Center Director

Basic Function or Position Summary:

Responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and quality of education, for all children within the center’s care. Directly accountable for overall operational including curriculum implementation, staff and facilities management, regulatory and budgetary considerations, and long-range planning. Ensure that the needs of the students and the goals of the center are met appropriately.

 

• Hire, supervise, schedule, and evaluate child care staff.
• Assist in planning and development of in-service training for all staff members.
• Ensure that problems encountered by staff are resolved; review politics or procedures to ensure smooth operation of program
• Implement program operating policies and activities
• Ensure that the center and staff conform to federal, state, and local policies, regulations, and licensing requirements
• Maintain current knowledge of and assure in accordance with HS, EHS, state and local requirements.
• Maintain quality effectiveness measurements.
• Maintain positive relationships with regulatory agencies; ensure legal and financial compliance
• Support and assist in coordinating recruitment and provide guidance on placement of children.
• Ensure records on children enrolled in the program are accurate and up-to-date and include their development, attendance, immunization, and general health
• Oversee family services offered to enrolled customers including life coaching, family engagement, transition, and special education services.
• Oversee center-based health services, including staffing, daily health checks, compliant health and immunization records, medication administration, development and implementation of individual health care plans
• Oversee center-based food services including staffing, menu development, ordering of food and supplies, development, and provision of specialized diets, as well as kitchen health, safety, and sanitation compliance.
• Resolve conflicts (including corrective action when necessary) to ensure a positive experience for families and staff.
• Order and maintain child care supplies and equipment.
• Ensure operation budgetary parameters.
• Assist Deputy Director and Manager to develop new or renewed budgets
• Assist in the billing and collection of payments for fee based child care
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement
• Participate in marketing and/or recruiting campaigns as required.
• Prepare and maintain administrative reports, business reports, and records of the child care center.
• Implement strategic plan and goals in line with the mission of the program
• Keep binder management procedures and protocols current.
  Promote agency wide integrated service delivery strategies
• Facilitate and participate in meetings as designated
• Foster ongoing, integrated, comprehensive service delivery model with the companies other services.
• Facilitate standardization of systems and processes within service area and division.
• Promote positive agency, division, and service area image.
• Foster positive relationships with peers, funders, licensors, staff, subcontractors, and community partners. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Building Manager Duties Oversees the general operation of building matters.

• Schedules & conducts quarterly building meetings using the standard meeting agenda, posts minutes in communication book
• Oversees petty cash
• Conducts/coordinates evacuation/lockdown drills a minimum of annually or as is required by licensing or regulatory entity; completes documentation of drill and forwards to appropriate person(s)
• Maintains a current list of office occupancy in the building (includes staff name, office number, and program to be charged) and updates list quarterly & forwards to finance or as is indicated
• Oversees general building work orders; acts a liaison to B & G’s supervisor – reports physical building/or property concerns and reviews/ approves maintenance requests
• Tracks & distributes keys; maintains list of staff that have keys to building
• Maintains list of security codes; oversees security cameras reports any operating problems
• Completes/reviews/submits incident/accident reports re: incidents that occur in building within required timeframes
• Supervises building receptionist – arranges for adequate reception back-up
• Reports any major/serious incidents, issues, concerns to ED – completes an event record when indicated

• Organizational Responsibilities:
• Adheres to all policies and procedures
• Gathers appropriate documentation and tracks outcomes
• Participates in organizational committee structures as appropriate
• Participates in organizational and divisional management systems

• Bachelor’s degree in education and 3 years of experience in child care; master’s degree in education preferred
• Strong interpersonal, communication and customer relation skills
• Strong computer skills, including word processing, data entry, and excel in a windows’ environment.
• Goal oriented
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with people from various backgrounds
• Strong team building and participation skills
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Excellent budget and record keeping skills

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to hold a MAT training certificate
• Must be able to provide consistent even tempered customer service at all times
• Completes all OCFS requirements.
• Pre-employment physical exams and TB Testing.
• Valid Driver’s license
• Ability to travel
• Reliable transportation
• Flexible work schedule
• Must be able to provide proof of Covid Vaccine

Kindred Communications is boutique direct-hire placement headhunting firm with a focus on diversity and inclusion tech placement. We strive to diversify the workforce once placement at a time.