Assistant Director/Program Coordinator
Full Time
Lafayette, LA
Posted
Job description
Position Title: SGA Child Development Center: Assistant Director/Program Coordinator
Department: 3000|VP Student Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the planning, and implementation of a developmentally appropriate program for children ages 1 year to 6 years.
- Provide teachers with assessment tools, curriculum planning and establish needed services.
- Maintain program quality, adhering to all regulations of licensing agencies.
- Possess knowledge of Louisiana performance profile rating system, Teaching Strategies GOLD, Louisiana Pathways, CLASS assessment system, research-based practices, and developmentally appropriate practices.
- Perform record keeping, research of current early childhood issues, supervise and train staff, assist in staff evaluations and provide feedback, counsel, and offer guidance as needed.
- Assist with phone calls, parent requests and tours, various administrative duties, and janitorial duties as directed by center director.
- Supervise and mentor student interns.
- Attend required trainings mandated by state licensing and the university.
- Maintain effective communication with enrolled and prospective families by responding appropriately to their interests, requests, and needs.
- Organize informational and operational training programs for staff, students, and families; including, but not limited to presentations on areas curriculum, documentation, observation techniques, and compiling resources for staff, students, and families.
- Assist in analyzing programming to monitor relevancy of specific program objectives, assist in assessing policy effectiveness, and develop or modify operational procedures; including, but not limited to, childcare licensing, Louisiana Pathways, assessments, daily program events, etc
- Provide classroom support to students, staff, and observers.
- Develop and manage the Center’s web page and other communication tools (Moodle, Facebook, Remind101)
- Manage center calendar of events; including, but not limited to, holiday events, deadline dates, parent-teacher conferences, scholastic book fair, picture days, staff work/planning days, Homecoming parade, Mardi Gras parade, Winter Wonderland, Spring Fling, Pre-K celebration, special guests, awareness activities.
- Assist in billing and tuition collection.
- Schedule and host new parent orientation each semester.
- Maintain records of staff trainings and certifications.
- Be physically present in each classrooms every day (minimum of 1 hour each day).
- Attend Child and Family Studies internship panels to recruit potential interns.
- Approve and monitor student payroll.
- Maintain professional relationships with campus and community resource agencies
- Assist student parents in obtaining campus and community resources.
- Schedule substitutes for absent staff.
- Reports directly to the Director of the Child Development Center.
- Must be able to assume all duties in the absence of the director.
- Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications:
- Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) and/or Associate degree required. Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field preferred.
- Five or more years of experience in a Type-3 licensed early childhood program preferred.
- Requires an energetic, professional individual with strong communications skills, both written and verbal.
- Have strong planning and organizational skills. Must be flexible and demonstrate strong critical thinking skills.
- Must be experienced in modern technology. Computer skills must include, but not limited to Microsoft Office.
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