Center Manager (2404)

BAKERRIPLEY•Missouri City, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Center Manager ensures that center staff provides children with a learning environment and varied experiences that will help them develop socially, intellectually, physically, and emotionally in a manner appropriate to their age and stages of developments toward the overall goal of social competence. Ensures that full enrollment is maintained at all times. Facilitates ongoing thorough and clear understanding of Head Start program and Performance Standards to all center level staff.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI), Educational Administration, Business Administration, or Management
Minimum Three (3) years of classroom teaching experience.
Excellent mediation skills; oral and written skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and successful experience working in teams.
Ability to plan, organize, allocate and control substantial financial, human, and physical resources.
Knowledge of the Head Start/Early Child Development program philosophy and structure desirable.
Intermediate skill in Word, Excel, Power Point.
Ability to obtain Director’s Certificate through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Upon Hire
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Upon Hire
First Aid Certification Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

Bilingual preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Ensures center operates in compliance with Federal, State and local laws, regulations and standards, including Agency Policies and other contractual agreements.
Facilitate ongoing thorough and clear understanding of Head Start program and Performance Standards to all center level staff.
Directly coordinates supportive services offered by all other Head Start/Early Head Start component areas.
Inspects center facilities daily for health, safety, fire and occupancy violations and takes necessary corrective action to assure that clearances, permits and licenses remain effective and up-to-date.
Ensures all children’s files are complete, accurate and up-to-date with all information required by Head Start Performance Standards and regulations.
Directly supervises center level staff to ensure to all are operating according to the terms of the HS Program Performance Standards/ TDFPS Licensing/TEA/ and NAEYC.
Establishes and maintains effective oral and written communication with the Senior Operations Coordinator, collaborative partners and program team members.
Conducts classroom and teacher observation and provides onsite consultation to teaching staff, as appropriate.
Reads and analyzes data from GOLD online assessment.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards