Early Childhood - Center Director

Summary

The Center Director is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and quality of education, for all children within the center's care. The Center Director is directly accountable for overall operational management in accordance with well-established guidelines, including curriculum development, staff and facilities management, legal and budgetary considerations, meeting licensing requirements, and long range planning. The Center Director ensures that the needs of the students and the goals of the center are met appropriately.

Duties

• Supervise staff and oversee program implementation.
• Orient new staff, volunteers and workers assigned by outside organizations to the center using agency guidelines so they understand the agency, its policies, rules, procedures, etc.
• Schedule all staff hours, always maintaining adequate coverage of Center.
• Work in classroom when staff shortage dictates.
• Hold staff meetings.
• Meet weekly with management team
• Assist with policy development and implementation.
• Communicate new policies and information during staff meetings encouraging participation and input.
• Attend in-service training and outside conferences and courses that pertain to program, teaching techniques, supervision, etc.
• Share new information from training with center staff and follows up on its use in the classroom.
• Ensure that classroom observations are completed monthly and gives verbal and written feedback on performance.
• Report all staff injuries to the administrative office and fills out all necessary forms for worker's compensation purposes.
• Ensure that all serious accidents involving children are reported to licensing and administrative office in a timely manner.
• Support the Center's policies regarding children, families, and staff confidentiality.
• Initiate and maintain good Center relations with parents and the community.
• Attend community meetings, open houses, and community functions as a representative of the agency.
• Conduct Center tours and and agency presentations.
• Assist the Management Team in planning parent meetings, special projects, or any community-related functions in the Center.
• Assist with management and supervision of the Georgia Lottery Pre-K grant.
• Ensure all safety checklists (playground, classroom, fire monitoring, and first aid) are completed as scheduled.
• Ensure center is clean at all times and maintain general appearance of grounds.
• Ensure agency vehicle is maintained and keeps appropriate documentation.
• Assisting with food menus and ensuring that food supplies are available for kitchen staff
• Assist with grocery shopping and pick up.
• Ordering and maintaining cleaning supplies.
• Assist with supervision and management of the CACFP program.
• Communicate as needed with Bright from the Start personnel.
• Meet necessary requirements for visits conducted by Bright from the Start staff and personnel.
• Others duties as required by CEO

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience.
• 5 years of direct professional experience in an early childhood setting.
• High energy.
• Must be able to sit on floor and interact with children
• Strong oral and written communications skills; technology skills.
• Ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• Strong finance and budgeting skills.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification.
• Must have current satisfactory comprehensive background check.
• Must clear full background check.
• Must pass health screening.
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in early childhood education or related field of study with a minimum of 30 credits in ECE.
• Must have completed 40 hours Director's Training Course.

Nice To Haves

Classroom Experience
Quality Rated implementation experience

Benefits

Paid Holidays

About Us

Cornerstone Academy of Lithonia