CDC Director: Lead Early Childhood Excellence

The New Orleans Jewish Community Center; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (The J) seeks a Director of the Child Development Center in Overland Park, KS. This leader will guide a long-established CDC Leadership Team and oversee curriculum, staffing, enrollment, and financial sustainability.

Responsibilities include budgeting, licensing compliance, family engagement, and cross-department collaboration to ensure mission-aligned early childhood education for children ages 12 months to five years.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required; master's preferred.
• Significant leadership experience in early childhood education or similar setting.
• Strong knowledge of licensing, program quality, and safe care practices.
• Budgeting, enrollment management, staffing, and operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and accountability for high-quality, safe, inclusive, mission-aligned CDC programming.
• Lead the CDC Leadership Team and supervise key positions including Assistant Directors and Judaic Director.
• Oversee enrollment, family experience, staffing strategy, and financial performance.
• Develop and manage the CDC budget with cross-department collaboration; monitor revenues and expenses.
• Ensure licensing compliance, safety, and continuous program quality improvement.
• Lead recruitment, retention, and hiring for leadership, teaching, and administrative roles.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Enrollment management

Staff development

Program operations

Licensing compliance

Communication

Collaboration

Community partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (The J) seeks a Director of the Child Development Center in Overland Park, KS. This leader will guide a long-established CDC Leadership Team and oversee curriculum, staffing, enrollment, and financial sustainability.

Responsibilities include budgeting, licensing compliance, family engagement, and cross-department collaboration to ensure mission-aligned early childhood education for children ages 12 months to five years.