Child Development Center Assistant Director

411 N Fayetteville St, Clayton, NC 27520
$35,000 – $38,000 a year – Full-time

Position Summary:

The Assistant Director is responsible for aiding the Director in supervising the overall operations of the Center, including staffing, curriculum, and administrative responsibilities. The Assistant Director manages the Center in the Director’s absence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Director in maintaining quality services for children.
• Assist in recruiting, training, and retaining quality staff.
• Provide ongoing supervision and direction to the staff.
• Help the Director ensure that the programs for children are appropriately developed and executed.
• Assist the Director with parent communication, conferences, and ministry to families.
• Assist the Director in appropriately handling all childcare matters related to the daily operations of the Center.
• Assist the Director in promoting different projects to ensure the program runs smoothly on a daily basis.
• Make presentations to the oversight committee and various committees of the Church in the absence of the Director.
• Manage and maintain the Center in the Director’s absence.
• Close and lock the Center each afternoon.
• Confer with the parents in the absence of the Director regarding facility activities, policies, and enrollment procedures.
• Assist the Director with monthly fire drills and inspections.
• Assist the Director with following all health and safety guidelines set forth by the State of North Carolina.
• Perform classroom duties during the absence of a regular teacher.
• Any other duties that may be required to assist the Director, teachers, staff, and families of students.

Employee Practices:

• Work scheduled hours, being prompt with clock-in/clock-out times.
• Establish professional relationships and good communication with staff members to foster a Christ-like working environment.
• Attend all staff meetings and board meetings.
• Good management skills, including planning, directing and supervising.
• Attend classes, workshops, and in-house trainings as outlined in the Personnel Manual.
• Work within NC Childcare Rules and Regulations.
• Perform other job duties related to the job as assigned by the Director.

Vacation and Leave:

The Assistant Director is entitled to one week of paid vacation after six months of continuous service, two weeks after twenty-four months of continuous service and three weeks after five years of continuous service. In addition the Director receives one day of Personal Leave per month after six months of continuous service. See the CDC Personnel Manual for additional information.

Assistant Director Qualifications:

• Must be a Christian and live by high ethical and moral standards.
• Must have a basic love for children with commitment to a high quality standard of teaching.
• Must demonstrate evidence of emotional maturity and stability with the skills to make sound judgments during crisis situations.
• Must have the ability to get on the floor to interact with the children.
• Must have the ability to lift children.
• Must be 21 years old and a high school graduate.
• North Carolina Early Childhood Administrative Credential (NCECAC)

OR

Two years of experience in a licensed child care center or early childhood work experience, and working toward obtaining NCECAC.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 – $38,000.00 per year

Benefits: Employee discount
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

All Resume’s should be sent to cdc-jobs@fbcclaytonnc.org