Child Care Center Manager

Under the direction of the Child Care and ECE Director, the Child Care Center Manager is responsible for the overall daily operation of the full-day childcare program at the Child Care Center when the Director is not available. The Child Care Center Manager holds the primary responsibility for the after-school program and summer day camp operating out of the childcare center and assists the Director with the education, health, welfare, and safety for all children in the center year-round.

This job announcement is not intended to be inclusive of all functions, responsibilities and qualifications associated with the position, however, representative of the essential job functions and typical criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the position.

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES:

1. Assists the Director in overseeing the planning and implementation of the program for the full-day, year-round Child Care Center (2 to 12-year-olds) and ensure that the program provided meets the highest quality and licensing standards year-round for all center programs
2. Ensures the development of weekly lesson plans for the school age program that fit the children’s developmental needs and interests and meets grant requirements.
3. Work directly with the ASP director and summer day camp director to provide school age programs at the center year-round.
4. Give personal attention and supervision to every aspect of the Child Care Center operation.
5. Effectively communicates both verbally and in writing with parents of students in program on an ongoing basis.
6. Participate in staff meetings and training for both ASP and ECE programs.
7. Always maintain responsibility for the safety and supervision of all children in the Center.
8. Assist the director with maintaining a staff schedule to ensure that all ratios remain in compliance with UT state regulations. This may include acting as a classroom teacher or opening/closing the center on short notice.
9. Ensure site licensing and quality control visits are completed and of high quality/rating
10. Support fund raising efforts, community service and family engagement activities and events that take place at the center.
11. Communicate to the director, staff work performance including regular observations, behavior reports, staff and student incident reports and time off requests. Covering shifts when needed and finding appropriate substitutes.
12. Work with the director to ensure the completion of 20 hours of annual training for all site staff.
13. Be familiar and ensure staff are familiar with Child protection policies and ERP’s for the Center
14. Assist center staff with problem solving issues that develop at the center
15. Assist with the organization of school age field trips, bus/van transportation
16. Assist with the tracking and reporting of center data.

SECONDARY ACTIVITIES:

1. Assist the director with the documentation of attendance, absenteeism, and incidents for each child enrolled and all staff employed at the childcare center.
2. Responsible for the appearance of the classrooms and maintaining the quality of supplies, equipment, participate in YMCA activities that affect the childcare center.
3. Maintain and oversee facility equipment and supply needs necessary for the center's general operations including cleaning supplies, food program supplies and curriculum supplies.
4. Assist with maintaining an organized, first-come, first-served waiting list for families interested in the childcare program.
5. Assists the director with providing tours to prospective families.
6. Manage center volunteers, by making sure they are registered with Volunteer Matters and trained to work at the center in different capacities.
7. Duties and assignments may vary depending on the Center

The Child Care Manager MUST meet one of the criteria listed below:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, including 16 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 2 years of experience with children.
• An associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 3 years of experience with children.
• An associate’s degree from an accredited college or university, including 16 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 4 years of experience with children
• Current CDA or ability to get a CDA
• NAC certification or ability to get a NAC certification