Director

Position: Director

Reports to: Executive Director

Supervise: Assistant Director, Teachers, Assistant Teachers, Floater, Cook and Cook Aid

General Job Description:

The Director’s job is to assure that all students, parents and school employees live in a safe-learning-nurturing environment. The Director must strive to provide this environment for all employees and students by supervising, developing and constantly improving the quality of the program while taking care of the administration and marketing of the school. The Director must also follow professional practices consistent with the preschool policies in working with students, parents, and colleagues.

DIRECTOR PROFILE

• Preschool and childcare center directors typically have an interest in the Helping, Persuading and Organizing interest areas.
• The Helping interest area indicates a focus on assisting, serving, counseling, or teaching other people.
• The Persuading interest area indicates a focus on influencing, motivating, and selling to other people.
• The Organizing interest area indicates a focus on working with information and processes to keep things arranged in orderly systems.
• Be Responsible, efficient
• Be able to make decisions
• Have a sense of belonging
• Have Mature mentally and emotionally and behave in a responsible way.
• Be dynamic, enthusiastic
• Keep information confidential entrusted to her.
• Be flexible.
• Look for opportunities to growth
• Be empathic
• Be energetic
  
  
  

VALUES

• Love
• Integrity
• Respect
• Creativity
• Vocational Service
• Open Mind / Open Mind
• Communication
• -EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
• Title of AA / AAS in Early Childhood Development or Child Development or BA/AA / AAS grade in any specialty with 12 semester hours in early childhood or child development.
• Plus Administration Coursework (EDU 261 and EDU 262 or 6 SCH in Child Care Administration or 9 SCH in Business Administration or Test Out)
• Bilingual fluent in Spanish and English.
• Minimum 5 years of verifiable full-time work experience in early childhood as child care director, co-director, assistant director.
• CPR and First Aid Certification
• Playground Safety Certification
• SIDS certification (if applicable)
• EPR (Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan) Certification
• BSAC (Basic School Age Care) Training (if applicable)
• Fingerprint/criminal record clearance through DHHS Criminal Background Check.
• -REQUIRED SKILLS
• Preschool and childcare center directors should also possess the following specific qualities:
• Business skills. Preschool and childcare center directors need to be able to manage the business effectively.
• Communication skills. Preschool and childcare center directors need to inform parents and colleagues about the progress of the children. They need good writing and speaking skills to convey this information effectively.
• Interpersonal skills. Preschool and childcare center directors must be able to develop good relationships with parents, children, and co-workers.
• Leadership skills. Preschool and childcare center directors supervise staff, so they need good leadership skills to inspire staff to work diligently. They also must enforce rules and regulations.
• Organizational skills. Preschool and childcare center directors need to maintain clear records about students and staff. In addition, they must be able to multitask when multiple people or situations require their attention. Able to manage time effectively.