Child Development Center Program Director - ECE Director

Child Development Center Program Director - ECE Director

Reference ID : 181931

Location : Lynchburg, VA

Category : Child Care Services

Job Type : Full Time

Salary : $19 to $24/Hr

About This Role

Child Development Center Program Director - ECE

Full time, 40 hours per week, salaried

We are seeking a passionate and energetic Early Childhood Education Director to lead and oversee an amazing group of staff, families, and children. In this vital role, you will be responsible for creating a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can thrive. You will coordinate daily operations, manage staff, ensure compliance with VDOE standards, and foster positive relationships with families. Your leadership will inspire a team dedicated to delivering exceptional care and early childhood education.

Mission Statement: A Loving Christian Environment Where Children can learn and grow academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. The CDC at Timberlake strives to provide a succession of experiences where a child may have an opportunity to develop at his/her own rate.

What You'll Do

To accomplish this job fully. an individual must be able to perform with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions:

Exhibit and promote a happy, peaceful work environment encouraging teamwork.

Establish and maintain a positive rapport with parents, staff, and church members

Actively assume responsibility for all aspects of the program.

Coordinate with the center's Executive Director to establish curriculum and provide training.

Create lesson plan format and provide teachers with resources/tools for success.

Ensure assessment of students and related feedback to parents.

Assist staff with behavior modification.

Assess staff training needs and ensures related training. Ensure appraisal of staff performance annually.

Create an environment where staff can ask questions and share concerns.

Coordinate with the Lead Director to regularly review and implement updated policies and procedures.

Strategically position workspace and self to be visible by parents, staff, and church members

Promptly return phone calls and email correspondence.

Proactively resolve conflicts and concerns of parents, staff, and church members appropriately.

Coordinate special events throughout the year that create special memories for the staff; students. and families.

Coordinate with Executive Director regarding the recruitment, hiring, onboarding process for new staff and personnel changes working with the Business Manager to ensure paperwork is properly maintained.

Ensure ongoing observation of staff' and related feedback.

Participate in disciplinary procedures for staff.

Actively seek and complete 16 hours of related training annually.

Ensure First Aid and CPR training and MAT training for staff as needed.

Coordinate with Billing and Collections Manager to ensure timely tuition payments by parents.

Ensure: that supervision requirements and staff ratios are met or exceeded at all times.

Review staff scheduling regularly to avoid excessive labor costs.

Partnership with church leaders, ensure that rooms, building spaces, reservations, furniture, and equipment are well maintained.

Ensure staff consistency for children and parents.

Establish short and long-term goals to promote the success of the program.

Ensure optimal enrollment to maximize tuition income.

Ensure information is given to classroom staff: schedules, pictures, and allergy information.

Coordinate with other program directors and the Executive Director to establish a calendar that maximizes our services to families.

Professionally represent Timberlake Church programs to the community, parents, and other child care centers.

Ensure an effective line of communication with parents and families.

Effectively communicate plans, activities, goals, and changes across all programs to staff.

Provide tours to prospective families

Work as a member of a team with other program leaders.

Communicate program concerns with immediate supervisor.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education

Graduate degree in a child-related field+ 6 months of programmatic experience OR

Endorsement or bachelor's degree in a child-related field + 1 year of programmatic experience, OR

48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of college credit of which 12 semester hours or 11 quarter hours are in child-related subjects + I year programmatic experience OR

Minimum 2-year programmatic experience with one year in a staff supervisory capacity and at least one of the following:

• One-year early childhood certificate with at least 30 semester hours
• CDA program that requires high school completion or equivalent, 480 hours working wi1h children. determination of competencies, 120 clock hours of child-related training taught by one with expertise in early childhood education and with documentation of master and competence, observation of the student's application of competence in classroom, combination of 6 years child-related education or programmatic experience, AND 12 semester hours or 110 clock hours in a child-related field, credential or equivalent and 2 years programmatic experience with one year in a staff supervisory capacity
• Certification of qualification from an internationally recognized Montessori organization; OR

3 years programmatic experience including 1 year in a staff supervisory capacity and 'fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent. Programmatic experience shall be obtained in a child day center that offers a staff training program, documented minimum of 120 hours training during the 3-year period

CPR/First Aid and MAT Trained, preferred

• Regular Attendance in Worship and active engagement in the life of Timberlake Church.

Basic Qualities

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying. Taking time to understand the points being made. Asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking-Using logic and reasoning to identify tile strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Reading Comprehension -Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Speaking -Communicating to others to convey information effectively.

Writing-Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Leadership

Approachable, Friendly

Proactive not reactive

Organized - space and time

Motivated

Quick thinking and decisive

Knows programs, knows staff, knows children and families

Confident

Experienced with child care and licensing

Educated in the principles of child care/early childhood education

Resource Management Skills

Management of Personnel Resources-Motivating. developing. and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Time Management-Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Physical Requirements

Able to sit on the floor, kneel, bend. squat and crawl

Able to lift 35 lbs. or more

Able and willing to change diapers, clean up body fluids and help with toilet training

Spend time making repetitive motions

Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls