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About the Position:
Eagle's Wing Child Care and Education Programs is looking for our next Associate Director to join our administrative team. A successful candidate will display a passion for serving children and families through early childhood education best practices in a thriving international residential community. The ideal candidate has worked extensively in a licensed and accredited early childhood education setting. They must demonstrate strong communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. A strong sense of self and the ability to appropriately infuse humor into the workplace is essential. Specific duties for this position include managing enrollment, supervising our infant and toddler classrooms, and leading an exciting new initiative to bring more family outreach programs and opportunities to the University Apartments community. We offer generous paid time off, excellent benefits, and a supportive work environment with an emphasis on work/life balance.
About our Center:
Eagle's Wing Child Care and Education Programs (Eagle's Wing) is an early childhood education center dedicated to serving the children living in the University Apartments community, on the campus of University of Wisconsin-Madison. Eagle's Wing collaborates with university students, faculty, and staff to support outreach, research, and teaching. All Eagle's Wing programs are state licensed, hold national (NECPA) and city accreditation, and hold a 5-star rating with the Wisconsin YoungStar Child Care Rating program. The program is licensed through the state of Wisconsin to teach 107 children between the ages of six weeks through 12 years, including a contracted full-day 4K program through the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD). Eagle's Wing is known for a play-based approach, High Scope curriculum, and our multicultural, international community. Our staff is dedicated to providing high quality care and education to all families during this critical developmental time with love and respect.
About our University Apartments Department:
Eagle's Wing operates as part of University Apartments, under the Director of University Apartments/Assistant Director of University Housing. The Director and Associate Directors of Eagle's Wing serve as part of the University Apartments Leadership Team, and are the primary contacts for issues regarding children's education, care, and services. The Eagle's Wing administrative team works with other departments, colleges and universities, outside agencies, professional organizations and individuals to meet the goals of Eagle's Wing mission of service to UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff.
As a UW Employee You’ll Receive:
- Generous paid time off – paid vacation and personal holiday time, additional paid sick leave, and nine (9) paid legal holidays throughout the year
- State benefits – excellent retirement, health, vision, dental benefits, and more
- Referral bonuses – refer other people you know and earn $1,000 for each person hired
Competitive compensation based on your skills: The starting annual salary is $72,384 based on qualifications and includes a competitive retirement and benefits package.
University Housing Human Resources
608-262-2766
EEO/AA
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $72,384.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $72,384