Job Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
Supervising and guiding the center departments to deliver high quality, child-centered education to children.
Establishing an inclusive, welcoming environment and Center culture through value-inspired leadership for all employees.
Observing and resolving gaps, inefficiencies, and conflicts in the day-to-day operations.
Mediating issues with families and employees.
Collaboratively spearheading staff recruitment, hiring, training, benefit, and retention efforts.
Leading child recruitment, acceptance, and retention efforts alongside the Family Success and Central Office teams.
Implementing policies and procedures to safeguard health and safety of families and employees in compliance with state requirements (DHS/OCDEL) and NAEYC standards.
Ensuring adherence to all CHS policies, procedures, and governance standards.
Maintaining clear and transparent communications with children, parents, and caregivers.
Managing the Center's local community outreach and relationships alongside the Communications Director and Enrollment Director.
Working closely with the Assistant Director to ensure consistent high-quality programming and on track operations.
Supporting the development of Center budget and ensuring that funding, contract, and reporting requirements are met fully.
Collaborating with CHS Central Office to implement strategic plans and achieve comprehensive outcomes and established implementation goals.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Early Childhood Education, Family Relations/Child Development, or related field. Master's Degree preferred.
8 years of experience as an ECE teacher and leader.
Fluency in Spanish preferred.
Significant experience overseeing several operations/departments and workstreams, including leading teams with a successful record of spearheading initiatives.
Experience in creating, analyzing, and presenting outcome-related reporting to leadership.
Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to influence, lead, and educate large teams.
Demonstrated understanding of and ability to effectively work with low-income families.
Ability to proactively identify problems and implement solutions.
Willingness to be held accountable and receive feedback.
Comfortability with technology including MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and/or willingness to learn
Commitment to the mission and values of CHS and MHS and demonstrated high degree of integrity as all
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