Assistant Director of the Child Care Center

SUNY Cortland•Cortland, NY

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About The Position

The Assistant Director supports the Child Care Center Director in overseeing daily operations, ensuring a safe, nurturing and educational environment for children. This role involves staff supervision, curriculum support, regulatory compliance and familiy engagement. What makes SUNY Cortland a great place to work? Our positions provide predictable salary progressions, and many offer permanency. Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, various retirement program options, paid family leave and/or parental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, long term disability and tuition reimbursement. SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being in all forms. The university's state-of-the-art Student Life Center is free for employees to use, with membership options for families. SUNY Cortland's Child Care Center welcomes the children of employees and community members, as space allows. Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor's approval. Professional development opportunities exist through training, continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conference travel, based on funding. Cortland County and surrounding areas offer easy access to arts, entertainment, outdoor recreation and much more. Experience Cortland dives deep into the region's offerings

Requirements

Associate's degree in childhood/early childhood education or relevant field of study
Demonstrated knowledge of NAEYC and QS standards
Demonstrated knowledge of The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) guidelines
Experience supervising others
Experience working in a daycare, childcare and/or similar field

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in childhood/early childhood education or relevant field
Previous leadership experience
Childhood/Early Childhood teaching experience
Experience working in an early childhood educational setting
Ability to work with a variety of constituents
Effective technological skills including the Microsoft Office Suite, Database, and Website management
Effective communication skills
Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with others Ability to be flexible and be able to balance a number of tasks concurrently
Attention to detail

Responsibilities

Assist the Director in establishing an environment focused on quality, safety and education by ensuring the proper implementation of curriculum and maintaining the integrity of the program.
Communicate clearly, concisely and accurately with parents, staff, other company personnel, and vendors in order to ensure effective operations of the Center.
Ensures the Center provides a safe and healthy environment by frequent walk-throughs and scheduled cleanings. Ensuring developmentally appropriate practices are used in classrooms by the staff supporting the development and educational standards for children at the Center.
Understand and implement National Associate for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)and Quality Star standards.
Assist the Director with developing staff training and professional development • Perform administrative support for the Director, including but not limited to, maintaining staff scheduling and coverage as needed for the Center, onboarding new employees, appointment paperwork, recruitment assistance, staff communications, answering phone calls, assisting parents and other duties as assigned by the director, preparing reports as needed for the board, audits, etc.
Assist the director with Center curriculum and program development.
Assist the director in biannual staff and child assessments and attend and support parent conferences.
Hire and supervise SUNY Cortland work study students and Research Foundation student employees
Attend Committee Preschool Special Education meetings and communicate with district and therapist regarding services
Assist in classrooms as needed.
Manage the Center in the absence of the Director to comply with all federal, state and local regulations and campus and employment policies, procedures, programs and processes .
Collaborate with the School of Education at SUNY Cortland for student placements at the Center as part of their educational curriculum.
Conduct orientations with new families and complete required paperwork.
Support staff with classroom management strategies
Assist in maintaining all staff clearances as well as accreditations for staff at the Center