Child Development Center Director

United States Space Force•Schriever AFB, CO

15h

About The Position

The Child Development Center Director exercises supervisory and managerial authority over a Child Development Center program, planning, organizing, coordinating, and overseeing day-to-day operations. The early childhood education program promotes the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth of children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age. The director oversees program compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and responsiveness to customer needs. The role includes developing, administering, and evaluating developmental and educational activities for staff to implement, overseeing care in full-day, part-day, and specialized settings, and managing the program’s finances, facilities, grounds, equipment, health, and safety. This is a centrally managed AcqDemo position in the NH-I broadband, equivalent to GS-5 through GS-11. The position includes supervisory responsibilities and may involve occasional work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, split shifts, and unscheduled overtime. Travel by military or commercial aircraft may be required for temporary duty assignments. The position requires regular contact with children, a pre-employment physical and periodic renewal, specified immunizations, background checks, and drug testing.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Males must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
Meet the OPM qualification requirements for the GS-1701 General Education and Training Series.
Meet the basic education requirement: a completed four-year degree with major study in child development, early childhood education, home economics with an early childhood emphasis, elementary education, special education, or another appropriate field; or equivalent education and experience. Transcripts must be submitted when relying on education.
Meet the specialized experience requirement through at least one year of relevant experience at the next lower broadband NH-I, equivalent to GS-5 or equivalent, including child center operations, staff selection/training/supervision, program development and implementation, problem-solving, personnel actions, compliance, staffing ratios, and center culture; or qualify through a doctoral degree or three years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or an allowed combination of education and experience.
Demonstrate professional knowledge of child development theory, methods, and practices, including physical, intellectual, social, and special education needs and center management.
Know how to interpret and apply laws and regulations governing child care.
Have knowledge of financial, budget, and resource management practices and analytical and evaluative methods.
Have skill in educating, counseling, and advising child care providers and parents, and assessing training and children's developmental needs.
Have skill in organizing and using community resources to support program objectives.
Be able to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
Maintain current certifications.
Obtain Food Handler’s, First Aid, and CPR certifications and complete additional training requirements.
Pass a pre-employment physical examination, renewed at least every three years, and meet specified immunization requirements.
Complete required FBI fingerprint and State Criminal History Repository checks.
Submit to pre-employment and random drug testing.
If required to drive, possess and maintain an appropriate valid driver’s license and undergo an annual driving record check.
May be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, split shifts, or unscheduled overtime.
May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, coordinate, and oversee the day-to-day operations of a Child Development Center.
Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time.
Ensure programs comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs.
Develop, administer, and evaluate developmental and educational activities for staff to implement.
Oversee care in full-day, part-day, and specialized settings.
Manage the financial operation of the Child Development Program, including facilities, grounds, equipment, health, and safety.
Select, train, and supervise childcare and preschool employees, family childcare providers, or other caregiving adults.
Develop and implement child development programs, including family day care, part-day preschool, and before- and after-school programs.
Work with individuals and groups to solve complex problems related to the care and education of children.
Execute timely NAF/APF personnel actions and ensure compliance with background checks and training milestones.
Maintain classroom schedules that meet staff-to-child ratio and safety requirements.
Align classroom teaching staff with organizational goals and support retention through developmental training.
Organize and use community resources to support program and installation objectives.
Analyze, plan, and adjust work operations to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
Maintain required certifications and, if required to drive, an appropriate valid driver's license.