Child Care Center Director

Company Overview
Living Word Early Learning Center, as a ministry of Living Word Church, is dedicated to nurturing a love for learning in children while fostering their spiritual growth. Serving children from 12 months to 6 years old, the center emphasizes holistic development—academic, social, emotional, physical, creative, and spiritual—through developmentally appropriate activities rooted in Christian principles.

Job Overview

The main goal of the Center Director is providing a safe, nurturing, and high-quality educational environment where young children can thrive in their academics and grow in their faith.

The CD will work directly with parents, staff, enrolled children, prospective parents, licensing, and church staff. Hours will vary (between 7am-5:30pm) depending on center needs. The CD is expected to plan and attend every ELC event and program. The CD is expected to be on call (except when using approved time off) to cover shifts during operating hours; advance notice is not always possible.

Responsibilities

Planning and Directing

-Develop & implement ELC programs, oversee all day-to-day activities

-Designing policies, forms, and procedures

-Maintain licensing regulations

-Lead fundraising and marketing.

-Promote the ELC via parent tours, Facebook and website advertising, etc.

-Enroll students and give deposit amounts to new parents

-Keep track of enrollment and child move-up’s and birthday’s

-Create bi-monthly or monthly invoices for each parent in QuickBooks

-Update and contact waiting list parents

Teaching/Evaluating

-Serve as substitute teacher and fill in in classrooms when needed

-Asses programs based on current research and developmentally appropriate practices

-Improve and expand the selection of programs and experiences for young children and their families.

-Assure compliance with all relevant governmental regulations.

-Schedule and lead professional development workshops or in-service for staff.

-Check in on classrooms and support teachers with lesson planning, classroom organization, working one on one with students when needed, assisting with p/t conferences, etc.)

Supervising

-Hire, train, direct, schedule, supervise, and evaluate all Lead and Assistant Teachers and Assistant Directors.

Creating Community

-Ensure that parents are informed and involved with their children’s experiences and progress at LWELC.

-Plan staff meetings and special events as appropriate to ensure connection with the rest of the staff and members.

Skills

-Experience with QuickBooks

-Excellent communication skills

-Ability to adapt to changing schedules and a fast paced environment

-Excellent time management skills and ability to find and complete tasks that need to be done

Join us in shaping the future by leading a dedicated team committed to nurturing young children’s minds and hearts through faith-based education. Your leadership will help create an inspiring environment where children can learn confidently while experiencing God’s love every day.

Director Qualifications

· (A) Bachelor’s degree or a higher degree in early childhood, child development, or a related academic discipline from a regionally accredited college or university AND three months of experience in early childhood education providing direct care and supervision to children or

· (B) Bachelor’s degree in a non-related academic discipline from a regionally accredited college or university AND any of the following options: (i) 6 months of experience in early childhood education providing direct care and supervision to children; (ii) 12 semester hours of academic study or equivalent training in early childhood, child development, or a related academic discipline; (iii) child development associate credential; or (iv) technical certificate or diploma in early childhood or

· (C) Associate degree in early childhood, child development, or a related academic discipline from a regionally accredited college or university AND 6 months of experience in early childhood education providing direct care and supervision to children or

· (D) 12 semester hours of academic study or equivalent training in early childhood, child development, or a related academic discipline from a regionally accredited college or university AND any of the following options: (i) 6 months of experience in early childhood education providing direct care and supervision to children; (ii) child development associate credential; or (iii) technical certificate or diploma in early childhood or

· (E) Child development associate credential AND one year of experience in early childhood education providing direct care and supervision to children or

Pay: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person