Supervisor Child Development-Full time

Mercyhealth•Dubuque, IA

About The Position

Under the general direction of the Child Development Center (CDC) Director, assumes responsibility and accountability for the coordination of services as defined by facility and departmental policies and procedures. Assists in the implementation of the philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures of the CDC and Mercy Medical Center. Assists in providing a work environment that allows staff to maximize their talents through professional growth, involvement, and empowerment. Performs duties in a manner that assures labor-hours and non-payroll resources are utilized in a cost-effective way and in a manner that assures all CDC services are of high quality and are customer focused. Strives for individual performance excellence within the job in order to help the department achieve its goals.

Requirements

High school education required.
Minimum of two years of childcare experience.
Current certification in CPR and First Aid are required and must be maintained.

Nice To Haves

Early Childhood Diploma or Early Childhood Education degree (two or four year) preferred.
one year of prior childcare leadership experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Models' customer focused behaviors relating to attitude, privacy/confidentiality, communication skills, and professional behavior. Counsels' employees to model similar behaviors.
Performs teacher functions if needed to maintain ratio.
Communicates with team members, parents, children, and the community regarding operational issues within the Child Development Center.
Assists Director in establishing child and staff schedules.
On a daily basis, proactively monitors child counts and adjusts staffing levels in order to meet regulatory staff/child ratios and CDC productivity expectations.
Completes count throughout the day and informs Director of necessary adjustments.