Center Director

One Hope United • Aurora, IL

20h • $70,000 - $72,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At OHU, our Hope Members are the heartbeat of our organization. Together, we have built a culture of support, trust, and care. The ELCD program at OHU is known for its closely-knit teams who often work together for years at a time! The team members join their shared love of educating young children towards creating a warm and positive working environment. New employees who come from a corporate environment quickly fall in love with the atmosphere at an OHU child development center!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in ECE or related field required
• Director level 2 credential required

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred
• One year of professional experience working with children in a childcare or school setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Developing and coordinating systems that will generate environment for children that supports them developmentally, physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally
• Working with staff of center and of agency to ensure proper handling of client's needs; assuming overall responsibility for the agency's client relationship while client is in center
• Managing daily staffing needs, delegating responsibility and authority to staff, recruiting, hiring, and staff orientation
• Evaluating program of facilities and plan for long-range future of center, provide guidelines for plans, and make recommendations
• Developing procedures and controls for food service, health, and sanitation
• Maintaining a wide variety of public and private contacts to develop and maintain public relations of center; working with staff in other social service agencies, welfare councils, professional organizations and other public groups
• Coordinating ongoing staff development; evaluating performance of assigned staff, making recommendations or determinations regarding salary and other personnel actions
• Administering operational details of center and plan for execution of administrative functions, including purchasing of supplies and equipment and maintenance of physical facility
• Meeting contractual agreements with funding agencies, preparing all necessary reports per agreements
• Continually monitoring and evaluating educational program
• Developing and implementing systems to ensure that day care center remains at maximum utilization and managing the eligibility and re-determination process of clients
• Participating in development and management of assigned budget
• Overseeing data collection, reporting and billing center
• Constructing and maintaining system that ensures enrolled families have accessibility to support systems such as mental health and speech services

Benefits

• 3 time off banks! Up to 4 weeks paid vacation days; up to 6 paid personal days and up to 5 paid sick days annually
• Tuition assistance up to $2500 per year
• Medical, dental, vision, 403b retirement, flexible spending accounts, short-term disability options
• Agency paid life up to $50K based on salary
• Voluntary Supplemental Life for Employee, Spouse and Child(ren)
• Voluntary Legal Plans
• Agency paid long term disability after 1 year of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level