Director, Child Care & Family Services

Salt Lake Community College; Utah; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College seeks a Director of Child Care & Family Services to oversee planning, development, curricular and logistical oversight for campus childcare. You will engage parents, students, faculty and staff to ensure a safe, developmentally appropriate environment and administer quality services across locations.

You will manage budget, staffing, and vouchers, ensure licensing and health standards, ADA compliance, emergency planning, and collaboration with Risk Management,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree requirement in ECE/Child Development or related field with specified ECE credits.
• Minimum one year of administration in an Early Care and Education Program.
• Minimum two years of teaching in an Early Care and Education Classroom.
• 21+ years of age and ability to pass OBP background check.
• Ability to obtain a Food Handlers Permit and CPR/First Aid Certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, curricular and logistical oversight for childcare on all SLCC campuses.
• Engage parents, students, faculty, and staff to support a safe, age-appropriate developmental environment.
• Administer quality services by funding, organizing, scheduling, and evaluating childcare staff and programs.
• Oversee childcare services across college locations and maintain safety compliance with licensing and health standards.
• Ensure ADA accessibility and address safety hazards with Risk Management and Facilities.
• Lead childcare staff and collaborate with college support staff on emergency response and continuity plans.
• Manage and disburse voucher assistance and design access processes for students with children.
• Advocate for external investment in quality childcare and administer CCAMPIS grant including budgeting and reporting.
• Serve as Budget Center Manager for personnel and revenue/expense accounting.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Staff supervision

Curriculum development

Program evaluation

Communication

Emergency planning

Policy compliance

Interpersonal relations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education/Child Development

Bachelor's in related field + credits in ECE/Child Development

Director/Administrator Credential (state approved)

Tools

Budgeting software

Job description

The Director of Child Care & Family Services is responsible for the planning, development, curricular and logistical oversite for childcare on all SLCC campuses.

The director engages parents, students, faculty, and staff in support of a safe and age-appropriate developmental environment.

The director will administer quality services by funding, organizing, scheduling, and evaluating childcare staff and programs.

The director will oversee childcare services to ensure access and effectiveness across college locations.

The director will provide a high standard of safety and curriculum by meeting or exceeding all licensing requirements and regulations as well as upholding health standards for employees, children, and staff.

The director will monitor food handling practices, supervise emergency preparedness procedures and maintain a safe and support physical environment.

The director partners with Risk Management, Facilities, and the Universal Access Coordinator to ensure that SLCC childcare facilities are ADA compliant and to identify and eliminate safety hazards.

The director leads the childcare staff and communicates with college support staff to develop and maintain site emergency response and continuity plans.

The director is responsible for the management and disbursement of voucher assistance.

The director designs processes for students with children to access financial assistance and community assistance programs.

The director is an advocate for external investment in quality childcare.

The director administers the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant including budgeting, spending, reporting, evaluation, and any other grant requirements.

The director serves as the Budget Center Manager with responsibility for all personnel and operational revenue and expense accounting in accordance with college policy.

This is an at-will position

Knowledge of:

• Child care practices and systems and Utah State Licensing regulations
• National Childcare accreditation standards, reporting, and assessment
• Management and administrative practices for multiple service locations
• Accounting processes and procedures related to billing, payment, and vouchers
• Effective strategies to minimize and/or address disruptive behaviors in young childre

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to direct administrative and teaching employees of the college Child Care Centers to ensure safe and effective operation of the facilities and their programs.
• Ability to ensure the implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Ability to establish and maintain a relationship of cooperation and respect with Childcare employees and all college colleagues
• Skills to plan and implement special projects for children, parents, and staff
• Ability to effectively manage operational budgets, track revenues and expenditures, apply voucher and/or grant subsidies, and reconcile individual client accounts in a timely manner.
• Ability to evaluate and assure safe and effective operation of a childcare facility
• Ability to effectively intervene with disruptive behavior and to appropriately follow up with staff, parents, and other providers to foster supportive responses and positive outcomes
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people from a variety of abilities and backgrounds
• Skills in establishing and maintaining positive working relationships across the College
• Ability to work with groups across academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic experiences and with community college students, faculty, staff and persons with disabilities

Management & Supervision:

• Responsible for managing budgets, developing curriculum, submitting reports, assessing program effectiveness and developing long-term strategies and priorities
• Responsible for defining, tracking, assessing and revising program goals and outcomes related to quality services to children
• Manages the daily facilities, staffing, programs, and events at multiple childcare locations
• Supervises all childcare staff and related support staff including, hiring, training, and corrective actions
• Successfully secures and maintains grant funding from local, state, and federal sources
• Confers with Risk Management, Facilities, and the Universal Access Coordinator to ensure that facilities are ADA compliant and to eliminate safety hazards at each site
• Partners with site administrators, site leadership team and Emergency Management personnel to develop and maintain site emergency response procedures and practices
• Other duties as assigned

Must have:

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development OR a Bachelor's Degree in a related field (Ex. Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, or Elementary Education) with 15 college semester credits or 22 college quarter credits in Early Childhood Education/Child Development.
• Must have 6 college semester credits/9 quarter credits in Business Administration/Program Management OR 9 CEUs in Business Administration/Program Administration/Systems Management/Personnel Management OR a state approved Director/Administrator Credential.
• Must have a minimum of one year of administration of an Early Care and Education Program
• Must have a minimum of two years of teaching in an Early Care and Education Classroom.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must be able to pass a OBP background check.
• Must have the ability to obtain a Food Handlers Permit
• Must be able to read and write in English.
• Must have or be able to obtain CPR/First Aid Certification.

Additional Experience:

• Experience working in a NAC or NAEYC Accredited Center.
• Fluency in a second language.