Center Director, Early Learning

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY

The Y actively promotes a culture free from bias and injustice. We are dedicated to removing institutional and systemic barriers that result in oppression and racism. We will be accountable to marginalized communities for creating equitable and sustainable environments where social justice is woven into every facet of our programs, and by caring for our communities in a culturally versatile and respectful manner.

We are seeking Early Education professionals who are passionate about and dedicated to providing children and their families with an excellent educational experience. This opportunity is fantastic for someone who is eager to grow in an environment that values your contributions and communication skills. You will work in a supportive and caring environment with a responsive leadership team and phenomenal resources and materials.

The Center Director, Early Learning provides day-to-day supervision and management of an early education center. They implement safe and quality programming through working directly with employees, participants, and parents. The position is responsible for community relationship, participant engagement, program delivery, curriculum delivery, daily operations, and diversity, inclusion, social justice, and equity culture building for youth programs in conjunction with the Center of Excellence (CoE) and Youth Development Branch Leadership.

The Center Director will be comfortable motivating, communicating, and influencing at all levels and in a multitude of environments with a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens. We are looking to hire full-time, exempt (salary) staff at our Woodinville location and expected hours of work are generally Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.

- 6:00 p.m. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Retirement with generous employer contributions
• Free access to mental health resources
• Rapidly accruing paid time off (PTO) available immediately upon hire
• Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare, day camp, overnight camp, and outdoor leadership programs: 25% for part-time staff, 50% for full-time staff
• Some benefits only available to full-time staff

Hiring Range: $85,000 - $90,000 / annually DOE

What you'll be doing as Center Director, Early Learning:

• Ensure consistent safety and high-quality programs that focus on creating equity and justice for all through youth development best practices and programming models under the guidance of the Youth Development Center of Excellence (CoE). Manage the application or renewal process for Early Achievers and other accreditations as assigned.
• Direct the development and operations of assigned early education center(s), including managing enrollment goals, expansion opportunities, and understanding local market demand through community assessments. Assist in development and distribution of program information to recruit new enrollments. Coordinate tours and tour follow-up for new inquiries.
• Develop and manage the budget(s) related to the position with average budget size of $800K - $2M. Meet fiscal objectives. Closely monitor revenue and expense to meet targets and manage net outcome.
• Provide leadership and direction to assigned staff team by observing, teaching, modeling, coaching, celebrating, and providing overall direction for performance management. Work collaboratively with Human Resources for support and guidance on performance management. Support staff to ensure program schedule is maintained.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate staff and volunteers. Conduct staff meetings…