Acquire4Hire ยท 4 weeks ago
Preschool and Childcare Center/Program Director
Allen, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelAcquire4Hire is seeking a Preschool and Childcare Center/Program Director to plan, direct, and coordinate the academic and nonacademic activities of preschool and childcare centers. The role involves developing curricula, overseeing staff, managing facilities, creating budgets, and marketing the facility to ensure compliance with educational standards and regulations.
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Responsibilities
Develop a curriculum and program: Child Care Directors work closely with the center's teachers and staff, creating learning plans or programs to meet state and federal requirements and parent's expectations
Oversee staff: Staff management is probably the most important task of a Child Care Director. They must interview, hire and train staff, making sure that all background and fingerprint checks have been conducted
Manage facilities: The Child Care Director must make sure that the facility is safe and well-stocked. That includes checking that safety equipment is available and working, removing hazards and ensuring the facility is always clean and orderly
Create a budget: The Child Care Director manages the facility's finances, which includes creating and working within a budget
Market the facility: There is much competition between daycare facilities, so the Child Care Director must have a marketing plan to promote awareness of the facility and its services
Meeting up with parents and teachers: A Child Care Director will meet with parents and teachers to keep parents up-to-date on their child's development and progress, including discussing ways to address any learning or behavioral issues
Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems
Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities
Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out
Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems
Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases
Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services
Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions
Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs
Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance
Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements
Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications
Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children
Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding
Write articles, manuals, and other publications and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about programs and facilities
Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes
Inform businesses, community groups, and governmental agencies about educational needs, available programs, and program policies
Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs
Qualification
Required
Advise others on career or personal development
Maintain operational records
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation
Direct organizational operations, projects, or services
Develop educational goals, standards, policies, or procedures
Develop organizational policies or programs
Monitor performance of organizational members or partners
Approve expenditures
Manage organizational or project budgets
Evaluate employee performance
Conduct employee training programs
Recruit personnel
Supervise employees
Direct organizational operations, projects, or services
Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures
Estimate labor requirements
Determine resource needs
Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards
Evaluate program effectiveness
Advise others on business or operational matters
Teach classes in area of specialization
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets
Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding
Develop promotional materials
Analyze forecasting data to improve business decisions
Communicate with government agencies
Present information to the public
Supervise employees
Preferred
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Acquire4Hire offers a scalable applicant tracking system for business networks, franchises, and multi-location organizations.
2-10 employees
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