The Dale Turner Family YMCA is on the look out for a great Early Learning Center Director who will oversee the daily operations of the center and provides leadership and logistical support for the facility and staff.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Directs the development and operations of assigned child care center(s).
- Develops and manages the budget(s) related to the position. Meets fiscal objectives. Closely monitors revenue and expense.
- Ensures planning and implementation of culturally relevant and developmentally appropriate activities within the curriculum in accordance with the Youth Development goals of the YMCA. Is ultimately responsible for the quality of all program plans, including lesson, behavior and event plans.
- Hires, trains, supervises and evaluates child care site staff/volunteers. Is responsible for professional development planning. Conducts staff meetings and organizes trainings. Maintains required staff/child ratios.
- Compiles program statistics and provides data and reports as required for assigned program(s). Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in program(s).
- Provides leadership and support for branch management team, annual fund raising campaign, and volunteer committees/boards as assigned.
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations, schools and agencies.
- Develops, produces and distributes program information necessary to promote assigned programs, in accordance with branch marketing plans. Recruits new enrollments.
- Ensures high quality programs through innovative program quality evaluations.
- Ensures upkeep of related facilities and equipment.
- Ensures confidential and evaluative information with parents/guardians including newsletters, individual parent communication and parent/teacher conferences is professionally communicated.
- Follows YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention and emergency procedures.
- Maintains professional relationships with families, facility personnel and the community. Ensures high quality events are conducted for parents.
- Ensure required records are maintained according to YMCA and DEL standards, including attendance records, immunization records, registration information, accident reports, discipline records and fire evacuation records.
- Ensures recruitment and support of members of Parent Advisory Group.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Ultimately responsible for ensuring developmentally appropriate classrooms including appearance, décor and cleanliness of site.
- Attends staff meetings and trainings as required.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in program area or related field including 45 credits of early childhood education preferred.
Skills/Experience:
- At minimum must have CDA or 45 credit of early childhood education or 30 credits of early childhood education plus 150 DEL approved clock hours or one 3 credit college class in early childhood education plus 3+ years’ experience managing education programs.
- 21 years of age or older.
- Three years or more of experience working with children kindergarten aged and younger.
- One or more years of experience in staff and volunteer supervision, program development, budget management and fund raising.
- Current state approved first-aid certification.
- Current state approved infant/child (or community if school aged) CPR certification.
- TB test by Mantoux method.
- HIV/AIDS training certification.
- Completion of minimum STARS required training.
- Ability to visit sites and community organizations.
- Prefer knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical ability, sexual orientation, etc.). Ability to speak any language in addition to English may be helpful.
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Feb 15 2019
Active Until:
Mar 16 2019
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit