Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Works directly with the Director of Childcare/Preschool to support and execute program policy, curriculum, and assessment. Assists in the day-to-day operations, including staffing. Will act as the Director in the acting Directors’ absence.

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• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.

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• Actively participate in the check-in and check-out process, being available to answer any questions the parents may have about their child's day.

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• Ensure a healthy classroom environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of all children.

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• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene, and safety standards.

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• Conducts assessments and observations on children and assigns staff to assist with this process.

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• Extensive knowledge about the program; giving parents a tour of the facility and answering any question regarding the program.

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• Follow all center policies and state regulations.

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• Collaborate with staff to ensure adherence to quality standards in accordance with center guidelines, and state and local requirements; implement improvements where needed.

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• Provides direct childcare and interacts with all children; ensures the safety, care, well-being, and promotion of developmental milestones for children in the program.

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• Engages children with books, toys, and structured activities and is a role model for other staff members. Conducts circle time, arts and crafts, songs, and games.

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• Supervises and monitors children’s play activities and provides caregivers with ideas when needed.

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• Provides for the individual needs of children including changing diapers, feeding, napping, and dressing children.

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• Communicates all child related milestones, concerns, suggestions to the parents in our program.

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• Provide excellent guest service - ensure childcare staff does the same.

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• Assist the director in the hiring of childcare staff members.

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• Directly trains or helps the lead teachers in training staff in each classroom.

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• Participate in on-going leadership and child developmental training programs and apply new ideas to the program.

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• Maintain KKLC policies, procedures, and programs.

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• Conducts fire and safety drills. Maintains records of those.

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• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

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• Assist infant/toddler/preschool lead teachers in creating monthly schedule.

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• Maintain positive and informative attitude with all parents. Creates family outreach activities.

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• Open and close the facility when needed.

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• Collect childcare information and paperwork from parents.

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• Responsible for ensuring all children's needs are met each day.

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• Encourage creativity and excitement within daily groups of children and teachers.

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• Developing age-appropriate activities, schedules, and menus.

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• Educated on all safety and liability issues. Ensure all documentation and forms are filled out correctly. Always ensure a child safe environment.

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• Maintain child and staff ratios. Staff appropriately each day.

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• Develop proactive communication lines between the parents and the staff.

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• Maintain staff records as outlined in Rules Regulating Childcare Manual.

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• Work with director on the enrollment and registration of children

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• Communicate via phone, email, text to parents and/or staff regarding any needs that may arise.