Child Development Director

Job Description

Responsible for the planning, developing and implementation of the Education, Disabilities and Health content areas. Monitor, analyze, and provide feedback concerning content systems. Develop and implement appropriate training and technical assistance. Establish and maintain effective record keeping systems. Participate as a team member and in community networking. Conduct self in a professional manner. Develop and manage content contracts, collaborations, and memorandums of understanding as needed.

Essential Functions

The Child Development Director will ultimately be evaluated on a combination of skills, dispositions, and behaviors, some of which are related to the specific service area of this position and others that represent general expectations of all our agency employees. The Child Development Director responsibilities chiefly fall within the following essential functions, although s/he may perform other tasks and/or duties as assigned. The Child Development Director will demonstrate competency to perform essential functions that include:

• Plans & assures quality program policy and procedures are provided and meet all current trends regarding researched based practices as well as compliance with all local, state and federal regulations.
• Monitors, plans & assures quality program policy and procedures are provided and meet all current trends regarding researched based practices as well as compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations for the Education, Health, and Disability services.
• Exercises supervision over assigned staff gives input in the hiring, suspending recalling and discharging of employees and carries out employee performance evaluations in accordance with personnel policies.
• Maintains ECE expertise and disseminates such knowledge by providing ongoing quality assistance to staff.
• Develops and disseminates resources and best practices for the process of implementing quality improvement efforts.
• Establish recordkeeping and monitoring systems to assure program quality.
• Promotes continuous quality improvement and quality assurance efforts for the agency.
• Facilitates peer-to-peer learning both one-on-one and group settings in joint process of capacity-building strategies.
• Provides skill development and mentoring to staff progressing in their position by performing on-the-job technical assistance and mentoring of specific skills. Provide guidance to staff in building skills and competence.
• Supports the professional development of staff by delivering coaching and technical assistance.
• Participates in site visits, classrooms observations, and work groups to assess program needs and planning strategies for system and process improvement.
• Develop, analyze, and monitor department budgets.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and community members. Attend and/or facilitate meetings to meet content needs.
• Promote consistent exchange of information by communicating in a professional manner through verbal and written means while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Oversees the Birth -5 curriculums are implemented to fidelity.
• Utilize virtual platforms for meetings and communications.
• Oversees and monitor supervision of site management in conjunction with Human Resource Department.