Child Development Center Program Director - ECE Director

Overview

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 role, you will create 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.

Duties

• 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.
• Model appropriate classroom management.
• Assist staff with behavior modification.
• Assess staff training needs and ensure 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 recruitment, hiring, onboarding for new staff and personnel changes; work 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, CPR, and MAT training for staff as needed.
• Coordinate with Billing and Collections Manager to ensure timely tuition payments by parents.
• Ensure 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 to ensure 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; maintain proper student enrollment documents.
• Provide information to classroom staff (schedules, pictures, allergy information) as needed.
• Coordinate with other program directors and the Executive Director to establish a calendar that maximizes 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 + 1 year of 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 with children, determination of competencies, 120 clock hours of child-related training, observation of the student\'s application of competence in classroom, and related documentation; or equivalent combination of education/experience and 12 semester hours or 110 clock hours in a child-related field
• • Certification from an internationally recognized Montessori organization
• • 3 years programmatic experience including 1 year in a staff supervisory capacity...
• • CPR/First Aid and MAT trained, preferred
• • Regular attendance in worship and active engagement in the life of Timberlake Church (optional/agency context)

Basic Qualities

• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Writing
• Leadership
• Approachable, Friendly
• Receptive to direction
• Proactive not reactive
• Organized
• Motivated
• Quick thinking and decisive
• Knows programs, staff, 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
• Time Management

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 hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Spend time walking

Benefits

• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Participation in the retirement program

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