Center Director

August 22, 2023

The Center for Transforming Lives is seeking an experienced Center Director for our Child Development Center to join our fast-paced growing team.

SUMMARY

The Center Director is responsible for ensuring an educational, caring, and safe child development program to meet the developmental needs of children served by the Center for Transforming Lives.  The Center Director is additionally responsible for managing and supervising the staff, program, and day-to-day operations of the Child Development Center. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Maintains awareness of trends and best practices and is proactive in continually acquiring knowledge in fields related to children and families, poverty and homelessness, and early childhood development and education. 
• Acts as the Instructional Leader in a birth to five child development center.
• Ensures that the child development center is operating in compliance with agency policies and procedures, state licensing standards, and other regulatory entities, including Head Start.  
• Annually, develops a budget in conjunction with the Director of Child and Family Services and Finance Department and monitors expenses monthly to ensure adherence to budget projections and/or revises as needed.  
• Leads and supervises the instructional staff through communication, collaboration, and discussion of individual children’s needs, services, and curriculum planning.
• Ensures families and children are referred and/or connected to community resources, as appropriate.
• Leads and supervises non-educational support staff. 
• Completes the process of screening, interviewing, and hiring staff in collaboration with the Director of Child and Family Services. 
• Reviews the performance of each direct report and communicates the results of that review to the employee and to the Director of Child and Family Services.   

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• BA/BS or MA in Early Childhood Education, or a closely related field.
• Three to five years of management/leadership experiences in an early childhood setting.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in early childhood education and the management of staff development.
• Extensive knowledge of the State Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers (Texas).
• Working knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Extensive knowledge in child development across the birth to five learning continuum.

This position is an exempt position and offers competitive compensation and benefits; salary commensurate with experience, education and fit for the position and within team. 

Please email your resume with salary expectations to acorriveau@transforminglives.org

For more information, please visit www.transforminglives.org