Childcare Manager- Excel Center Bartholomew County

Goodwill Legacy Group; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

PTO and holidays

Retirement plan

Job summary

Goodwill Legacy Group is seeking a dedicated Young Learners Childcare Center Manager for the Excel Center site. You will oversee children up to age 12 and supervise part-time staff, ensuring high-quality care and safety.

You will hire, train, and coach staff, develop curricula and schedules, and keep parents informed of policies. Hours vary by location; benefits are included for full-time staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; continuing education in child development preferred.
• CPR certification or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in a childcare setting, supervisory role preferred.
• Strong communication, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage schedules, staff, and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage Young Learners Childcare Center operations and staff.
• Hire, train, and coach center staff and volunteers.
• Develop schedules, curricula, and learning activities for children up to age 12.
• Ensure health and safety compliance, conduct safety audits.
• Maintain parent communications and center records.

Skills

Childcare experience

CPR certified

Communication

Coaching

Conflict resolution

Adaptability

Organizational skills

Technical knowledge: G Suite & MS Off

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

G Suite

MS Office

Job description

This is a M-F full-time role, the pay range is $17-$20/hr., and includes full benefits (below).The Young Learners Childcare Center (YLCC) is designed to provide free, temporary, short-term childcare for the students of the Excel Center until regular childcare is located. The YLCC is available when students are studying on-site or are in class, and will serve children up to age 12.The Young Learners Childcare Manager ensures the safe and caring management of all the children entrusted to the center, as well as the part-time staff, and other qualified participants. Duties involve hiring, training, coaching, and assisting with monitoring children in the center, setting schedules, and developing learning opportunities for the children while in our care. Keeps parents informed of policies and procedures at the center as well as provides effective resolution for any conflicts that should arise. Hours will vary depending on location.Example Duties and ActivitiesCreates curriculum, lesson plans, schedules, planned outings, and field trips.Steps in to facilitate hands-on interactive learning experiences working with students directly as needed.Completes daily safety audits to ensure health and safety compliance guidelines. Creates and maintains a task list to achieve timely completion of audit items.Oversees the registration of students.Tracks, documents, and ensures accuracy of center’s files: student attendance, snack usage, budget, ages, families served, etc.Orders and maintains all supplies for location.Maintains regular communication with parents regarding services, enrollment, scheduling or routine changes, and special events for the children. Creates a monthly newsletter for parents.Coaches parents on how to create learning opportunities at home.Participates in regular Excel Center team meetings.Ensures all staff members have appropriate tools to effectively perform their duties, including updated training manuals, reference guides, and best practices procedures. Provides in-service training for team members in areas such as new policies, procedures, and regulations.Evaluates the performance of staff members and recommends indicated action.Tracks attendant’s documents, attendance, and training.Develops personal professional/performance goals and action plans to reach goals. Reflects on prior goals and makes adjustments to professional practice and goals.Works directly with the school director to develop and implement school-wide goals around graduation outcomes, enrollment needs, student achievement, retention, etc.Sets and maintains a high-performance culture for staff and students.Participates in student recruitment, enrollment, and outreach efforts.Required CompetenciesDegree and Credential Requirements - High school diploma or GED required. Continuing education in child development, early childhood education, or related field is highly preferred. Child/infant CPR certified or willing to obtain.Industry Expertise - Has worked in a childcare setting, ideally in a supervisory role.Communication Skills - Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend customers' needs. Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world.Coaching - Provides timely guidance and effective feedback to empower others to strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to improve instruction.Customer Focus - Has the ability to see, comprehend and relate with students and parents in an impartial, unbiased yet effective, and balanced manner; builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the services offered by the organization; provides excellent service to internal and external customers.Technical Knowledge – Has working knowledge of G Suite, MS Office, and the internet.Organizational Aptitude - Plans and attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing multiple tasks in an organized and timely fashion.Conflict Resolution - Anticipates, diffuses, and resolves disagreements, confrontations, tensions, and complaints in a practical and constructive manner in order to achieve results.Adaptability - Maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.Preferred CompetenciesTeaching Expertise - Plans and delivers instruction and evaluation of student learning, ideally for young children in a childcare setting.Safety Awareness - Recognizes the risks in activities, applies the right measures to control and manage those risks, and ensures all safety protocols are followed.Other RequirementsHard to Very Hard Physical Work - Is able to spend time in excess of 8 hours sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Has the ability to move and lift up to 40 pounds.Minimum of 18 years of ageBackground Screening - The YLCC cares for some of our most vulnerable populations, children. As a result, all candidates must pass a pre-employment background check.Benefits: Full-time employees may participate in a comprehensive benefits program that includes:Continuing education and leadership developmentComprehensive health planPay continuance during school break periods (spring, summer and fall)Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidaysLife, dental and vision insuranceShort- and long-term disability plansNationally recognized preventive health and wellness programSection 125 pre-tax health spending account, dependent care spending account and premiumsRetirement plan with generous company % matchGoodwill Education InitiativesGoodwill strongly believes it is essential to raise education attainment levels in Indiana. Not only are the lifetime earnings of high school graduates significantly higher than those of dropouts, children of high school graduates are 50% less likely to drop out of high school than the children of dropouts are. Goodwill provides opportunities for adults (The Excel Center) and youth (Indianapolis Metropolitan High School).The Excel Center ModelThe Excel Center is operated by Goodwill Education Initiatives, Inc., a not-for-profit organization formed by Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana.Recognizing that nearly a half million working-age Hoosiers lack a high school diploma, Goodwill opened The Excel Center for adults in 2010. The Excel Center is a tuition-free public high school for adults offering an Indiana Core 40 high school diploma.Mission and Values: click hereGoodwill of Central and Southern Indiana is an EEO Employer/Vet/DisabledExcelCenter1