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YWCA Black Hawk County
Assistant Childcare Director
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What they do
A Preschool or Childcare Teacher works with young children, usually ages 3 - 5, to help them learn the social, motor and language skills needed to be ready for kindergarten and elementary school. Organizes activities and uses play or games to help children learn; develops schedules and routines for children that include exercise and rest. Works in a school or in a childcare center or program.
$35,390 / year median in Iowa
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary:
The Childcare Assistant Director is responsible for assisting the Childcare Director in the operation and management of the organization's childcare programming.Responsibilities:
- Represent, advocate and communicate the mission, philosophy and programs of the YWCA to the community at all times.
- Maintain a safe childcare environment at all times through adherence to Iowa Department of Human Services Child Day Care Licensing Standards.
- Ensure a safe, professional environment with respectful, caring, activity-oriented, child-centered, age-appropriate childcare programming.
- Provide direction, leadership, and oversight of Childcare programming, its staff, facilities, and equipment.
- Ensure safety of children at all times.
- Plan and implement child-centered, age-appropriate programming and curriculum.
- Train, schedule, supervise, coach and evaluate childcare program staff; reporting concerns and issues regarding their job performance to the Childcare Director in a timely manner.
- Promote and practice positive and continual communication with parents/guardians.
- Accurately compile and organize program and staff records, documentation and statistics as assigned, meeting all assigned deadlines.
- Ensure adequate and appropriate food and program supplies are appropriately stored and available.
- Promote and maintain positive relations with all YWCA, school and other community personnel.
- Schedule "subs" as needed and provided coverage when needed.
- Demonstrate cultural competence and apply to every day lessons and activities.
- Participate in regular program evaluation process utilizing program participants and collaborators.
- Coordinate, plan, and supervise Pre-K programming.
- Coordinate, plan, and supervise Family Center programming.
- Communicate all relevant information to Childcare Department and YWCA Front Desk.
- Participate in relevant training as required or assigned.
- Assume additional duties as assigned by the Childcare Director and/or Executive Director.
Job Qualifications:
- Minimum five years' experience in a childcare setting, supervisory experience preferred.
- Must be currently certified (or become certified within 30 days of employment) in First Aid, AED, CPR, Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse, Blood Borne Pathogens, Hazardous Materials, as well as obtaining yearly continuing education hours as related to the school age field.
- Must successfully pass the State of Iowa criminal and child abuse records background check for childcare providers.
- Must be able to stand for prolonged periods and frequent bending.
- Must be able to do light to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds at a time.
- Must be able to tolerate outdoor heat and humidity.
- Must be able to stretch, walk, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach.