Director - Jersey City, United States - Adventures in Learning Day Care

Adventures in Learning Day Care

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Jersey City, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The Assistant Director position presents an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role at our school.

Put your early childhood experience and knowledge to use while developing strategies for long term success of young children and the supporting staff.

You will play an essential role in the happiness, growth, and development of young minds.

As Assistant Director, you will:

Supervise teachers and daycare workers
Motivate staff to maximize collaboration, retention and growth
Collaborate with the Center Director to maintain the day to day operations of the center
Partner with parents from enrollment to the educational needs of their children
Maintain all documents and records for staff and children

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree required or Master's degree preferable
Requires two to four years of professional teaching experience with infants, toddlers and /or preschoolers
One year of prior supervisory experience, including classroom leadership responsibility or professional administration experience in a child care center
Strong oral and written communication skills
Excellent customer service skills
An understanding of NAEYC accreditation and New Jersey licensing standards
Knowledge and ability to lead staff in the implementation of developmentally appropriate practices
Respond well to unusual or crisis situations
Strong organizational skills
Capacity to understand and manage center/school financial duties
Computer literacy required (Microsoft, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Additional center/school requirements may apply
Must meet state requirements and additional center/school requirements may apply
Design, develop, oversee and maintain the current center curriculum and children outcomes, including lesson planning, observations, portfolios and Parent/Teacher conferences
Providing guidance, training and coaching to instructional staff on implementing lesson plans based on the current curriculum
Conduct classroom observations and regularly support and ensure curriculum implementation and delivery