Early Learning Director

Diocese of St. Augustine•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

Reporting to the Superintendent of Catholic Schools and the Diocesan Director of Early Learning, the Center Director is responsible for administer the childcare center in a manner that is programmatically and fiscally consistent with the principles of the Diocese of St. Augustine by providing a nurturing, stimulating and safe environment while adhering to DCF regulations.

Requirements

Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church preferred.
Must have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
Must have current DCF 45-hour training completed, National CDA and Director’s credential.
Must have valid First Aid and CPR certificate.
Must have knowledge of governmental, educational and religious standards, as set forth by DCF and any other agency to which the agency commits.
Prior experience as assistant director or center director required.
Ability to motivate people to high levels of commitment and performance.
Ability to work effectively with diverse staff and families.
Ability to show emotional maturity and stability.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with others.
Ability to communicate with the public and coworkers in a mature, tactful, pleasant and diplomatic manner.
Ability to perform duties with little direct supervision.
Knowledge and ability to use computer software.
Knowledge of applicable safety and abuse reporting procedures.
Must successfully pass the required criminal background check prior to employment and every five years; must complete Protecting God’s Children (PGC) workshop prior to employment.
Must be able to complete 35 hours of in-service training each fiscal year.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Recruits, screens, hires, assigns, schedules, supervises, trains and evaluates staff.
Recruits, screens, enrolls and evaluates children.
Maintains an environment that conforms to governmental and agency standards.
Plans and executes an ongoing program that contributes to the emotional and moral development of children.
Organizes the resources and staff for appropriate performance.
Plans for attainment of short-, medium- and long-term goals.
Assumes responsibility for sound fiscal management and reporting of all financial resources.
Reports to governmental agencies, as required.
Builds and maintains sound relationships with staff.
Provides opportunities for parents to observe at the center, elect representatives to the Parent Advisory Board, if applicable, and attend parent meetings.
Plans and documents monthly staff meetings.
Other duties, as assigned.