Regional Director

Care-a-lot Child Care Center Manager

Responsibilities:

Program / Administration:

Ensuring that your centers are adhering to and enforcing all the policies and procedures of Care-a-lot Child Care and the childcare licensing regulations of New York State

Ensuring that your centers are in accordance with governmental laws/state mandates (Health Dept., CACFP, etc.)

Maintaining program quality at your centers to meet state/national accreditation standards, specifically QUALITYstarsNY

Ensuring the implementation of an age and developmentally appropriate, open-ended program of the highest quality at your centers that supports learning through play

Overseeing QUALITYstarsNY program for all centers to ensure centers are in compliance, ready for recertification, and that new centers are certified in a timely manner.

Overseeing training for all centers to ensure that the remain in compliance with NYS/OCFS requirements

Overseeing Aspire for all centers, i.e.: monitoring accounts, on boarding on new locations.

Selecting and training centers with an accredited curriculum

Leading company efforts for achieving accreditation

Evaluating and implementing systems such as Pyramid Model, etc.

Supporting the integration of acquired facilities and the hiring of Admin staff

Meeting agreed upon deadlines

Providing timely updates on projects

Utilizing data to establish and measure center performance on a regular basis

Communicating frequently and effectively with staff

Guarding and protecting all information of a confidential manner

Assisting and rendering staff support to all classrooms and employees as necessary

Participating in professional conferences, ongoing training or educational opportunities to remain current in the field

Completing 15 hours of early childhood training within the first 6 months and every year thereafter

Support centers in absence of the Director or Assistant Director

Additional responsibilities as assigned by management

Personnel/Supervision:

Training Admin staff in areas of responsibility listed above, and monitoring Admin performance to ensure that training was successful

Communicating effectively and directly with all staff

Serving in the absence of other staff as necessary

Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of NYS childcare regulations

Knowledge of child development, early childhood education programming, and national accreditation criteria

Knowledge of and ability to supervise developmentally appropriate practices and age appropriate activities

Knowledge of first aid procedures

Effective, professional, timely, courteous, and tactful oral and written communication skills

Effective supervisory skills and role modeling practices

Ability to maintain positive relationships with children, co-workers, and parents

Ability to use sound judgment and tact

Ability to lead and motivate a team

Ability to organize, problem solve and respond to emergencies effectively

Knowledge of community resources

Flexibility (especially in scheduling and practice to respond to program needs)

Creativity and patience

Requirements:

Able to lift approximately 30 pounds from the floor to a waist high table

Able to reach a child 20 - 30 feet away within 30 seconds

Able to crouch to a child's height, maintain eye contact at the child's level, and sit on the floor for extended periods of time

Good health as confirmed by a physician's statement and proof of being free of tuberculosis

New York State Registry clearance

Criminal History Fingerprint clearance

Training and Experience:

B.A. Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related field OR NYS Administrator Credential AND at least one year each of teaching and supervisory experience; OR Associates Degree in ECE or related field OR Child Development Assoc. AND at least two years each of teaching and supervisory experience AND a plan of study leading to a Bachelor's degree or NYS Children's Program Administrator Credential, AND

Prefer one-year experience with office management or financial record keeping

Demonstrated commitment to and interest in professional growth through education, work experience and involvement with the early childhood community