Education Director (Early Childhood Center)

Chinese-American Planning Council • New York, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Program Director of CPC Early Childhood Services, the Education Director at a CPC Early Childhood Center is responsible for the operation and instructional leadership at the facility, training and supervising staff, setting instructional objectives, and working to build rapports with parents.

Requirements

• Master’s in Early Childhood
• New York State Teaching Certification in Nursery – 6, K – 6, Birth – 2 or Special Education
• Min. 2 years’ combined experience in infant, toddler and/or preschool teaching (3 months – 5 yrs)
• Min. 2 years’ management / leadership experience
• Min. 2 years’ experience in teaching in an Early Childhood setting
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Exhibit enthusiasm and a love for working with children
• Strong leadership, supervisory, and customer service skills and ability to create/maintain partnerships with families and staff
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks or crisis situations effectively
• Ability to lead staff in implementing a developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Customer service skills in interactions with parents and guardians
• Ability to multitask while remaining organized and completing tasks by assigned deadlines

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (Spanish or Chinese and English) preferred
• Understanding of the Quality Stars, NAEYC, PAS, CLASS, and Creative Curriculum preferred
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite: Words, Excel, Teams; Zoom and other meeting or communication platforms)

Responsibilities

• Oversee all day-to-day operations involved in running the daycare center
• Hire, train, supervise and inspire a team of passionate, committed educational staff
• Oversee all the daily management of all the classrooms including, but not limited to maintaining required classroom group sizes and ratios, child attendance procedures, classroom opening and closing, mealtime and other routine-based activity procedures, classroom safety procedures, etc.
• Oversee daycare’s educational environment and programming including, but not limited to providing necessary curriculum documents and resources, reviewing, providing feedback, and assessing classroom and daycare environments, etc.
• Oversee teaching staff professional development planning including, but not limited to new teaching staff on-boarding and mentoring, planning all teaching staff’s annual professional development, providing annual written evaluations and individual meetings, frequent staff training via group and individual staff meetings, maintaining staff professional development files ready for DOHMH inspection
• Oversee classroom transition processes for all enrolled children and families including transitioning into the classroom upon enrollment, transitioning to and from different classrooms within the daycare, and transitioning out of the daycare for existing families and children
• Schedule and run regular parent tours and weekend promotional events including open houses and information sessions
• Register and enroll new families into the program, manage child schedules, collect monthly tuition payments
• Motivate staff by maintaining a positive attitude and leading by example
• Work alongside co-management as a team player effectively and efficiently.
• Run regular staff meetings and touchpoints with staff and various stakeholders
• Assist in the creation of a positive, enjoyable work environment, maintain confidentiality, encourage trust and loyalty among all staff
• Understand the community members needs and dynamics (staff and families)
• Create and develop strong parent and staff relationships that result in a high rate of retention and referrals
• Stay abreast of all NYC DOHMH licensing regulations and FDNY safety regulations
• Adhere to all state and local educational and licensing requirement, policies and procedures; communicate and develop relationships with licensing departments as required
• Understand and focus on the big picture, and work towards the center’s long-term goals including meeting NAEYC standards and accreditation.
• Conduct self in a professional, courteous manner; maintain a neat appearance and exhibit strong customer service skills

Benefits

• CPC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off (holiday, sick and personal time off), Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance Coverage, and 403b Retirement Plan
• Salary and benefits are determined and offered in accordance with CSA Union Contract

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees