Childcare Assistant Director

Childcare Assistant Director Explorers Academy Bright Horizons Fargo, ND Job Details Full-time From $36,000 a year 1 day ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Employee discount Qualifications Early childhood education center experience Filing High school diploma or GED Schedule management Associate's degree General management Early Childhood Education Full Job Description Job title Child Care Center Assistant Director Reports to Child Care Center Director Job Description The Assistant Director will assist the center director with the daily management of the center. When the center director is not present at the center, the assistant director will serve as the acting director. Duties and responsibilities Assist the director in the following areas of responsibility: Health and Safety Curriculum Families Employees The assistant director should assist in managing an organized, purposeful program, including a safe, healthy, hazard free environment and a well-planned curriculum, by which the needs of the children, staff and families are met. Specifically, they will assist the director with the following: Attend all mandatory trainings and staff meetings. Assist Director with Scheduling. Ensure all documentation, invoicing, and important forms are given to parents and questions answered. Assist director in ensuring all employees have current and relevant First Aid and CPR training. Assist director in ensuring compliance with fire and health regulations including fire drills, evacuation plans, safety equipment and removal of safety hazards. Ensure recognition, documentation, reporting and immediate action in the case of accidents and illness and monitor symptoms. Ensure that accident report forms are completed, and appropriate authorities notified as required by law. Assist director in maintaining updated files for all families as required. Ensure cleanliness and maintenance of all equipment and appliances. Ensure children are only released, in accordance with relevant rules and regulations, to the known guardian or that alternate arrangements have been documented. Develop Safety and health procedures for all aspects of the center. Ensure all employees are aware of health and safety documents such as the Child Abuse Protocol, Infectious Disease Control Guidelines and Workplace Health and Safety Regulations. Ensure compliance with health regulations including hygienic practices related to food storage, preparation, hand washing, diaper changing, etc. Implement a process to ensure that medication permission slips are signed, and that medication is administered and recorded. Provide mentoring and support to staff as well as disciplinary action when necessary. Includes documentation of disciplinary action for employee files as well as documentation of performance reviews. Assist director in ensuring all training is completed for staff as required by regulation. Ensure all child to staff ratios are always met and that no more than the licensed capacity is served at one time. Includes monitoring each room to enforce white board counts and child counts. Qualifications Be an adult in good physical, cognitive, social and emotional health, and shall use mature judgement when making decisions impacting the quality of childcare. Possess knowledge or experience in management and interpersonal relationships. Education High School Diploma Growing Futures - Getting Started. Specialized knowledge General childcare education Ongoing desire to learn more about the childcare field. Hold at least one of the following qualifications, in addition to those set out in A) A bachelor's degree in the field of early childhood education or child development B) A bachelor's degree with at least six months of experience in a child care center or similar setting and one of the following: (1) Eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours of department-approved early childhood education or child development (2) One hundred twenty hours of department-approved early childhood training (3) A director's credential approved by the department C) An associate's degree in the field of early childhood education or child development with at least six months of experience in a child care center or similar setting D) An associate's degree with at least one year of experience in a child care center or similar setting and one of the following (1) Eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours of department-approved early childhood education or child development (2) One hundred twenty hours of department-approved early childhood training (3) A director's credential approved by the department E) A teaching certificate in elementary education with at least six months of experience in a child care center or similar setting F) A current certification as a child development associate or successful completion of a department-approved diploma program with emphasis in early childhood or child care, with at least one year of experience in a child care center or similar setting. G) Certification from a Montessori teacher training program with at least one year of experience in a Montessori school, child care center, or similar setting and at least one of the following: (1) Eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours of department-approved child development or early childhood education (2) One hundred twenty hours of department-approved early childhood training (3) A director's credential approved by the department Skills Understanding of ratio and how we can move students to maximize staff and space. Abilities Able to be flexible and assist with classroom management. Other characteristics such as personal characteristics Well organized Experience At least 2 years of childcare experience. Managerial experience

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

From $36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Childcare Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person

Pay:

From $36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance Employee discount Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person