Assistant Director
Under general supervision, the Assistant Director is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating, and implementing the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operations, activities and teachers of The Kingdom Kids Learning Center. The Assistant Director will work as acting director in the Director of Childcare/Preschool’s absence. The Assistant Director also serves as a Lead Teacher in either the Infant, Toddler or Preschool Operations (if needed).
Main Duties and Responsibilities
-
Works directly with the Director of Childcare/Preschool to support and execute program policy, curriculum, and assessment. Assists in the day-to-day operations, including staffing. Will act as the Director in the acting Directors’ absence.
-
Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
-
Actively participate in the check-in and check-out process, being available to answer any questions the parents may have about their child's day.
-
Ensure a healthy classroom environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of all children.
-
Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene, and safety standards.
-
Conducts assessments and observations on children and assigns staff to assist with this process.
-
Extensive knowledge about the program; giving parents a tour of the facility and answering any question regarding the program.
-
Follow all center policies and state regulations.
-
Collaborate with staff to ensure adherence to quality standards in accordance with center guidelines, and state and local requirements; implement improvements where needed.
-
Provides direct childcare and interacts with all children; ensures the safety, care, well-being, and promotion of developmental milestones for children in the program.
-
Engages children with books, toys, and structured activities and is a role model for other staff members. Conducts circle time, arts and crafts, songs, and games.
-
Supervises and monitors children’s play activities and provides caregivers with ideas when needed.
-
Provides for the individual needs of children including changing diapers, feeding, napping, and dressing children.
-
Communicates all child related milestones, concerns, suggestions to the parents in our program.
-
Provide excellent guest service - ensure childcare staff does the same.
-
Assist the director in the hiring of childcare staff members.
-
Directly trains or helps the lead teachers in training staff in each classroom.
-
Participate in on-going leadership and child developmental training programs and apply new ideas to the program.
-
Maintain KKLC policies, procedures, and programs.
-
Conducts fire and safety drills. Maintains records of those.
-
Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.
-
Assist infant/toddler/preschool lead teachers in creating monthly schedule.
-
Maintain positive and informative attitude with all parents. Creates family outreach activities.
-
Open and close the facility when needed.
-
Collect childcare information and paperwork from parents.
-
Responsible for ensuring all children's needs are met each day.
-
Encourage creativity and excitement within daily groups of children and teachers.
-
Developing age-appropriate activities, schedules, and menus.
-
Educated on all safety and liability issues. Ensure all documentation and forms are filled out correctly. Always ensure a child safe environment.
-
Maintain child and staff ratios. Staff appropriately each day.
-
Develop proactive communication lines between the parents and the staff.
-
Maintain staff records as outlined in Rules Regulating Childcare Manual.
-
Work with director on the enrollment and registration of children
-
Communicate via phone, email, text to parents and/or staff regarding any needs that may arise.
Supervisory Duties
-
Supervision of Child Care Assistants and Supervisors.
-
Researches and conducts team leadership activities. Provides support to all staff.
-
Direct Supervision and interaction with children.
-
Conducts bi-monthly meeting.
-
Conducts performance evaluations on caregivers.
-
Conducts parent teacher conferences as needed.
-
Creates a developmentally appropriate curriculum and assures infant and toddler staff adheres to curriculum.
-
Monitor and purchase food and supplies, as needed.
Other Duties
-
Maintain a clean, sanitary facility.
-
Daily assessment of facility safety
-
Other duties as assigned and required to maintain the Childcare facility.
Requirements
-
Associate degree or Bachelor's degree preferably in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education
-
CDA or other Early Childhood Credential
-
Current on CPR/First Aid or wiling to maintain CPR/First Aid Certification
-
Completion of Early Childhood Development Course (3 semester hours) every 5 years or maintain training hours quarterly
-
At least 2 years’ experience working directly with children.
-
Possession of a valid State Driver’s License.
-
Must complete Prevention of Shaken Baby, Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect, Prevention of SIDS, Standard Precautions and FEMA within 90 days of hire.
-
Basic accounting skills
-
Extensive knowledge and understanding of child development from birth to 5 years.
-
Dynamic people, management, communication, and guest service skills.
-
High physical and mental energy level.
-
Quick reflexes and responses.
-
Ability to focus on many children at one time.
-
Attend trainings and college courses as needed.
-
Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
-
Knowledge of computer skills and operation of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel. Can create charts and tables.
-
Ability to stand and sit frequently; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; walk; talk; hear; taste; smell.
-
Ability to lift between 10-60 pounds.
-
Must comply to wearing a face mask at all times in facility to prevent the spread of COVID, flu, RSV, and other common illnesses