Early Childhood Education Manager

Our House in Little Rock, AR; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization dedicated to empowering families as the Early Childhood Education Manager. In this full-time role, you will oversee our licensed child development center, ensuring the delivery of high-quality programming and leadership of a talented team. This position is ideal for those with a passion for early childhood education and community service, offering opportunities for professional growth and innovation in programming.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and organization skills required.
• Experience in early childhood education preferred.
• Ability to maintain growth and quality of programming.

Responsibilities

• Oversee business operations of Bright Beginnings.
• Supervise staff and implement high-quality programming.
• Ensure compliance with licensing requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Organization

Integrity

Decision-Making

Education

Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field

Job description

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This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4460280 Early Childhood Education Manager Updated January 2025 Department: Bright Beginnings Reports to: Director of Programs Employment Type: In-Person, Full-Time, Salary, Exempt About Our House Our House empowers homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the workforce, in school, and in life through hard work, wise decision-making, and active participation in the community. The Our House team has defined a set of seven Guiding Principles that characterize our culture and that we intentionally seek to uphold: Hard Work, Wise Decision-Making, Community, Initiative, Integrity, Safety, and Heart. About the Role You will be responsible for the operation and vision of Bright Beginnings, Our Houses Better Beginnings Level 6 licensed child development center, which serves ages infant through PreK in 9 classrooms. You must have strong leadership skills, organization, wise-decision making skills, and integrity to maintain and continue the growth of this program with a high level of professional excellence. What Youll Do ? Hold overall vision and leadership of Bright Beginnings, and identify, create and implement high quality programming and curriculum built on best practices in the field, innovation, and sharing of resources ? Supervise, grow and support a large team of program coordinators, teachers, and a hospitality team to accomplish organizational and programmatic goals with excellence ? Maintain safe and welcoming program areas for Bright Beginnings and uphold trauma-informed approaches to serving infants, toddlers, and children in the program ? Ensure that Bright Beginnings follows all licensing requirements, and requirements of the Arkansas Better Chances (ABC) program, including staffing ratios, team training and qualifications, risk mitigation plans, quality supervision, and safety protocols ? Oversee the Bright Beginnings meal program, and make sure all Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) requirements are followed carefully by the hospitality team ? Make sure that supplies are available and maintained, furniture, equipment, and donations are maintained, and the space is sanitized and cleaned regularly ? Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and effective communication for Bright Beginnings infants, toddlers and children, families, and team members ? Ensure effective systems to track program outcomes, including tracking attendance, administering assessments of developmental milestones, conducting family surveys ? Oversee the voucher billing system for relevant families enrolled in Bright Beginnings, and manage a balanced roster of families with voucher slots, private pay slots and Arkansas Better Chances slots in each Bright Beginnings classroom Our House Inc. PO Box 34155, Little Rock, AR 72203 [phone] ourhouseshelter.org

• Build relationships with community partners and volunteers who can help to create enriching programming opportunities for infants, toddlers, children, and families ? Work with the Development team to ensure compliance with all grant requirements, including reporting, maintaining files, data tracking, enrollment and attendance logs ? Collaborate with all other Our House programsOur Club, Housing, Career Center, Mental Health, Stability Programto provide holistic, wrap-around and coordinated services to families served by Bright Beginnings ? Attend weekly Staffing Meetings and provide support to the Bright Beginnings team in re sponding to challenging client situations ? Attend training, professional development, conferences and community meetings relating to early childhood education programs ? Create and find training opportunities for the Bright Beginnings team and ensure all professional development requirements are met and tracked ? Serve as representative of Bright Beginnings and participate in fundraising events, tours, meetings with current or potential funders, thank you letters to supporters, assistance with grant proposals, identification of needs, and communication of relevant stories ? Actively engage and energize Our House staff members, volunteers, partnering organizations, donors, and grant funders at Our House r

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Civic and Social Organizations

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