BAER EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

David Posnack JCC; Florida; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

David Posnack JCC is seeking an experienced Baer Center Early Childhood Assistant Director to oversee daily operations, billing, registrations and database management for school, camp and enrichment programs.

You will support the Early Childhood Director in staff development, policy implementation, and curriculum guidance while ensuring a professional, welcoming environment for families and staff at the Baer Center and Temple Bat Yam complex.

Qualifications

• CDA and Early Childhood Director’s Credential preferred.
• Highly organized, attention to detail, time management skills, meet schedules and deadlines.
• Excellent grammar, writing communication skills (written and verbal).
• Computer literate and ability to learn new/changing software.
• Excel proficiency is required. Proficiency in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Internet, WhatsApp and social media platforms are preferred.
• Able to work year-round, in school and camp; long hours, some evenings and weekends.
• Opening (7:15am) and/or closing (6pm) schedules few days per week.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all operations of the Baer Early Childhood Learning Center to ensure quality standards and procedures.
• Billing and all registrations and payments for school, camp and programs.
• Overseeing all Baer databases for registrations for each school year, camp, programs and enrichment classes.
• Manage the Remini app, WhatsApp groups and other communication tools.
• Support the Early Childhood Director to motivate, engage and develop a strong team of pre-school educators and camp personnel.
• Support with implementation of school policies, procedures and regulations.
• Guide staff in implementing a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Monitor enrollment across school/camp, maintain up-to-date enrollment databases.
• Maintain compliance with Florida Department of Childcare Licensing standards.
• Greet parents and visitors; tour prospective families.
• Teach specialty class(es) for camp and/or school; exact classes/times TBD.
• Support extracurricular events and PTO activities.
• Relieve Early Childhood staff as needed; support parents as directed.
• Serve as Acting Early Childhood Director if needed.
• Promote DPJCC’s mission and goals; collaborate with marketing, IT, and maintenance teams.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication

Attention to detail

Professionalism

Confidentiality

Time management

Computer literacy

Education

CDA and Early Childhood Director’s Credential preferred

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Publisher

Internet

WhatsApp

Social media

Job description

REPORTS TO: EARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTOR, BAER

The Baer Early Childhood Assistant Director is a critical leadership position at the Baer location. The main role is to ensure that all of the operations are running smoothly, effectively and successfully daily. The Baer Early Childhood Assistant Director ensures that the office operations, administration, logistics and work environment at the DPJCC Baer Center at Temple Bat Yam are always organized, professional and high quality. He/she is tasked with a wide variety of responsibilities, including assisting the Early Childhood Director, ensuring excellent customer service/interactions with parents and staff, assisting with PTO, programming, marketing, registration and financial duties.

The responsibilities listed below can vary depending on the needs of the program, are subject to change

Responsibilities:

Early Childhood Learning Center/Camp Kadima/After-School Programs

• Coordinate all operations of the Baer Early Childhood Learning Center to ensure quality standards, practices and procedures.
• Responsible for billing and all registrations and payments for school, camp and all programs.
• Responsible for overseeing all Baer databases for registrations for each school year, camp, programs and enrichment classes.
• Responsible for managing the Remini app, WhatsApp groups and other communication tools.
• Support the Early Childhood Director to motivate, engage and develop a strong team of diverse pre-school educators and camp personnel.
• Support the Early Childhood Director with implementation of school policies, procedures and regulations.
• Support the Early Childhood Director to guide staff in implementing a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Work in partnership with the Early Childhood Director and Office Administrator with monitoring school/camp enrollment, including maintaining the up-to-date database of school, camp and after-school enrollment.
• Assist with maintaining compliance with Florida Department of Childcare Licensing standards.
• Cordially greet parents and visitors to the school.
• Support the Early Childhood Director with touring prospective families.
• Teach specialty class(es) for camp and/or school; exact classes, days and times TBD each year/semester.
• Provide support for all extracurricular events of the Baer Early Childhood Center and Camp.
• Provide support to the Baer PTO and their events including but not limited to fundraisers, holiday events and any special events.
• Provide support and relief for Early Childhood staff in a classroom, as needed and directed.
• Provide support to Early Childhood parents as directed.
• Serve as Acting Early Childhood Director if needed.
• Support the DPJCC, the Baer school, and the overall DPJCC’s mission and goals.
• Together with the Baer Early Childhood Director, create an aesthetically pleasing, neat, professional and positive environment for staff, parents and students, in the classrooms, hallways, offices and all public spaces.
• Develop appropriate relationships and maintain good rapport with staff, parents and students.
• Liaison to the DPJCC marketing department, including submitting marketing tickets as needed.
• Maintain and keep up-to-date the forms, flyers and all marketing collateral for the school and camp, including in the lobby/hallway literature racks and displays.
• Liaison to the DPJCC Information Technology (I/T) dept., including submitting Tech tickets as needed.
• Liaison to the DPJCC Maintenance dept., including submitting Maintenance tickets as needed.
• Assist with relations with Temple Bat Yam administration as needed, for coordination of facility usage, maintenance, repairs, security and other issues as they arise.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and dedication to early childhood education and for all Baer programming.
• Responsible for assisting with comparative pricing, shopping, supply inventory/acquisition as needed.
• Responsible for helping to promote and market DPJCC Greater Fort Lauderdale programming on the East Side.

General Skill Set:

• Flexible, able to handle multiple tasks and changing situations calmly and effectively.
• Warm and engaging, exhibits a love for children, is kind and displays a patient demeanor.
• Able to work effectively with a director, faculty, the public, young children and their parents.
• Demonstrates knowledge of various stages of social, emotional and intellectual development.
• Is competent, always committed to professionalism, trustworthy and responsible.
• Able to keep confidentiality regarding student and personnel issues when called for.

Education/Work Skills Requirements:

• CDA and Early Childhood Director’s Credential preferred.
• Highly organized, attention to detail, time management skills, meet schedules and deadlines.
• Excellent grammar, writing communication skills (written and verbal).
• Computer literate and ability to learn new/changing software.
• Excel proficiency is required. Proficiency in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Internet, WhatsApp and social media platforms are preferred.
• Able to work year-round, in school and camp; long hours, some evenings and weekends.
• Able to open (7:15am) and/or close the center (6pm), a few days per week. Opening and closing schedules will be shared by the Administrative team.