Early Learning Center Director (Childcare Leader), Hoosier Courts Nursery School

Department

CAMPUS CHILD CARE SUPPORT (BL-CCCS-IUBLA)

Department Information

Indiana University (IU) Early Childhood Education Services are committed to creating high-quality experiences for children, families, and our employees.

IU Early Childhood Education Services (ECES) provides year-round, high-quality care and education at nationally accredited centers for children ages birth through 5 years. Our commitment to high-quality is demonstrated by providing child-centered, active learning environments based on research supported best practices, through degreed teachers, strong campus support, and national accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). In addition to the service component, the IUB ECES Centers meet the academic mission of Indiana University by providing sites for student training and by serving as research sites for faculty and students. Finally, the early childhood centers at IUB serve as model high quality, early education programs for the Bloomington community and the state of Indiana.

As a leader at IUB Hoosier Courts Nursery School, you inspire others to create high-quality programming in each classroom while managing the center's day-to-day operations. You build strong partnerships with teachers and families to nurture each child's individual development as a foundation for future success while incorporating the IUB ECES mission, culture, and philosophy to build and maintain an inclusive, engaging environment for children, families, and staff. You proactively communicate with families, staff, partners, and licensing to provide exemplary customer service, all while conducting the daily responsibilities of operating the center, including budget construction and oversight, enrollment, meeting licensing, Paths to Quality, and NAEYC accreditation requirements, and staff and facility management.

Job Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Serves as the Account Manager for the Center accounts (general, grants, and foundation).
• Develops the annual budget and maintains operations within budget guidelines.
• Analyzes financial statements.
• Maintains billing, deposits, electronic payment claims, cash control and accountability/reconciliation procedures.
• Oversees all payments including but not limited to Buy.IU, Procurement Cards/Chrome River, internal billing, etc.
• Oversees and assures accurate payroll.
• Oversee and assures funding, spending, and reconciliation in correlation with specific grant requirements.
• Obtains supplies and equipment using sound purchasing assessment methods that meet IU requirements.
• Establishes a welcoming work environment where trust, respect, growth, and belonging are foundational.
• Develops and maintains personnel policies and procedures in collaboration with the IUB ECES Director and Center Directors.
• Recruits, hires, supervises, supports, mentors, counsels all full time and part time staff.
• Ensures new staff are oriented and informed of expectations and standards.
• Conducts full time staff annual evaluations and coordinates annual part time staff evaluations.
• Develops, implements, and maintains staff training programs.
• Maintains minimum staff/child ratios as required by state regulations at all times.
• Establishes a welcoming community environment where trust, respect, growth and belonging are foundational.
• Oversees waitlist, inquiries, tours, and enrollment.
• Oversees new family's introduction to the program and their child's classroom.
• Ensures classrooms have access to applicable family information (i.e. contact, history, etc).
• Investigates and responds to family concerns in a timely manner.
• Ensures an inclusive environment that welcomes and nurtures all children, families and staff.
• Oversees the creative, wholistic, developmentally appropriate curriculum that encompasses the departmental child-centered philosophy.
• Stays abreast of current research and literature on high quality early care and education.
• Coordinates and participates in on-going professional development.
• Responds to all communications in a timely, respectful, professional manner.
• Provides regular updates and communications about the Center in general.
• Represents the Center in a professionally positive manner to past/current/potential families and employees, the University, Bloomington community, State, and Nationally.
• Knows, understands and ensures the Center meets all Indiana State Child Care Licensing Regulations.
• Knows, understands and ensures the Center meets all Indiana Paths to Quality Requirements.
• Knows, understands and ensures the Center meets all Child and Adult Care Food Program Requirements.
• Knows, understands and ensures the Center meets all NAEYC Accreditation standards and criteria.
• Conducts Annual Program Evaluations (with staff and families).
• Develops the annual Plan of Action from results.
• Ensures all child and staff files contain required information/documentation.

General Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day operational management of childcare staff.
• Establishes short-term operational objectives.
• Identifies operational issues and/or areas of improvement and implements solutions to improve processes and/or operational efficiency.
• Analyzes, monitors, and evaluates performance of assigned staff; establishes work priorities, conducts performance reviews, and provides corrective action as needed.
• Ensures adequate staffing and effective scheduling; participates and informs employment decisions for assigned staff.
• Provides direct supervision and oversight of assigned staff and activities; impacts, and is held accountable for, the performance of team and/or assigned staff.
• Ensures and provides training to assigned staff to improve childcare operations; researches and identifies development opportunities for assigned staff.
• Researches and stays up-to-date on new industry childcare standards, best practices, and emerging technology; keeps next-level leader(s) informed of trends as well as significant problems.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in education or a related field

Preferred

• Master's degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of experience in education or a related field

Preferred

• 3 years of education experience
• 1 year of administrative experience

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Instills commitment to organizational goals

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation.

Additional Information

We are seeking a Childcare Director for one of our childcare centers. Hoosier Courts is a state licensed, nationally accredited early care and education program enrolling children 3-5 years old.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$54,000-$57,000 based on education and experience

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.