Childcare Center - Center Director

If you value a career in an educational community of extraordinary professionals, join ours! We have an opportunity for an energetic and dynamic Early Childhood Education School Director. If you have a passion for working with children, are dedicated to providing the best education and care to students, excel in a collaborative environment, and foster positive relationships, we want you to be a part of our team!

The role of the School Director is to manage the day-to-day operations of one of our Sprout Schools. The School Director will be the primary contact with the staff and families at the school. The School Director is responsible for delivery of a high-quality instructional program and works with the team to ensure overall operation of the school including curriculum implementation in classrooms, staff training and development, student enrollment, parent and community relations, profit and loss management, and facility management.

An ideal candidate will be an experienced Pre-K school educator. This is a full-time position with full benefits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain enrollment and fill openings as needed.

• Maintain children's files in accordance with State regulations and any other funder or accreditation requirements.
• Maintain a current allergy and health condition list.
• Maintain a media permission list; coordinate the use of pictures with the Advancement Department.
• Maintain attendance records.
• Enter accurate and timely meal count data into the database system.
• Ensure that meals are served in accordance with USDA/CACFP regulations and any other funder, regulatory or accreditation requirements.
• Coordinate with the Director of Facilities Management regarding on-going or immediate facility needs.
• Conduct appropriate emergency drills - fire, intruder, shelter-in-place.
• Ensure classrooms are kept at the appropriate classroom ratio; fill in as necessary.
• Represent the school/agency during regulatory inspections.

• Work with the staff to provide regular family engagement opportunities.

• Supervise assigned school staff including timesheet approval, PTO approval, performance management.
• Work with HR to develop staff and provide feedback/coaching/discipline for school staff.
• Demonstrate professionalism, engagement and kindness to all children and families regardless of race, religion, nationality, abilities, familial status or make-up, etc.
• Maintains a professional working atmosphere and confidentiality of information in relation to staff, children, families and co-workers.
• Serves on agency committees and community committees as assigned.
• Algin with the agency's mission and values.
• Work with Sprout Leadership team to determine the direction of Sprout programs, build strategic timelines, and implement new and on-going projects.
• Work with Senior Director to manage expansion of the Sprout Schools, including vendor and partner relationships.
• Serve as a back-up for Directors when they are on PTO as needed.
• Representing the Sprout Schools and YWCA Richmond at local, state, and national conferences and meetings as appropriate

Supervision of up to level 4.

• perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, Child Development, Education or a related field; master's degree preferred.
• 3 or more years of experience in managing multiple licensed schools, childcare center or preschool required.
• Experience opening new childcare…