Daycare Manager / Lead Childcare Provider
Pay: $22.00–$25.00 per hour
Job Type: Full-Time | Monday–Friday
Job Overview
Shiloh & Shalom Family Daycare (SSFDC) is seeking a passionate, reliable, organized, and energetic Daycare Manager/Lead Childcare Provider to support the daily operations of our home-based childcare program.
SSFDC serves children ages 6 months–10 years and provides full-day childcare, AM care, and after-school care.
This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who genuinely enjoys working with children and is comfortable balancing childcare, staff supervision, parent communication, administrative responsibilities, and daily program operations.
We are looking for someone who demonstrates compassion, positivity, patience, kindness, integrity, dependability, gentleness, and self-control. The ideal candidate is also creative/artistic, highly organized, flexible, punctual, and able to take initiative.
Responsibilities
- Assist with overseeing the daily operations of the childcare program.
- Supervise, guide, and support childcare staff while promoting teamwork and professionalism.
- Coordinate classroom coverage, staff breaks, daily routines, and activities.
- Provide hands-on care and active supervision for children ages 6 months–10 years, including infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children.
- Step into classrooms and provide coverage whenever needed.
- Plan and support creative, educational, artistic, and developmentally appropriate activities.
- Support feeding, diapering, toileting, nap/rest time, homework, transitions, outdoor play, and other daily routines as needed.
- Use positive behavior-management techniques and support children's social-emotional development.
- Maintain a safe, clean, organized, nurturing, and stimulating environment.
- Communicate professionally with parents regarding children's daily experiences, behavior, development, and program needs.
- Assist with attendance, record keeping, children's files, supplies, calendars, field trips, and special events.
- Help ensure compliance with NYS OCFS childcare regulations, health and safety requirements, mandated reporting responsibilities, and program policies.
- Support staff training, development, and implementation of childcare best practices.
- Assist with AM/after-school transportation and field trips when qualified and assigned.
- Perform other duties necessary to support the successful daily operation of the program.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent – REQUIRED
- Previous childcare/daycare experience – REQUIRED
- Experience working directly with young children.
- Strong understanding of child supervision, positive behavior management, and age-appropriate childcare practices.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Must be reliable, punctual, dependable, and flexible.
- Ability to multitask and remain calm in a busy childcare environment.
- Ability to lead and support a team while also being willing to perform hands-on childcare duties.
- Ability to work with children across multiple age groups, from infancy through school age.
- Must be willing to complete and maintain all required childcare trainings and certifications.
- Must demonstrate patience, kindness, professionalism, good judgment, and appropriate self-control when working with children, families, and staff.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience as a Lead Teacher, Daycare Manager, Assistant Director, Supervisor, or other childcare leadership role.
- Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Education, Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or a related field.
- CPR/First Aid certification.
- Experience working with children with developmental, behavioral, or special needs.
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
- Valid NYS driver's license with a good driving record.
Schedule & Pay
Pay: $22.00–$25.00 per hour, based on experience and qualifications.
Full-time schedule may consist of:
- Four 10-hour workdays per week, OR
- Five 8-hour workdays per week
This position operates Monday–Friday. A regular day off may be established upon hire; however, flexibility is required, and schedules may occasionally vary based on staffing, transportation, field trips, special events, and overall program needs.
Candidates with a valid NYS driver's license who are approved to assist with AM/after-school transportation, field trips, and other transportation needs may be eligible for additional compensation/pay differential.
Benefits
- Competitive pay of $22–$25/hour
- Full-time employment
- Paid sick and personal time
- Paid vacation
- Paid major holidays
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Supportive, creative, family-centered work environment
- Additional earning opportunity for qualified drivers
Join Our Team
We are looking for someone who can lead while still being a team player. Our manager should be just as comfortable organizing the day's schedule and guiding staff as they are sitting on the floor doing an art project, comforting a toddler, helping a school-aged child with homework, speaking with a parent, or stepping in wherever the program needs support.
If you are dependable, nurturing, creative, organized, flexible, and passionate about working with children, we would love to hear from you.
Join the Shiloh & Shalom Family Daycare family and help us Embrace, Educate, and Empower the whole child—mind, body, and spirit.
Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
