Center Director

Location : North CoastNorth Coast - 1501 Kelly Street - Oceanside CA 92054

Salary Range : $70000-$80.000

52Weeks

OUR STORY

Since 1965 MAAC has been maximizing self-sufficiency with families and individuals through high-quality programs and advocacy in our communities. MAAC employs dedicated staff who provide life-changing services to thousands of individuals annually through programs in fivecore focus areas : Education Economic Development Health & Wellbeing Housing and Advocacy & Leadership Development. Through a wide variety of programs MAAC has grown to become one of the largest nonprofit social service organizations in the community. Learn more about the great things happening with MAAC at Center Director

Under direction plans develops implements and supervises program operations for an assigned Head Start or Early Head Start (EHS) center(s); monitors and ensures center operations are in conformance with MAAC policies and procedures licensing regulations Health and Safety Standards and service area plans. Participates in implementation of age appropriate curriculum and ongoing monitoring of childrens cognitive and physical development. Monitors and ensures recruitment and enrollment activities family development plans and parent participation and overall parent satisfaction. Coordinates and participates in activities of parent committees; compiles and submits site reports; and performs related duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Child Development Program Center Directors are responsible for planning implementing and providing day-to-day supervision of the educational programs and operations of an assigned Head Start / EHS center typically with two or more classrooms / program options. Incumbents are accountable for providing children with a safe nurturing engaging and secure learning environment that gives them the awareness skills and confidence to succeed in their present environment and in later school life. Incumbents are also responsible for ensuring delivery of Head Start and community support services to families and for compliance with all applicable policies procedures service area plans and state licensing requirements including those applicable to health safety and fire regulations. Center Directors are also accountable for the timely completion of all center reporting and the preparation and maintenance of up-to-date childrens files. Duties and responsibilities are carried out with considerable independence within the framework of established policies procedures and guidelines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to this class.

• Plans organizes supervises and evaluates the programs and activities of an assigned Head Start / EHS center; works with assigned teaching and family service staff and develops implements and monitors service area and center work plans to achieve assigned goals objectives and educational outcomes; contributes to development of and monitoring of performance against the available resources; participates in developing implementing and evaluating work programs plans processes systems and procedures to achieve MAAC and Head Start goals objectives and performance measures consistent with division quality and service expectations.
• Plans and evaluates the performance of assigned staff; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets; regularly monitors performance and provides coaching for performance improvement and development; recommends compensation and provides other rewards to recognize performance; subject to management concurrence takes disciplinary action up to and including termination to address performance deficiencies in accordance with MAACs human resources policies and procedures applicable Head Start regulations and labor contract provisions.
• Provides day-to-day leadership and works with staff to ensure a high performance child- and family-centered environment which supports achieving Head Start educational objectives and family service expectations; provides leadership and participates in programs and activities that promote effective parent involvement and a positive employee relations environment.
• Supervises and oversees the day-to-day operations of assigned centers and program options; ensures centers are properly staffed in conformance with licensing requirements and adjusts staffing as required; responds to telephone calls and parent visits regarding a wide variety of child and family issues; communicates center activities and program master calendar to staff and parents; ensures cooperative working relationships between staff parents volunteers community partners specialists and consultants; supervises meal service to children; proactively addresses potential parent and / or community concerns and responds to formal parent complaints; resolves food service and transportation issues and special needs with applicable managers.
• Inspects and monitors center operations to ensure compliance with Head Start Performance Standards state licensing requirements and health safety and fire regulations; adjusts staffing to ensure conformance to applicable licensing requirements; performs mandated inspections of classroom and playground facilities and takes necessary corrective action to ensure that housekeeping / cleanliness standards and permit / license requirements are met.
• Oversees and participates in implementation of daily lesson plans and activities ensuring they are age appropriate individualized and culturally sensitive; observes teachers in the classroom and provides feedback; mentors and coaches staff in planning appropriate curriculum and activities; provides technical and problem solving assistance to teachers and other staff; trains staff on curriculum changes and DRDB procedures; monitors to ensure timely completion of child observations and assessments; ensures Individual Education Plans have been developed and are being implemented including those for special needs children; meets with parents to discuss childrens development and behavioral issues; refers children for health mental health child development and other special assessments and / or services; takes appropriate action to deal with child or family emergency situations.
• Promotes parent involvement in center activities; serves as advisor and coordinates and facilities monthly parent committee meetings; plans and conducts parent education / training meetings; oversees the activities of assigned parent trainees; maintains records for Parent Committee funds.
• Ensures the maintenance of up-to-date accurate center and childrens files; reviews daily and monthly teacher reports; compiles and submits end-of-the-month reporting for each assigned program option including site status classroom status meal count volunteer time in-kind donation transportation field trip and other reports required by funding agencies.
• Fills in for other center staff as required; substitutes in the classroom; portions and prepares childrens meals; serves as bus aide when required; participates with other staff on field trips.

OTHER DUTIES

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / CERTIFICATION

Center Director

A typical way of demonstrating the knowledge skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from a four-year college or university with a BA / BS with a major in early childhood education child development or a closely related field which includes 15 semester units in child development 12 CORE units; and at least four (4) years of progressively responsible teaching experience in a Head Start or child development program at least one (1) of which was in a supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

A child care Center Director shall complete 15 hours of health and safety training if necessary pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 of Title 22 which provides : (a) In addition to any other required training at least one director or teacher at each day care centershall have at least 15 hours of training on preventive health practices and 1 hour of training in nutrition.

VALUE-BASED BEHAVIORS

Listens attentively to others. Asks clarifying questions to gain a better understanding of the other persons views and underlying assumptions

Works effectively in a team environment and actively participates in joint problem solving; willingly cooperates with co-workers

Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities for personal and professional development

Attends work consistently and punctually. Arrives to meetings prepared and on time; honors work commitments; follows through on what was agreed upon; meets deadlines

Honors the private and confidential matters of co-workers. Protects the proprietary information of MAAC systems

Follows rules regulations and policies; positively contributes to implementing changes

Deals with issues directly in a respectful and timely manner. Focuses on resolving the issue while not criticizing the person. Follows rules regulations and policies; positively contributes to implementing changes

HEALTH STATUS

Must have a physical examination TB clearance and a drug screen by a doctor / clinic designated by MAAC as well as immunization records for influenza

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this class an employee is regularly required to stand walk and sit talk or hear both in person and by telephone uses hands to finger handle or feel objects or controls reach with hands and arms. An employee also is regularly required to stoop kneel bend crouch or crawl climb or balance and lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision depth perception color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this class the employee is regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret information; analyze and solve problems; observe and interpret people and situations; use basic math; learn and apply new information or skills; work under intensive deadlines and interact with MAAC management administrators staff teachers parents family members children and others encountered in the course of work.

BACKGROUND CLEARANCE

All positions are subject to a background / education check DMV check NSOR exclusion and debarment checks prior to hire and periodically throughout employment as required by various funding sources.

Note : California Start law requires background criminal checks on anyone who works in a licensed childcare facility who is not a client. Must have or obtain a current criminal background check clearance signed criminal record statement and signed Acknowledgement to Report Child Abuse form prior to the first day of employment.

TRANSPORTATION

Must have and maintain a valid California Drivers License daily use of a personal insured vehicle and have and maintain a motor vehicle driving record acceptable to MAACs insurance carrier. Incumbents will be enrolled in the California DMV Pull Program.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Fundraising,Management Experience,Coaching,Analysis Skills,Strategic Planning,Team Management,Budgeting,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Public Speaking,negotiation,Supervising Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 70000 - 80000