Center Director
Job Description:
The School Director will be responsible for the day-to-day and overall operations of the Child Care facility, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines while supporting our mission to enhance learning and development for each child. She/he will hire and train all the staff for the school, and implement the curriculum provided by the company’s headquarters team. The Director will ensure that the staff provides the best possible learning and care experience for the children in our programs, oversees the curriculum, and markets the facility and our programs. She/he must have extensive knowledge of childcare management and early education and must have the business skills to manage the administrative, operational, and financial aspects of the facility.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Implements school policies, procedures, and systems to ensure a safe, healthy environment in compliance with HQ and State Standards at all times. Specific procedures of critical compliance are but not limited to: release procedures, sign in and out, medication, bus run/field trip procedures
- Experience with the NCI program to collect and reconcile the paid amount
- Run Food Program Assistance
- Represents the school to the public, community, parents, visitors, and staff with professionalism and integrity
- Recruits hires, orients, trains, supervises, and evaluates staff Plans and participates responsibly in marketing and special events
- Maximize occupancy of the building
- Effects change required for continual compliance and improvements
- Manages budget in compliance with HQ guidelines
- Organizes and manages meetings and training as required
- Consistently follows through with all duties and miscellaneous duties as assigned in a competent and timely manner
- Day to day operations in compliance with Quality Standards of the franchise
- Wise productive use of time
- Follows through with all assigned duties
- Completes any additional duties as assigned
- Able to accept and handle change
- Receives instruction and direction in an appropriate manner
- Able to work flexible hours
Qualifications and Skills A minimum of 3 years as a Center Director at a licensed childcare center
- Must meet all requirements stipulated by the state for this position
- Previous experience operating and managing all aspects of a school with a capacity of at least 175 plus children, including business management, education, continual learning and development, campus environment, and marketing and communications
- Classroom teaching experience in an early childhood facility is a plus
- Pleasant/friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Excellent communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to maintain composure under stress
- Strong organization skills, able to multi-task, and can manage time to meet frequently changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Highly professional and dependable
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and the internet
- Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Aggressive bonus program based on results delivered
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
- Child Care: 8 years (Required)
- Director of a licensed childcare facility: 3 years (Preferred)Texas Center Director (Required)
- License:
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
