ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR - Way to Grow Childcare Center - Patchogue, NY

Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk Inc•East Patchogue, NY

11d•$50,000 - $55,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Center Director plays a crucial role in the overall operation of the Way to Grow Childcare Center, particularly in the absence of the Center Director. This position ensures the Center operates in accordance with company standards, state licensing regulations, and established operating procedures. Key responsibilities include managing the Center's daily operations, resolving management-related issues, maintaining administrative and child records, and potentially supervising staff, assisting with lesson planning, and evaluating performance. The role also involves preparing reports, representing the Center's interests, and ensuring fiscal responsibility through accurate financial accounting, budget management, and asset protection. Additionally, the Assistant Director is involved in recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising staff, maintaining personnel and child records, and coaching staff. The position also focuses on enrollment by interviewing prospective parents and children, ensuring all necessary forms are completed, orienting new parents, and maintaining open communication regarding child progress and Center activities. Parent engagement is key, involving effective communication, conducting meetings, supporting staff in communicating child progress, and soliciting feedback for improvements. Safety and health are paramount, requiring staff training in safety regulations, enforcement of safety rules, maintenance of health records, promotion of healthy habits, ensuring a clean environment, informing parents of communicable diseases, ensuring first aid/CPR certified staff are present, maintaining emergency plans and drills, and conducting daily safety checks of the building, equipment, and grounds.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (including, or in addition to, 12 credits in Early Childhood, Child Development, or a related field), and One year of full-time teaching experience in a child day care center, family or group family day care home, or other early childhood program; and One year of experience supervising staff.
New York State Children's Program Administrator Credential, and One year of full-time teaching experience in a child day care center, family or group family day care home, or other early childhood program; and One year of experience supervising staff.
Associate's degree in Early Childhood or a related field with a plan of study leading to a Bachelor's degree, and Two years of full-time teaching experience in a child day care center, family or group family day care home, or other early childhood program; and Two years of experience supervising staff.
Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential with a plan of study leading to a Bachelor's degree, and Two years of full-time teaching experience in a child day care center, family or group family day care home, or other early childhood program; and Two years of experience supervising staff.
Associate's degree in Early Childhood or a related field with a plan of study leading to a New York State Children's Program Administrator Credential, and Two years of full-time teaching experience in a child day care center, family or group family day care home, or other early childhood program; and Two years of experience supervising staff.

Responsibilities

Overall operation of the Center in the absence of the Center Director.
Ensuring the Center is operated in following Company and state licensing standards and operating procedures.
Clerical duties as assigned.
Manages the Center in conformance with all state and local regulations and Way to Grow Child Care Center policies and procedures.
Effectively resolves problems related to the management of the Center or seeks appropriate assistance from the Center Director and/or General Manager.
Maintains administrative records for the Center, if applicable.
Maintains appropriate and required records on children.
If applicable, plan work schedules, supervise staff, assist in lesson planning, and evaluate staff's performance.
Keeps fully apprised of all activities in the Center.
Prepares and forwards reports and forms following Way to Grow Child Care Center policies and procedures.
Represents the interests of Way To Grow Child Care Center.
Maintains an accurate financial accounting of the Center operation and protects the Company's monetary assets.
Assists in planning an annual budget and manages the operational budget as approved, if applicable.
Ensures that classroom equipment is maintained in good repair.
Prepares and forwards required reports as designated by the Center Director or General Manager, such as weekly statistics each Friday.
Takes responsibility for Company assets and cash and makes daily deposits.
Ensures accurate and timely collection of accounts receivable per Way To Grow Child Care Center policies and procedures.
Makes purchases necessary to Center operations while maximizing operational profit.
Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains staff to maintain proper staff/child ratios, as directed by Center Director.
Ensures each staff member receives and understands her/his job description, Way To Grow Child Care Center policies and procedures, and other orientation information and materials.
Maintains personnel records as required by the Center Director and ensures confidentiality.
Maintains a current substitute list, if available.
Ensures that up-to-date records of each child are maintained.
Prepares and forward all personnel records and forms as required to Area Manager/corporate office in a timely manner.
Coaches, councils and conducts performance reviews appropriately and on time for all staff in a supportive role with the Center Director.
Conducts interview of parents and child before enrolling.
Ensures that parents of enrolled children complete all necessary forms.
Plans and conducts orientation for newly enrolled parents.
Is visible and available to parents at their convenience to listen and take appropriate action on their concerns.
Keeps parents informed of their child's progress and Center activities.
Tracks all inquiries, converts inquiries into parent tours of the Center, and converts tours into enrollments.
Maintains effective communications between Center staff and parents.
Conducts parent meetings and other conferences as requested.
Supports the Teacher and ensures that goal assessment cards are completed by Senior Staff and are communicated to parents according to Child Care Learning standards.
Regularly solicits feedback from parents in order to make improvements in the Center.
Conducts training of staff in all Center safety roles and regulations.
Enforces all safety rules and regulations with staff for the safety of the children and parents.
Maintains up-to-date health records for both staff and children.
Enforces staff habits that result in clean and healthy care of children, including universal precautions.
Maintains a clean environment by providing for scheduled cleaning of the Center and thorough frequent visual checks.
Inform parents whenever their child has been exposed to communicable disease.
Ensures that someone with first aid training and/or CPR training is always present at the Center per state requirements.
Has emergency telephone numbers and an emergency plan, conducts emergency drills.
Maintains building, equipment and grounds through daily safety checks to ensure safe environment meeting safety standards.