Program Specialist

KinderCare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

KinderCare Learning Centers in Houston, TX are seeking a Center Director/Education Leader to align curriculum delivery with our world-class program and support teachers in how children are learning. In this role you will spend the majority of time in the classroom guiding teachers, partnering with families, and collaborating with center leadership to meet enrollment, accreditation, and operational goals.

A strong customer-service mindset and licensing knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to build strong relationships with families and staff.
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Approved State Trainer preferred.
• NAEYC/NAC and state licensing knowledge preferred.
• Meet state guidelines for the role.
• Physically able to lift 40 pounds and work indoors or outdoors.
• English proficiency to communicate with children and parents.

Responsibilities

• Present our world-class curriculum as intended and ensure teachers can speak to the curriculum and what children are learning.
• Spend 75% of your time in the classroom, educating children and mentoring and modeling for teachers.
• Partner with parents with a shared desire to provide the best care and education for their children.
• Train, motivate and lead staff and assist center management with interviewing and hiring of teachers.
• Support your center's success by partnering with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, accreditation, and operational objectives.

Skills

Relationship building with families

Customer service

Approved State Trainer

Licensing knowledge

State guidelines

Physical ability

English communication

Job description

• Ensure our world-class curriculum is presented as intended and that teachers can speak to the curriculum and what children are learning
• Spend 75% of your time in the classroom, educating children and mentoring and modeling for teachers
• Partner with parents with a shared desire to provide the best care and education for their children
• Train, motivate and lead staff and assist center management with interviewing and hiring of teachers
• Support your center's success by partnering with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, accreditation, and operational objectives
  

• Ensure our world-class curriculum is presented as intended and that teachers can speak to the curriculum and what children are learning
• Spend 75% of your time in the classroom, educating children and mentoring and modeling for teachers
• Partner with parents with a shared desire to provide the best care and education for their children
• Train, motivate and lead staff and assist center management with interviewing and hiring of teachers
• Support your center's success by partnering with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, accreditation, and operational objectives
  

Required Skills and Experience:

• Ability to build relationships with families and coworkers and create a dynamic environment where play and discovery go hand-in-hand
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Approved State Trainer (preferred)
• NAEYC/NAC, and state licensing knowledge (preferred)
• Meet state specific guidelines for the role
• Physically able to use a computer with basic proficiency, lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors
• Able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity with children
• Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English