Center Manager - Early Childhood Education; ECE

Position: Center Manager - Early Childhood Education (ECE)
PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The Center Manager carries out the blended Early Childhood Development Programs utilizing Head Start Performance Standards Bright From The Start, and NAEYC guidelines as best practice.

SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Vice President, Early Education and Care, the Center Manager manages the daily operations of the Easter Seals Child Development Center ensuring that all services are delivered in a comprehensive, coordinated, cost effective manner. This position ensures the center framework operates at optimal capacity to promote an environment conducive for families and staff to be actively engaged, and to ensure that children are ready for school.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (include, but are not limited to):

Behavior Standard – 50% of Position Maintains a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers, and management.

Attendance Standard Maintains excellent punctuality and attendance

Communications/Public Relations Assists in the development of center marketing plans

Implements center marketing plan Leads and facilitates regular meetings with the center staff to review policies, procedures and their implementation

Participates in monthly center manager, staff, and parent meetings to ensure the coordination of services and to ensure that there is regular communication (Participates in specialist team meetings as needed)
Participates in monthly parent committee meetings assisting in the facilitation of these meetings and assisting parents in establishing and achieving program goals as well as committee goals

Greets, tours, and enrolls visitors at the center

Participates in and supports community activities

Initiates and maintains collaborative relationships with local area schools and community partners

Organizes, coordinates and publicizes center special events

Serves as an advocate for Easter Seals Child Development Centers Communicates with parents on a regular basis

Participates in community partnership meetings

Contributes to, proofs, and edits and ensures dissemination of monthly program newsletter

MONITORING Monitors staff schedules to ensure compliance with mandated ratios

Monitors program implementation and outcomes via Child Plus and Teaching Strategies GOLD.Conducts regular safety inspections

Monitors staff time and attendance records, and addresses and documents attendance concerns Monitors all center budgets

Monitors record keeping and reporting for education, children’s health, nutrition, safety, and family services component

RECORD KEEPING Maintains child attendance records

Writes and compiles all reports

Maintains all program forms

Maintains records for Head Start, Pre-k and licensing

Maintains confidentiality of all sensitive child, family and staff records

Implements and supervises record keeping and reporting system as it relates to center program policies and procedures, education, children’s health, nutrition, safety, and family services component Plans and monitors center budgets to ensure compliance with fiscal policies and procedures

COMPLIANCE:

Develops correction plans for all non-compliance issues

Works in conjunction with training specialist and education specialist to meet mandated training

Works with education specialist to ensure that the facilities achieve and maintain Georgia licensure and NAEYC accreditation

Ensures that center meets all Head Start performance standards, Georgia licensing regulations, Pre-k standards and NAEYC accreditation standards

Ensures that center maintains all required licenses and accreditations

Collects data and compiles reports for the Easter Seals Early Education and Care program

LEARNING AND GROWTH:

Participates in all mandatory Easter Seals trainings to include pre-service, in-service and other educational programs and trainings

Completes the minimum number of training hours required by Bright from the Start, Georgia Pre-K and Head Start

CENTER MANAGEMENT:

Financial Develops a plan for achieving in-kind contributions at the center level

Assist in the development of the center budgets

Completes and approves all center purchase requisitions for supplies and…