Child Care Director- IMMEDIATE OPENING

Our franchise operator is looking for a Director with minimum of 10 years experience to supervise and manage a facility for approx 150 children.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Implement a curriculum and program: work closely with the center’s teachers and staff, creating learning plans or programs to meet state and federal requirements and parent’s expectations.
• Oversee staff: Staff management is probably the most important task of a Child Care Director. They must interview, hire and train staff, making sure that all background and fingerprint checks have been conducted.
• Manage facilities: The Child Care Director must make sure that the facility is safe and well-stocked. That includes checking that safety equipment is available and working, and ensuring the facility is always clean and orderly.
• Create a budget: The Child Care Director manages the facility’s finances, which includes creating and working within a budget.
• Market the facility: Implement the marketing plan to promote awareness of the facility and its services.
• Meeting up with parents and teachers: meet with parents and teachers to keep parents up-to-date on their child’s development and progress, including discussing ways to address any learning or behavioral issues.

Job Requirements:

• Must have FL Director credentials (Infants-School age children).
• Business management: A Child Care Director runs all aspects of a childcare center and must be detail-orientated and organized as they need to keep up with federal and state daycare laws and requirements.
• First aid: Child Care Directors must have a good knowledge of child safety requirements and be up-to-date on first aid protocol.
• Excellent communication skills: As the face of the childcare facility, the director must be an excellent communicator, being able to confidently take prospective parents on a tour, write newsletters and run staff meetings.
• Good crisis management: A Child Care Director must have strong crisis management abilities, being able to remain cool and composed in a crisis.
• Leadership skills: The Child Care Director’s job is to keep staff motivated and resolve conflicts, which takes good leadership skills.
• Classroom experience: Since a Child Care Director is responsible for hiring teaching staff, they need to know how to handle a group of children, understand childhood development and have the know-how to establish classroom structure.

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: $45,000-55,000 (Based upon experience)

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelors Degree

Experience:

Director experience minimum 10 years

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• FL Director's Credential (Required)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Supervisory: 3 years (Required)
• Director of Child Care Center: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Drivers License (Required)
• CPR & First Aid (Required)
• Florida Directors Credential (Required)
• VPK/CDA (Required)

Work Location: In person