Site Director

Job Purpose: 

Provide oversight for the day-to-day operations of the Early Childhood Education program.  Monitor quality of programming, engage in quality improvement activities, and participate in program development.

Essential Job Duties: 

·         Provide oversight to assigned Early Childhood Education program by ensuring compliance with licensing, Council on Accreditation, National Association for the Education of Young Children standards and Nebraska Department of Education.

·         Provide first and second level supervision to Center staff, including: hiring, orientation, and performance management in accordance with CSI policies and procedures.

In addition, supervision includes:

o   Monthly in-office supervision of staff that addresses the primary challenges experienced by the staff in working with each client;

o   Monthly meetings with staff groups, informing them of common issues and facilitating joint discussion and problem-solving;

o   Careful monitoring of the work of the Early Childhood Senior Specialists;

o   Annual performance reviews for assigned  staff and 90 day reviews for new staff;

o   Working with the Director of Early Childhood Education to take steps to prevent and improve retention of staff; and,

o   Follow hiring procedures to fill staff vacancies.

o   Follows procedures for disciplinary action.

·         Oversight and training of personnel and volunteers.  Conducts program orientation for new hires; plans, schedules and monitors employee ongoing staff development.

·         Assists Director of Early Childhood Education in development and implementation of programs and projects.  Provides Director with input for program direction.

·         Meet individually with parents who have concerns or complaints, representing the Early Childhood Education division and the agency and problem-solving with parents regarding the care of their children. 

·         Complete tours, orientations, and facilitate group parent meetings.

·         Maintain fiscal accountability for assigned Center by assisting in the development of the annual budget and monitoring adherence to the budget.  Supervise the program components of billing and collection;

·         Oversees food and dietary program, including menu planning, consultation with dietician, completion of program records, purchasing of food items. Completes monthly supply inventory.

·         Monitors facility and notifies maintenance of maintenance needs.

·         Complete required duties for contracted partners.

·         Inputs program data and forwards to CQI coordinator.

·         Schedules and ensures timely completion of employee physicals, personnel file documentation, etc.

·         Oversee maintenance of Early Childhood Education records and files.  Maintain confidentiality as appropriate to information. 

·         Completes staff schedule and ensures teacher child ratio is maintained.

·         Purchases program supplies.

Other Duties:

·         Completes other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

·         Completes training necessary to perform position and necessary for professional growth;

·         Facilitates a team atmosphere by working in partnership with other agency staff and promote a positive working environment; and,

·         Represents the agency and programs in a positive manner to clients, community organizations and the public, in general

·         Attend agency team meetings and committee meetings as assigned.

Job Requirements:

·         Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood or equivalent;

·         2 years childcare experience;

·         2 years supervisory experience;

·         Ability to respond and be sensitive to cultural differences in the agency’s client population;

·         Ability to interact with clients with sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural and socioeconomic characteristics in the service population;

·         Strong direct service professional skills, including:

o   Commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems;

o   Belief in a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a person and that people have the capacity to grow and change;

o   Ability to develop respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence;

o   Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers and other professionals, and service providers; and,

o   Ability to maintain a helping role, intervene appropriately to meet service goals, and set appropriate limits.

·         Knowledge of the following:

o   Developmental stages;

o   Effective childcare discipline management;

o   Appropriate parent and child communication;

o   Effective classroom environments specific to ages/stages;

o   Standards for high quality care, and licensing and accreditation requirements; and,

o   Basic First Aid and CPR or abilities to attain certificates in those areas.

·         Skills in the following areas:

o   Patience

o   Nurturing

o   Flexibility

o   Ability to communicate

o   Leadership, and

o   Multi-task/strong organizational skills.

·         Communication/Language

o   Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation, safety and program manuals;

o   Ability to write daily reports and lesson plans;

o   Ability to speak effectively with parents and other employees of the agency; and,

o   Ability to establish effective relationships with children, parents and co-workers.

·         Mathematical Skills

o   Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

·         Reasoning Ability

o   Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; and,

o   Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral and schedule form.

Vehicle Requirements:

·         Own transportation that meets agency vehicle inspection requirements.

·         Valid driver’s license with no more than 3 points.

·         Proof of insurance.

Environment:

·         While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather condition. 

·         The noise level in the center is usually noisy due to the number of children.

Physical Requirements:

·         The ability to stand; use hands to handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; and talk or hear.

·         The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

·         Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

·         Position often involves running after children, reaching, bending, stooping, etc.