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Assistant Director (FT)
$79k-103k (estimate)
Full Time
0 Months Ago
Sent Church - The Children's Ark is Hiring an Assistant Director (FT) Near Plano, TX
Requirements:
Education/Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in early childhood education-related field or equivalent work experience in a related area or a combination of education and job-relevant experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of classroom experience is required.
- Management experience required; one year of experience over a minimum of 6 employees.
Specialized Training and/or Licensing:
- Any licenses, certificates, or specialized training that are required by state law or regulatory agencies. For example CDA, CPR, ECE units, law enforcement clearance, etc.
General Overview of Job:
Assist the Director in:
Assist the Director in:
- Managing delivery of quality early childhood education program to pre-school age children with oversight over The Children’s Ark plus extended care for children up to age 12.
- Providing training and resources for teachers to enable them to effectively teach a Christ-centered curriculum that helps kids (infants through 6th grade) become more like Jesus.
- Establishing a positive working relationship with teachers and staff, supporting and encouraging daily.
- Building enrollment to operate the center at capacity.
- Establishing positive and ongoing communication with parents.
- Implementing Christ-centered curriculum and program philosophy; ensuring facility maintenance, overseeing all operational functions of the programs, and demonstrating knowledge of and implementation of legal regulations and standards, striving to be an exemplary center.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Facilities Management:
- Maintain compliance with all applicable regulatory agency codes.
- Ensure safe, clean, and clutter-free conditions for children, parents, and employees by supervising maintenance and cleanliness for building equipment, grounds, and vehicles.
- Establish and maintain a yearly timeline of regular maintenance and repairs. Work with Property Manager to determine scope, sequence, and plan for the execution of services.
- Assume accountability for center assets.
- Ensure appropriate room arrangement/space design that supports safe and effective use of space.
- Investigate upgrade of classrooms and future use implications.
- Oversee/maintain video surveillance/intercom systems
- Ensure appropriate food service
- Supervise van maintenance:
- Maintain records on each van.
- Supervise and train van drivers.
Marketing:
- Implement effective advertising strategy for programs (including signs, banners, van ads, social media, schools, website, Facebook, etc.)
- Update website with current events, news, forms, and program highlights
- Evaluate the center’s effectiveness as measured by formal and informal parental feedback (through surveys and other means) and financial results; determine and implement solutions to problems as needed.
- Promote the center through community involvement; promote a positive image of the center’s educational and operational programs.
- Respond positively to enrollment inquiries with the goal of acquiring new families. Put prospective family information into SmartCare as a “lead” and ensure timely follow-up.
- Evaluate enrollment, assess openings, and communicate transitions of children to the next classroom to the Director and teachers involved.
Business:
- Understand and use operational and financial reports to support the achievements of the center’s financial goals.
- Conducts regular reviews of tuition rates in relation to economy and market to ensure competitive and cost-effective rates
- Review family accounts weekly, send past-due notices when payment is one day late, assess late charges, and report results to the Director.
- Bill drop-ins immediately. Notify the Director and the teacher of the class impacted.
- Manage labor costs while maintaining appropriate staffing ratios.
- Audit time cards; submit payroll to Director for approval, then to the Business Manager for processing.
- Ensure cost-effective purchase and use of food, supplies, and equipment. Establish an inventory and timely purchasing system.
- Manage accurate and complete financial expenditure reports
- Collect approved tuition fees in an efficient and tactful manner; maintain weekly tuition recording/reporting summaries.
- Identify federal, state, and local funding sources, both public and private; coordinate information with a supervisor.
- Continually increase attendance toward maximizing occupancy and revenue.
- Meet with supervisor weekly to discuss operations.
- Maintain an effective childcare accounting system and payment system.
- Conduct regular review of CCS reports.
Successful Performance will be evidenced by:
- High associate satisfaction scores (instrument will need to be developed to collect this data).
- High parent loyalty scores (survey will need to be developed to collect this data; retention rates will be utilized).
- Effective capacity utilization (as evidenced through enrollment numbers).
- Educated and motivated associates with low turnover.
- Profitable business.
- Absence of licensing expectations.
- High conversion of inquiries into customers.
Abilities and Skills (special abilities the position requires):
- Work independently without close supervision.
- Flexible/adaptable to constant change.
- Strong tact and diplomacy; interact with and work cooperatively with children, parents, and staff.
- Highly organized; ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments/projects.
- Ability to prioritize, organize and plan work under own initiative.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Provide leadership to staff by setting an example.
- Proficient in spreadsheets, Google suite (calendar, docs, sheets, Gmail, etc.)
- Experience with social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
Spiritual Maturity:
- To represent The Children’s Ark Christian Day Schooland Sent Church on and off the premises. As such, he/she is expected to live a lifestyle that reflects the doctrines and policies of the Sent Church.
- Maintain spiritual disciplines necessary for vibrant spiritual leadership.
- Embody Ministry Practices and Statement of Ethics (see attachment).
Mental and Physical Demands:
The mental discipline and physical requirements that occur regularly in performing the job include, but are not limited to:
- Reading/interpreting instructions .
- Language Skills.
- Detailed work.
- Training.
- Customer Service.
- Reasoning/judgment.
- Confidentiality.
- Attendance.
- Problem-Solving.
- Standing.
- Kneeling.
- Hearing.
- Pushing/pulling.
- Repetitive motion.
- Reaching.
- Walking.
- Lifting. (10-40lbs)
- Math.
- Speaking.
- Sitting.
- Driving.
- Squatting.
- Carrying.
Exposure To:
- Moderate hazards.
- Childhood Illness.
- Heat/cold.
- Noise.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$79k-103k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/16/2023
EXPIRATION DATE
05/22/2024
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