Site Director, Child and Family Center

Vanderbilt University • Nashville, TN

23h

About The Position

The site director role is part of Vanderbilt Child and Family Center and is a manager responsible for site operations and staff management at a licensed childcare center. This position implements the policies, procedures and practice that achieve the highest standards for early childhood care and education (ECE) for The Acorn School and creates environments that support child development and safety.

Reporting to the VCFC Executive Director, the Site Director provides childcare center management and ensures compliance with license regulations.

The Site Director serves as the key point of contact with regulatory and licensing agencies, including the Tennessee Department of Human Services and the Metro Nashville Department of Health, for the childcare center.

Requirements

• First Aid/CPR certified
• Minimum bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree or higher strongly preferred
• Must fully meet State of TN DHS/DOE requirements for site director in a licensed childcare center
• 5-7 years experience working in early childhood education
• Minimum 2+ years staff management experience

Responsibilities

• Works with campus partners to ensure Vanderbilt policies and procedures and licensing regulation is well in place to ensure safe and appropriate childcare facilities clean and in good repair.
• Ensures classroom activities, supply and materials resourcing, trainings, written content (Brightwheel, lesson plans, newsletters, portfolios) and practical application of the play pedagogy, Nature Education, and emergent curriculum is in alignment with The Acorn School Community of Practice.
• Implements professional development structures to reinforce and support the understanding of pedagogical objectives and performance goals (e.g., Culture Amp).
• Maintains positive relationships with Peabody faculty and students and others to support mutually beneficial research in the field of Child Development.
• Initiates proactive communications to enrolled Acorn families and VCFC staff to celebrate accomplishments, socialize program components and services, and receive feedback. Communications strategies include Brightwheel, vmail, conferences, maintenance of the electronic bulletin board, printed and electronic memos and newsletters, and site events.
• Ensures classroom communications (Brightwheel, lesson plans, monthly newsletter) comply with standards for professional written content and reflect branding formatting provided by the VU Communications team.
• Works with the Executive Director to accomplish targeted operating costs, University guidelines and departmental goals, and VCFC’s values and vision for The Acorn School. Accountable to policies and procedures in place for efficient, effective, and financially sound operations.
• Working with the Executive Director, Education Director, and the Assistant Director, the Site Director establishes short, medium, and long-range goals and objectives for the childcare center. This position actionizes, as appropriate, the developed VCFC strategic plan as it pertains to the specific Acorn childcare center and that reflects Vanderbilt’s high standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager