunteer capacity every weekend at our local servery, where lunches are pre-packed for children in underserved communities. I have also helped to head our school districts' breakfast program, as part of the 'No Child Hungry' campaign in our area. When it comes to our school community, I help arrange two major fundraisers each year. One fundraiser is to raise funds for child literacy and the other for children's' mental health. I also develop strong relationships with the families of our students. By doing so, I have been able to create a strong volunteer network that greatly benefits our students and teachers. When it comes to this new Preschool Director opportunity, I would like to take a bit of time to observe the needs in this community to see where to best direct my efforts, but I plan to be just as active in this community, should I be hired."
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I would introduce myself at a meet and greet as I begin. Then I will look at the Church's flyer and see if there are any activities that we can participate in. We can have " grandma' read day" and other events with the community. If there are any parades, these are always fun to join and have the children participate.
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Good start; I suggest closing your response out with an additional sentence that specifically names why community engagement is important to you. (For example, "As a caretaker of children, it is very important for me to have a deep understanding of the communities they live in; I seek opportunities to engage with the community whenever possible."
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