Childcare Manager- Excel Center Bartholomew County

Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana • Columbus, IN

1d • $17 - $20

About The Position

The Young Learners Childcare Center (YLCC) provides free, temporary, short-term childcare for Excel Center students while they study onsite or attend class, serving children up to age 12. The Childcare Manager ensures safe, caring management of the children, part-time staff, and other qualified participants. The role includes hiring, training, coaching, scheduling, monitoring children, and developing learning opportunities. The manager communicates center policies and procedures to parents and works to resolve conflicts effectively. Work hours may vary by location.

This is a Monday–Friday, full-time position paying $17–$20 per hour. The manager works with the school director on school-wide goals related to graduation outcomes, enrollment, achievement, and retention, and contributes to student recruitment, enrollment, and outreach. Goodwill Education Initiatives operates The Excel Center, a tuition-free public high school for adults offering an Indiana Core 40 diploma.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience working in a childcare setting, ideally in a supervisory role.
• Child/infant CPR certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Effective oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication and listening skills; ability to communicate in person, in writing, and digitally.
• Ability to coach others with timely guidance and effective feedback to strengthen skills and improve instruction.
• Ability to relate to students and parents impartially and effectively, maintain customer satisfaction, and provide excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Working knowledge of G Suite, MS Office, and the internet.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Ability to anticipate, diffuse, and resolve disagreements, confrontations, tensions, and complaints constructively.
• Ability to maintain effectiveness and adjust to changes in tasks, work environment, structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check.
• Ability to perform hard to very hard physical work, including more than 8 hours of sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and crouching, and to move and lift up to 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Continuing education in child development, early childhood education, or a related field.
• Experience planning and delivering instruction and evaluating student learning, ideally with young children in a childcare setting.
• Ability to recognize activity risks, apply appropriate controls, and ensure safety protocols are followed.

Responsibilities

• Create curriculum, lesson plans, schedules, planned outings, and field trips.
• Facilitate hands-on, interactive learning experiences directly with children as needed.
• Complete daily safety audits, ensure health and safety compliance, and maintain a task list to complete audit items on time.
• Oversee student registration.
• Track and maintain accurate center records, including attendance, snack usage, budget, ages, and families served.
• Order and maintain supplies for the location.
• Communicate regularly with parents about services, enrollment, scheduling or routine changes, and special events; create a monthly parent newsletter.
• Coach parents on creating learning opportunities at home.
• Participate in regular Excel Center team meetings.
• Ensure staff have the tools needed to perform their duties, including current training manuals, reference guides, and best-practice procedures.
• Provide in-service training on new policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Evaluate staff performance and recommend appropriate action.
• Track attendants’ documents, attendance, and training.
• Develop professional and performance goals and action plans, reflect on prior goals, and adjust professional practices and goals.
• Work with the school director to develop and implement school-wide goals related to graduation outcomes, enrollment needs, student achievement, and retention.
• Establish and maintain a high-performance culture for staff and students.
• Participate in student recruitment, enrollment, and outreach efforts.
• Hire, train, coach, schedule, and assist with monitoring staff and children.
• Keep parents informed about center policies and procedures and resolve conflicts.

Benefits

• Continuing education and leadership development.
• Comprehensive health plan.
• Pay continuance during spring, summer, and fall school break periods.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Life, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability plans.
• Preventive health and wellness program.
• Section 125 pre-tax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED