Regional Director
25 days ago
Buffalo
Job DescriptionDescription: Responsibilities: Program / Administration: · Ensuring that your centers are adhering to and enforcing all the policies and procedures of Care-a-lot Child Care and the childcare licensing regulations of New York State · Ensuring that your centers are in accordance with governmental laws/state mandates (Health Dept., CACFP, etc.) · Maintaining program quality at your centers to meet state/national accreditation standards, specifically QUALITYstarsNY · Ensuring the implementation of an age and developmentally appropriate, open-ended program of the highest quality at your centers that supports learning through play • Overseeing QUALITYstarsNY program for all centers to ensure centers are in compliance, ready for recertification, and that new centers are certified in a timely manner., • Overseeing training for all centers to ensure that the remain in compliance with NYS/OCFS requirements, • Overseeing Aspire for all centers, i.e.: monitoring accounts, on boarding on new locations., • Selecting and training centers with an accredited curriculum, • Leading company efforts for achieving accreditation · Meeting agreed upon deadlines · Providing timely updates on projects · Utilizing data to establish and measure center performance on a regular basis · Communicating frequently and effectively with staff · Guarding and protecting all information of a confidential manner · Assisting and rendering staff support to all classrooms and employees as necessary · Participating in professional conferences, ongoing training or educational opportunities to remain current in the field · Completing 15 hours of early childhood training within the first 6 months and every year thereafter · Support centers in absence of the Director or Assistant Director · Training Admin staff in areas of responsibility listed above, and monitoring Admin performance to ensure that training was successful · Communicating effectively and directly with all staff · Serving in the absence of other staff as necessary Requirements: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: · Knowledge of NYS childcare regulations · Knowledge of child development, early childhood education programming, and national accreditation criteria · Knowledge of and ability to supervise developmentally appropriate practices and age appropriate activities · Knowledge of first aid procedures · Effective, professional, timely, courteous, and tactful oral and written communication skills · Effective supervisory skills and role modeling practices · Ability to maintain positive relationships with children, co-workers, and parents · Ability to use sound judgment and tact · Ability to lead and motivate a team · Ability to organize, problem solve and respond to emergencies effectively · Knowledge of community resources · Flexibility (especially in scheduling and practice to respond to program needs) · Creativity and patience Requirements: · Able to lift approximately 30 pounds from the floor to a waist high table · Able to reach a child 20 - 30 feet away within 30 seconds · Able to crouch to a child's height, maintain eye contact at the child's level, and sit on the floor for extended periods of time · Good health as confirmed by a physician's statement and proof of being free of tuberculosis · New York State Registry clearance · Criminal History Fingerprint clearance Training and Experience: · B.A. Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related field OR NYS Administrator Credential AND at least one year each of teaching and supervisory experience; OR Associates Degree in ECE or related field OR Child Development Assoc. AND at least two years each of teaching and supervisory experience AND a plan of study leading to a Bachelor’s degree or NYS Children’s Program Administrator Credential, AND · Prefer one-year experience with office management or financial record keeping AND · Demonstrated commitment to and interest in professional growth through education, work experience and involvement with the early childhood community