Assistant Director

Lasting Impressions Child Development Center; West Virginia; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lasting Impressions Child Development Center seeks an Assistant Director to support the Executive Director by managing daily operations, supervising staff, ensuring compliance with health and safety licensing regulations, and assisting in teaching and parent communication. The role includes hiring/training, curriculum implementation, and acting director in absence of the Executive Director.

Responsibilities also cover CACFP maintenance, audit support, policy development, and staff scheduling,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Child Education (or related field) with at least 5 years in Early Childhood Education preferred.
• Experience with payroll processing, budget management and financial reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization and confidentiality.
• Comprehensive physical examination and drug screening.
• TB test verification and fingerprint clearance.
• Criminal background check.
• Adult and pediatric first aid and CPR.
• Food handler card.

Responsibilities

• Assist in daily operations and supervise staff according to state licensing regulations.
• Coordinate curriculum implementation and classroom support.
• Attend monthly meetings and communicate needs and progress to LICDC management.
• Maintain CACFP requirements and related monthly documentation and applications.
• Assist with audits and liaise with external accountants and vendors.
• Support learning of children while ensuring a safe, healthy environment.
• Contribute to staff scheduling and performance evaluations.

Skills

Hiring and training

Supervising staff

Curriculum implementation

Budget management

Payroll processing

Communication with parents

Non-profit governance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education

Tools

Teaching Strategies

WVSTARS

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Working under the guidance of LICDC Executive Director, the Assistant Director supports the Director by managing daily operations, supervising staff, ensuring compliance with state health and safety licensing regulations, assisting in the education of the children and fostering parent communication. Key roles include hiring and training, curriculum implementation, administrative tasks, and covering as acting director in the absence of the Executive Director. The Assistant Director should possess ample knowledge that is required for our non-profit organization.

Support the functions of LICDC (including but not limited to)

• Assist in classrooms to maintain ratios when necessary


• Attend monthly team and/or board of director’s meetings to communicate needs and progress to LICDC management


• Follow center policies for cleaning and sanitizing equipment and toys

Administrative and Operational Support (including but not limited to)

• Have a basic understanding of the center’s financial and non-profit status


• Maintain organizational insurance policies and renewals


• Assist with audit preparations and liaise with external accountants and vendors


• Help develop and improve financial and administrative policies and procedures


• Assist, develop and implement strategic and business plans to reach targeted goals


• Maintain Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) requirements and monthly documentation and applications, along with utilizing and implementing CACFP trainings


• Maintaining proficiency and accuracy in documentation and requirements for subsidy families


• Assisting and ensuring waitlist applications are maintained and submitted in a timely manner

Under guidance of Executive Director; while supporting the learning of the children, including, but not limited to

• Guiding/assisting classrooms to be sure they follow NAEYC requirements


• Assisting classrooms in the required Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) and Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) framework


• Assist in supervising classroom activities and meeting curriculum objectives


• Assist in ensuring a clean, safe and healthy, and developmentally appropriate environment for all children/classrooms


• Assist in ensuring lesson plans are submitted and executed


• Assist in ensuring observations are being submitted correctly in Teaching Strategies and help with monthly child portfolio checks


• Assist in WVSTARS maintenance and required hours of all staff


• Assist in performance evaluation process of all staff


• Assist in staff weekly scheduling

Education, Licensing, and Certification requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Child Education (or related field) and at least 5 years in Early Childhood Education field preferred.


• Understanding of payroll processing, budget management and financial reporting


• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and confidentiality


• Comprehensive physical examination, including drug screening


• Verification of a negative TB test and maintain verification as required


• Undergo a criminal background check and fingerprint clearance


• Adult and pediatric first aid and CPR required


• Food handler card required