Childcare Director

The YMCA of Corry is looking to hire a qualified Childcare Director to manage the day-to-day operations of our growing center. Job Description Our new director will be a confident leader who is responsible for the general management of our YMCA Child Development Center, including the following minimum duties: Administering finances, personnel, maintenance, meal planning and preparation and grant management. Manage and oversee the budget and accounts and ensure the center remains profitable. Develop and facilitate a marketing and communications plan. Administering the YMCA's program objectives and activities. Ensure a safe, happy, and stimulating environment for children. Parental engagement. Coordinating and planning daily activities with our Lead Teachers from infants - school-age programs. Overall program planning. Staff recruitment and development. Written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months. Interview, hire and train new staff, ensuring they meet all policies and legal requirements. Manage and support teaching staff and promote their professional development. Qualifications Our director shall have attained one of the following qualification levels: 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 30 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 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 4 years of experience with children. Essential Functions Our new director will be a confident leader who is responsible for the general management of our YMCA Child Development Center, including the following minimum duties: Administering finances, personnel, maintenance, meal planning and preparation and grant management. Manage and oversee the budget and accounts and ensure the center remains profitable. Develop and facilitate a marketing and communications plan. Administering the YMCA's program objectives and activities. Ensure a safe, happy, and stimulating environment for children. Parental engagement. Coordinating and planning daily activities with our Lead Teachers from infants - school-age programs. Overall program planning. Staff recruitment and development. Written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months. Interview, hire and train new staff, ensuring they meet all policies and legal requirements. Manage and support teaching staff and promote their professional development.

Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies Change Leadership:

Facilitates, co-creates, and implements equitable change for the good of the organization and/or community

Engaging Community:

Builds bridges with others in the community to ensure the Y's work is community-focused and welcoming of all, providing community benefit

Philanthropy:

Secures resources and support to advance the Y's work

Volunteerism:

Engages volunteers and promotes social responsibility at all levels of the organization

Collaboration:

Creates sustainable relationships within the Y and with other organizations in service to the community Communication & Influence Listens and expresses self effectively and in a way that engages, inspires, and builds commitment to the Y's cause

Inclusion:

Values all people for their unique talents, and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work, as well as cultural competence

Critical Thinking & Decision Making:

Makes informed decisions based on logic, data, and sound judgment

Fiscal Management:

Manages the Y's resources responsibly and sustains the Y's nonprofit business model

Functional Expertise:

Executes superior technical skills for the role

Innovation:

Creates and implements new and relevant approaches and activities that improve and expand the Y's work and impact in the community

Program/Project Management:

Ensures program or project goals are met and intended impact occurs

Developing Self & Others:

Develops self and supports others (e.g., staff, volunteers, members, program participants), both formally and informally, to achieve their highest potential

Emotional Maturity:

Demonstrates ability to understand and manage emotions effectively in all situation