CDC Director: Lead Learning, Family Experience & Growth

Jewish Community Center of Greater KC (The J); Overland Park (KS); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid time off

403b retirement & employer match

Free Family Membership

Staff discounts

Zusammenfassung

The Jewish Community Center of Greater KC seeks a Director for the Child Development Center (CDC) to provide overall leadership, ensure high-quality, inclusive, mission-aligned programming, and drive family satisfaction.

You will oversee budgeting, enrollment, staff development, licensing compliance, and collaboration across departments, reporting to the Senior Director, Youth Programs & Protection. Strong experience in early childhood education leadership is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, child development, education administration, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressively responsible experience in early childhood education or a comparable child and family serving program, including significant leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience supervising and developing managers or experienced professional staff.
• Strong knowledge of early childhood education, licensing requirements, program quality, and safe care practices.
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting, enrollment management, staffing, and program operations.
• Ability to lead collaboratively while maintaining clear accountability and decision-making authority.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Alignment with the mission, values, and community-centered approach of The J.

Aufgaben

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the CDC programming.
• Establish clear priorities for the CDC Leadership team while supporting a collaborative leadership model.
• Supervise, coach, evaluate, and develop the employees assigned to them.
• Own overall enrollment, retention, family experience, staffing strategy, and financial performance.
• Develop and manage the CDC budget in collaboration with the Senior Director, Youth Programs & Protection and Finance; monitor enrollment, labor, staffing ratios, revenue, expenses, and variances.
• Maintain accountability for licensing, regulatory compliance, safety, program quality, and operational readiness.
• Supervise the Assistant Directors to ensure strong curriculum implementation, teacher development, assessment practices, and continuous quality improvement.
• Lead recruitment and retention strategy and participate in hiring for leadership, teaching, administrative, and specialty positions.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Facilities, Marketing, and other departments to support CDC operations.
• Use program data, family feedback, staffing trends, and financial information to identify opportunities for improvement and growth.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Staff supervision

Budgeting

Licensing knowledge

Collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Mission alignment

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in ECE/related

Master’s degree preferred

Jobbeschreibung

The Jewish Community Center of Greater KC seeks a Director for the Child Development Center (CDC) to provide overall leadership, ensure high-quality, inclusive, mission-aligned programming, and drive family satisfaction.

You will oversee budgeting, enrollment, staff development, licensing compliance, and collaboration across departments, reporting to the Senior Director, Youth Programs & Protection. Strong experience in early childhood education leadership is essential.