Site Director / Co-Site Director
Company: Ywca Kalamazoo
Location: Kalamazoo
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
Provides management and leadership for 0-12 years early learning
program, with specific focus on 0-8 years. Implements the YWCA's
mission in the daily operations of the early learning center.
Ensures program compliance with YWCA program policies and
procedures, licensing requirements and standards of accreditation
bodies. Maintains quality program services, staffing and facilities
utilizing a strengths-based, collective leadership
approach.Position: Dreamery Centers (Downtown/Edison) Site Director
/ Co-Site Director
Department: Improving the Lives of Children
Supervisor: Senior Director of Improving the Lives of Children
Base Compensation: $50,000- $60,000
FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-Time
Hours of Work: (Downtown) Monday-Friday; Typical Business Hours.
Occasional evening or weekend work. Flexible as a response to
program needs and as arranged with the supervisor.
(Edison) Customized schedule designed to operate a 24/7 early
childhood education center.Brief DescriptionProvides management and
leadership for 0-12 years early learning program, with specific
focus on 0-8 years.Job Responsibilities
- Be available for support of 24-hour programming.
- Provide guidance & Maintain compliance with all provider
agreements.
- Performs child and program assessments at regular intervals.
Uses findings to guide teaching and learning and to make program
decisions.
- Know and can perform all aspects of the program.
- Selects, trains, supervises and evaluates program staff (paid,
volunteer, student and intern) following YWCA guidelines, policies,
procedures and practices. Holds regular and periodic staff meetings
and arrange professional development.
- Maintains program participants, staff and program records,
collects data and submit reports as required for the Association,
funding, quality and licensing standards.
- Assess current Children's Center management practices.
- Develop a quality improvement plan based on gaps found in
assessment.
- Provide guidance and accountability to the Children's Center
leadership team in support of implementation of quality improvement
plan.
- Work cooperatively with all YWCA staff to resolve any
programmatic or customer concerns including but not limited to
communication, service delivery, quality, curriculum, personnel,
and assessment.
- Work cooperatively with all YWCA staff, program participants,
and volunteers on assigned duties.
- Maintains strict adherence to confidentiality and safeguards
confidential information gained because of the position.
- Comply with applicable local, state and federal licensing
requirements/certification and or regulations.
- Comply with Association policy regarding required reporting of
child abuse, elder abuse, suicide and homicide.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Ensures all Children's Center staff complete at least 24 clock
hours of training annually.
- Keeps child health appraisals and immunizations up to date.
Reports to the County Health Department weekly regarding
communicable diseases.
- Participates in budget planning/development/monitoring.
- Acts as spokesperson for the program; and, as a YWCA employee,
projects a positive image of the Association and its programs to
the community, the Association and the program.
- Serving ON-CALL as needed. ON-CALL includes, but is not limited
to troubleshooting center issues, ensuring staff and child ratios
are maintained, and serving as leadership presence as
needed.WORKING CONDITIONS AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- YWCA location.
- Sitting, standing, kneeling, bending, some lifting
- Frequently required to stand.
- Frequently required to walk.
- Frequently required to sit.
- Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
- Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or
crawl.
- Frequently required to talk or hear.
- Occasionally Continually required to taste or smell.
- Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
(non-weather).
- Occasionally work near moving mechanical parts.
- Occasionally work in high, precarious places.
- Occasionally work around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic
chemicals.
- Occasionally exposure to outside weather conditions.
- Occasionally exposure to extreme heat or cold
(non-weather).
- Occasionally exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or
infectious materials.
- While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the
work environment is usually moderate-loud.
- The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 60
poundsSpecific vision abilities required by this job include: close
and distant vision.Education requirements, certifications, work
experience
- Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Family Studies,
or related field preferred. Must meet qualifications as a Program
Director for State of Michigan Child Care Licensing.
- Minimum five years' experience working within a leadership or
management role.
- Satisfactory response to child care licensing fingerprinting
background checks, criminal, child abuse and neglect, and sex
offender history checks.
- Demonstrated ability to work with people of diverse
backgrounds.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure while
maintaining and promoting a professional and respectful
workplace.
- Demonstrated highly effective oral and written communication
and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds
and to advocate and promote concepts of equality and inclusion
throughout the organization.TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
- Orientation to YWCA Personnel Policies, Mission, Purpose and
One Imperative.
- Racial Justice Training.
- Orientation to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault,
Confidentiality, Mandatory Reporting.
- Other appropriate training and in-service which will occur
during employment.
- Health and safety/OSHA and Emergency Procedures
Orientation.
Keywords: Ywca Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo , Site Director / Co-Site Director, Executive , Kalamazoo, Michigan
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