Center Director - Temporary

The Center Director is responsible for the overall management of the center base program

and running of the classrooms at a licensed site. They are designated with California

Community Care Licensing as the Center Director on the Licensing 500 form and are

responsible for the duties of the Center Director as required by California Community Care

Licensing. This is a non-exempt position.

I. Demonstrate principles of family support*

1. Develop a trusting relationship with families of enrolled children and make them the

senior partner in helping to improve the quality of life for the entire family.

2. In partnership with families, NCS staff, and involved agencies, make and follow up

on referrals and coordinate logistics to insure good communication between family

and all involved partners.

3. Plan and implement outreach to ensure full enrollment, strong community support

and successful transitions for children and families.

4. Take a lead role in helping parents to: understand the development of their children;

grow their parenting skills; ensure their child’s safety; and become more involved in

their child’s education.

5. Conduct parenting education and teach parents to lead parent committee

meetings.

6. Demonstrate appropriate response to children and families that have experienced

physical & emotional abuse, neglect, violence, substance abuse, and mental health

concerns and strive to provide resources that address those issues.

7. Regularly observe and assess children and families in relation to developmentally

and culturally appropriate norms and standards. Communicate those observations

and their indication of strengths and possible concern to families and make

referrals to appropriate support staff.

* For Center Directors at sites with an assigned Family Worker, the above would be done

in collaboration with the Family Worker.

II. Achieve positive child outcomes through classroom activities

1. Provide appropriate materials & create, warm, safe and educationally challenging

indoor and outdoor environments for children at all developmental levels.

2. Utilize all NCS required screening and assessment tools and performance standard

guidance to address child health, nutrition, and development and provide effective

follow-up on information gathered.

3. Implement the NCS chosen curriculum incorporating parent input to ensure

individualized learning opportunities for all enrolled children based on ongoing

observations, screenings, assessments, and parents’ desires.

and physical development, and positive approaches to learning.

5. Create a classroom environment that fosters independence and trust through the

use of familiar routines, transitions, and predictable responses to children’s needs.

6. Provide positive child guidance and appropriate expectations and effectively

respond to challenging behaviors of children.

7. Organize family conferences, participate in child study teams, case conferences,

inter-agency conferences, and IEP/IFSP’s.

8. Write objective narrative notes, maintain adequate records, and submit timely,

complete and readable documentation and required reports.

III. Effective management of classroom

1. Predict unsafe situations and take precautions; provide child first aid; implement

procedures that prevent the spread of infectious diseases; promote oral and

physical health; and appropriately respond to emergencies/crises.

2. Effectively supervise, coach, support and train teachers, lead teachers,

associate teachers, assistant teachers, special aides, volunteers, and cooks, if

applicable.

3. Develop and implement effective classroom management systems through clear

and direct communication that ensures optimal safety and effective learning for

children, classroom volunteers and…