The Granite YMCA – Downtown Branch, located in Manchester, NH is seeking a dedicated and highly motivated Early Learning Center Director to manage 5 classrooms serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten aged children.
The Director of Early Learning will uphold the YMCA mission, vision and core values while providing a welcoming environment and excellent learning opportunities for all children in the program.
- Hire, train supervise and evaluate ELC teaching staff and volunteers; ensuring high-quality care, communication and services.
- Assure ELC meets necessary standards to maintain Licensed Plus status by the state of NH in good standing at all times and assure that program offerings operate within YMCA of The USA guidelines.
- Accountable for overseeing the safety and care of all program participants.
- Responsible for identifying and implementing leading-edge curriculum for the ELC, with age appropriate developmental activities and academics that result in a strong, high-quality program.
- Responsible for developing and monitoring all department budgets and ensuring that they meet all expectations and guidelines.
Applicant must meet all NH state licensing requirements for a center based program: 3– 5 years supervisory experience in a management position. Have documentation of successful completion of at least 3 credits in child care administration or early childhood leadership and supervision awarded by an accredited college or university; Have a minimum of 1500 hours experience working with children in a licensed child care program or public or private elementary school; and meet one of the following pre-service training/education options:
- An additional 3000 hours of experience working with children in a licensed child care program or in a public or private elementary school and documentation of a non-expired child development associates (CDA) in center based programs awarded by the
- Children with special needs;
- Child growth and development; and
- Curriculum for early childhood education; or
- council for professional recognition;
- Written documentation from or on file with the department that she or he was qualified for the position of center director on or before the effective date of these rules.
Salary: $40,000.00 - $45,000.00