Early Childhood Education Center Director

love teaching kids? Are you ready for a leadership opportunity at the ymca? Consider a director position at our early education center in falmouth, ma!

under the direction of the head start and early head start education director, has responsibility for the daily oversight of center operations, including assurance of compliance with head start performance standards, eec licensing regulations and standards established to ensure a high-quality program. This position also has an oversight of facility health and safety standards and works with facility staff to ensure compliance.

• recruit, hire, train, support, schedule, supervise, evaluate & develop staff, complying with applicable laws and regulations.
• ensure all documentation is forwarded to ehs/hs education director and/or human resources.
• ensure teaching staff progress towards educational requirements as mandated by the head start performance standards.
• arrange and facilitate regular meetings with staff and provide mandated training and updates to policies and procedures.
• monitor, report, and provide feedback for all employee-related accidents.
• monitor, evaluate and provide training of classroom volunteers.
• ensure program compliance with codes of all state and local licensing agencies and grant requirements.
• attend case management meetings, consultations, and staff meetings as necessary.
• observe children and provide suggestions for behavior management and education programming to meet the individual needs of all children.
• monitor and manage center inventory, financial operations, annual budgets. Assist with budget development.
• arrange for services in all functional areas, utilizing internal and external resources to provide medical, social, mental health, educational, and special services as deemed appropriate, as well as facility maintenance.

• early childhood education, child health, mental health, or fields of disabilities services
• at least one-year experience as a lead preschool or infant/toddler teacher or supervisor.
• two years’ related experience preferred as a coordinator or supervisor of childcare programs.
• two years’ demonstrated experience in budget management, staff supervision, and training and program development.
• prefer experience with head start.
• experience with connecting to community resources and parent involvement in early ed programs.
• experience with early education licensing standards as well as standards of other regulatory bodies preferred.
• experience with developmentally appropriate practice, cultural diversity, and inclusion.
• experience working in bilingual settings (spanish/english) preferred.

• lead infant/toddler/preschool certificate in early childhood education
• a minimum of a bachelor's degree in early childhood education
• director 1 & 2 certificate
• cpr & first aid certificate

• free ymca membership and family discount
• full health benefits (dental, vision, & life insurance)
• childcare discount & program discounts
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• 11 paid holidays
• paid sick time accrued
• free $20,000 life insurance policy
• leadership support & development
• positive work environment with dedicated staff

• location 100 independence drive, suite 2, hyannis, ma, 02601, united states
• base pay $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 / year
• employee type rft regular full time
• required degree 4 year degree
• manage others yes