Childcare Center Director

QUALIFICATIONS: Experience as a Director and/or highly skilled childcare teacher with sufficient administrative and leadership experience, and or/degree or diploma in childcare; experience and skills in planning and administering an early childhood or related programs. Knowledge of Child Care licensing requirements. CPR and First Aid certification required. Computer skills preferred.

REPORTS TO: Child Care owner

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assures all guidelines from the State of New Mexico licensing are reviewed and met.
• Conducts regular performance evaluations and feedback on every employee.
• Consults with Office Manager regarding hiring, dismissal and disciplinary issues of staff according to the policies of the Children’s Playhouse Childcare Center.
• Establishes all facility plans, policies and regulations, and communicates these to staff parents, children and community.
• Supervises all staff conduct and carries out personnel policies.
• Ensures daily activities are met and assures that additional staff is available as needed to maintain staff-child rations.
• Provides for the safety and comfort of staff and children in the program.
• Performs various record-keeping functions to maintain the operations of the program.
• Conducts and documents all state required emergency drills.
• Conducts regular staff meetings to communicate the policies of the program.
• Always maintains the highest standard of professional behavior in the program.
• Maintains current First Aid and CPR training.
• Performs all duties specified under CYFD regulations.
• Demonstrates effective consensus-building and negotiation skills.
• Maintains a level of dress that is conducive to physical interactions with children, but that is also professional in appearance.
• Maintains high expectations for self, student and staff performance.
• Promotes and supports all areas of academics through enrichment activities.
• Accepts responsibility for the operations of the program.
• Considers the impact of one’s actions on others.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates regular attendance and punctuality.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates regular attendance and punctuality.
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Utilizes good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Works confidentially with discretion.
• Adheres to the appropriate code of ethics.
• Performs other duties consistent with the position assigned as may be requested by the Owner of the Children’s Playhouse.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITES: To perform the responsibilities as previously outlined.

• ABILITY TO: Perform as a leader such that student achievement is maximized.
• MUST HAVE ASSOCIATE OR BACHELOR DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Early childhood education: 2 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Las Cruces, NM 88001 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $20