Director of Child Development Center
About The Position
Individual colleges within the Community College system provide child development centers, offering child care, child development, nutrition and related services for the pre-school children of students, staff and citizens of communities in their respective service areas. The colleges also offer academic programs in early childhood education. The child development centers provide the collateral function of serving as laboratories for practical experience by early childhood education students. The Director of Child Development Center manages the operation of a pre-school child development and care center as well as the academic practicum of early childhood education students at a Community College.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or an appropriately related field with two (2) or more years of experience in a related field; or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties.
- Early childhood education, including classroom or laboratory instruction
- Child care administration or business management
- Supervision of human resources
- Developing and managing operating budgets and plans
- Incumbents must be fingerprinted through the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) and approved to work in an early care and education setting and have the CT Director's Credential or at least the approved OEC 3 credit course in administration & supervision of ECE programs.
Nice To Haves
- Current knowledge and experience implementing the State of CT Child Care Center Regulations, NAEYC Early Learning Programs Accreditation Standards; planning curriculum using the Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards, and CT DOTS
- Experience developing marketing plans and managing budgets from different funding sources.
- Experience working within a laboratory school or supervising student teachers at placement sites
Responsibilities
- Program planning and development
- Center operation and administration
- Student teacher instruction
- Parent communications
- Program quality assurance
- Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies
- Service on assigned committees and task forces
- Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings which may occur during evenings and weekends.
Benefits
- Generous leave policies
- Multiple retirement plan options
- Comprehensive health insurance choices
- Supplemental benefits for retirement and family protection
- Tuition reimbursement (if applicable)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
