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Educational/Site Director

Union Settlement Association
Date Posted: 09/17/2018
Location: New York, New York
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Description:

The Educational/Site Director is primarily responsible for overseeing the daily functions of a well-established child care center. The Director develops and maintains quality standards of early childhood education designed to meet the educational, emotional, physical, and social needs of individual children and the group, and implements the Creative Curriculum

Responsibilities:

  • Supervise all employees and volunteers at the child care center.
  • Develop and plan the educational program for the child care center.
  • Ensure the professional growth of education staff.
  • Actively participate in the recruitment of children to Union Settlement’s seven child care centers, which includes devising strategies to increase and maintain enrollment throughout the school year.
  • Collaborate with the Family Services Department to manage the intake and placement of new children at the child care center.
  • Collaborate with the Delegate Agency Policy Committee (DAPC) to recruit and interview applicants for open positions at the child care center.

Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.
  • New York State Teacher Certification in B-2.  At minimum, three years classroom experience.
  • Five years’ experience in management preferred.
  • Strong leadership and training skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in education, budgeting, and program development.
  • Demonstrated experience with ACS rules and regulations, Child Care and Head Start regulations, the CACFP program, and DOH permit process.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Creative Curriculum.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Head Start performance standards.
  • Excellent organizational ability and interpersonal skills.
  • Overall flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet many deadlines.
  • Excellent computer skills.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required.

Application Instructions:

Please send Cover Letter, Resume and References to:jobs@unionsettlement.org Please indicate Educational/Site Director in the subject of e-mail. 


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