Director of Child Deevelopment Center
Job Description

Summary
The director of the Child Development Center will be responsible for planning, monitoring, and managing the facility's daily programs.  In addition, the Director will supervise all aspects of the Child Development Center to provide a high-quality program for young children. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Coordinate the daily operation of the Child Development Center to meet all guidelines set by the Missouri State Department of Health. 
• Develop, recommend, and implement new policies and procedures.
• Supervise Child Development Center employees and make staffing recommendations to the Vice President for Human Resources. 
• Recommend, monitor, and maintain Child Development Center budget. 
• Coordinate marketing plan and supervise public relations procedures; prepare and supervise information disseminated to the public.
• Recommend and administer an advisory committee for the Child Development Center; plan and conduct regularly scheduled meetings of the advisory committee. 
• Coordinate observation and student practicum activity throughout the Center.
• Supervise the execution of appropriate curriculum for all age groups.
• Maintain all state licensing requirements for the Center.
• Supervise billing procedures for child care services and maintain records for internal/external audits. 
• Manage purchasing procedures for all expenses incurred.
• Plan and implement registration and parent orientation procedures; provide parent conferencing, parent education, and coordinate parent involvement; maintain student records including admission forms, medical information, parental permission slips, and attendance forms.
• Fulfill all requirements for voluntary accreditation; maintain all applicable records related to accreditation process including corrections of deficiencies. 
• See alternate sources of revenue available to non-profit centers, e.g. CCFP, Department of Family Services, Block Grants, DDRB, etc.
• Complete documentation and submit reports on a timely basis. 
• Collaborate with local government and education agencies to form valuable alliances with other community service providers. 
• Assure compliance of staffing requirements in each classroom.
• Promote staff development for CDC staff as appropriate. 

Supervisory Responsibilities
Performs normal supervisory functions: trains; instructs; assigns work to departmental personnel; recommends transfers, promotions, wage increases, terminations; arranges for additional help or need for overtime; explains and enforces college policies, safety rules and regulations; evaluates performance. 

Qualifications 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
Minimum two years teaching or administrative experience in state licensed child care center or preschool.  Master's degree in early childhood education required.  Coursework that includes business management and/or program in administration preferred. 

Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Incumbents must complete an annual medical examination, including tuberculin skin test (TB test) and a chest x-ray. 

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Contact Us

636-922-8422

Paula Berry
Director
pberry@stchas.edu
636-922-8423

Kathy Drews
Assistant Director
kdrews@stchas.edu
636-922-8424