Zion Early Childhood Center
POSITION: Childhood Center Director
OVERVIEW: The director is a full time (40 hours per week) salaried position responsible for the oversight and administration of the Zion Early Childhood Center (ZECC). S/he shall provide leadership and guidance to the entire staff of the center and ensure the overall quality of care and education.
REPORTS TO: Zion Early Childhood Center Board
MISSION: ZECC is committed to providing a safe and secure Christian learning environment. In partnership with the parents and staff, the enrolled child will experience and participate in a Christian, age-appropriate program to form a foundation of faith-based values.
START DATE: September 23 or as soon as possible thereafter
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Be a professing and practicing Christian
- Management experience required
- Understands and uses sound leadership principles
- Ability to direct programs through supervision of staff and volunteers
- Representational skills with proven track record of development of deep and trusted relationships with others
- Excellent oral and written communication
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field
- Has at least 4 years of successful experience as a preschool teacher
- Childhood administrative experience highly preferred
- Has an awareness of the parish, showing interest in the total ministry of Zion congregation
COMPENSATION: $55,000 – 60,000, depending on qualifications. Excellent paid benefit package includes Health, (Eye and Dental included), Disability, Retirement, 403B plus FICA employer portion. Total salary package approximately $100,000 plus PTO.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Administration and Management
- Directs the day-to-day activities and operations of the center to ensure provision of the spiritual, emotional, physical, social and intellectual needs of the children in a Christ-centered environment
- Understand, support and exemplify the center’s values, policies, and operating principles
- Maintains applicable licensing requirements and accreditation standards
- Implements the highest principles of early childhood education combined with underlying Christian principles
- Maintains enrollment to ensure adequate income to meet fiscal obligations
- Responsible for collecting all monies and maintaining accurate financial records
- Maintains responsibility for the prompt payment of all center expenses
- Accountable to the board to achieve established goals and outcomes
- Manages, directs and coordinates the center, ensuring high quality programming and care
- Foster a Christian, faith-based culture
- Recruits, hires, trains, develops, coaches, and schedules all personnel and volunteers
- Manage schedule to ensure regular contact with all parents and staff
- Reviews and evaluates staff performance annually, taking corrective action when needed
- Manages and controls the center budget, ensuring the program operates within budget and tuition fees are collected
- Ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations
- Assesses, maintains, recommends and enforces center policies
- Develops and maintains relationships with state childcare licensing agency, district, parent groups and other organizations and agencies related to assigned programs
- Administer staff leave, onboardings and terminations
- Continues own professional growth through reading, workshops, and/or conferences
Plan Program Strategies and Curriculum
- Oversee the development of the classroom curriculum with teacher input and ZECC board approval
- Develops and carries out a program of continuous evaluation of the center
- Identify future areas of emphasis, including new program ideas
- Make visits to the classrooms regularly
- Review teacher lesson plans and assist with the teacher’s goal setting process
Facilitate Communication
- Conduct regular staff/teacher meetings to foster a team environment
- Meet with parents and staff to resolve problems as they arise
- Provide center tours, open houses and marketing to recruit new students
- Maintains accurate and up to date information in staff and student files
- Reports all relevant program activities, center operations and staff needs to ZECC Board of Directors
Manage Physical Facility
- Ensure adequate classroom cleaning and building maintenance by coordinating necessary repairs with janitorial staff
- Ensure adherence to all existing facility safety codes
- Maintain a safe, clean and cheerful environment for children
- Order / purchase necessary center equipment and supplies
