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Job Title: Assistant Site Director
Position Summary:
The Assistant Site Director supports the Site Director in managing a child development program by overseeing daily operations staff parent communication and ensuring regulatory compliance. This role focuses on maintaining a safe effective and nurturing environment that promotes growth for children staff and families.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Communication with Parents:
- Assist in maintaining open communication with parents including scheduling and facilitating meetings assisting with concerns and collaborating on child development needs.
- Support the recruitment and enrollment process for new parents including managing documentation and fees.
- Help organize and conduct parent workshops conferences and home visits as needed.
Documentation & Reporting:
- Assist the Site Director in maintaining center inventory and overseeing supply orders for food maintenance and classrooms.
- Support in monitoring and documenting childrens attendance and ensuring proper documentation of petty cash receipts and check requests.
- Ensure that classroom and administrative records are uptodate and compliant with program expectations.
Center Operations:
- Monitor and assist in the staffing schedule to ensure smooth operations of the center.
- Help ensure that the center and classrooms comply with city state regulations and NAEYC standards.
- Support the Site Director in managing center safety emergency procedures and addressing maintenance concerns.
Staff Supervision and Support:
- Assist in conducting staff meetings and individual supervision meetings to address concerns and foster teamwork.
- Observe classrooms to ensure compliance with curriculum paperwork and regulations.
- Support staff performance evaluations and professional development.
- Assist in tracking timesheets vacation requests and compensatory time for staff.
Assess Children:
- Support in administering child screenings and ensuring completion of required assessments (e.g. ESIR My Teaching Strategies Creative Curriculum Ages and Stages).
Administrative Support:
- Work closely with the Site Director and other content area specialists to coordinate activities meetings and committees.
- Assist with coordinating meetings and collaborating with mental health consultants disability teams and external resources.
- Ensure timely submission of reports and documentation as required by the program.
Community Relations:
- Assist in fostering relationships with local agencies and community partners and maintain communication to ensure resources are available to families.
- Support the Site Director in contacting state and city representatives as needed.
Teaching & Curriculum Support:
- Step into teaching and lead documentation responsibilities in the absence of the Site Director or during staff vacancies.
- Support coordination of field trips and ensure educational activities meet the standards set by the program.
Other Duties as Assigned:
Job Requirements:
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or university or related field with a minimum of 18 credit hours in Early Childhood Education.
- Gateways ECE credential Level 5
- Gateways Directors credential Level 1
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentational skills.
- Demonstrated capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with administration staff consultants regulators and founders in a teamoriented environment.
- Capacity to assume responsibility for own professional development.
- Detailoriented logical and methodological approach to problemsolving.
- Ability to plan and schedule the work of others.
- Flexible with the ability to work in a highly demanding stressful environment.
- Proficiency using wordprocessing systems.
- Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others including giving and receiving feedback on the quality of services.
- Meet any specific content area requirements.
Language Skills:
- Ability to read and speak English proficiently.
Covid19 Note: In the spirit of caring for one another and our community please note that upon accepting an offer of employment from Mary Crane you will be required to share proof of a COVID19 vaccinationupon eligibility. You may apply for a Medical or Religious Exemption in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Mary Crane does daily temperature checks as well.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Required Experience:
Director