Overview
The Assistant Site Director is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and operation of the childcare center. This role involves overseeing the day-to-day operations, ensuring a safe, nurturing, and educational environment for children, managing staff, maintaining regulatory compliance, and building strong relationships with families and the community.
Duties
Leadership, Management and Operation
- Updating and maintaining child and team member information in Procare
- Being an active participant in planning for tuition and GSRP programming
- Support the development of agenda and co-facilitate reoccurring team meetings.
- Ensuring a Safe, Nurturing and Educational Environment
- Understand and be able to instruct, guide and coach MiLEAP licensing rules for childcare centers
- Review and ensure posting/sharing of lesson plans for all classrooms
- Provide feedback, coaching, and support to teaching team members, connecting them with Education Support
- Specialist as needed
- Provide training on ITERS/ECERS/SAERS to ensure high-quality programming in all classrooms
Managing Team Members
- Completing, sharing and updating team member work schedule and daily breakdowns
- Develop and monitor variance plans for tuition team members
- Review, approve/deny and track time off requests of tuition and GSRP staff members
- Create and enforce corrective action plans
Maintaining Regulatory Compliance
- Creating, reviewing and maintaining child and team member licensing files
- Submitting necessary reports, investigations, communications, etc. to MiLEAP and CEO/COO in a timely manner
- Monitoring and updating MiRegistry for employment and professional development requirements for team members
- Ensuring compliance with GSRP implementation manual expectations
- Monitoring classrooms/center through Licensing, CACFP, and ITERS/ECERS/SAERS tools
- Monitoring and maintaining classroom and center inventories of furniture, electronics and consumables
Building Strong Relationships with Families and Community
- Connect with families interested in programming
- Facilitate and complete entire enrollment process (inquiry, tour, paperwork, enrollment meeting)
- Ensuring families are connected to Procare, assisting when needed
- Communicating important events, closures, delays and other important information to families via Procare
- Plan, monitor, report on and attend family events within center, in cooperation with team members
- Represent Early Impressions at local family and community events
Miscellaneous Tasks
- Maintaining inventory of supplies and food for snacks on site
- Picking up supply and food orders as needed
Position Qualifications
- Infant/Toddler or Preschool CDA – Preferred
- At least 2 years of experience teaching in an early childhood setting (ages 0-8 years of age)
- Travel for position-related conferences, meetings, and professional development
- A positive, upbeat, and caring approach to the position responsibilities
- Skilled at being organized and prepared
- Skilled at learning and using multiple forms of technology (computer, copier, tablets, etc.)
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
