Center Director, Early Childhood

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Who We Are:

A nonprofit, nonsectarian community-based organization with the mission to transform lives of low- and moderate-income people through employment, education, housing, and health care. We do this by delivering impactful services with measurable outcomes to children, youth, adults, and the elderly. As a civic anchor, we carry out this mission within the context of building a sustainable community for all people through the arts, environmental advocacy, and urban planning.

Our Brooklyn-based Early Childhood Center operates 9 toddler, 3K and UPK classrooms enrolling 139 2-5 year olds. They attend school day/school year, extended day/extended year, aftercare and summer camp through NYCDOE Birth to Five contract and subsidized fees. Children and their families represent diverse cultures, languages, socio-economics, LGBTQIA+ identities, and differing abilities. Our early childhood center is part of a larger network of child and youth services.

We are currently seeking an experienced, NYS-certified Early Childhood Director for our Brooklyn center.

What You’ll Do:

We seek an experienced Early Childhood Director to head a team of 36 staff, including an Education Director, a behavioral specialist, a parent coordinator, head teachers, assistant teachers, office support and two cooks. Reporting to the Director of Youth and Education, the Center Director, Early Childhood has overarching responsibility for all aspects to achieve excellence with education, enrollment, operations, regulatory compliance, and staffing. S/he/they take the lead on all administrative responsibilities, as follows: Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide Strategic Leadership for short and long-term achievement of high-quality culture, pedagogy, staff, operations, administration and enrollment for our center
• Drive Program and Regulatory Compliance with NYCPS,Birth to Five contract, NYCDOHM, CACFP and Local 205/CSA contracts, such as e-systems (ie. myschools, vportal), permits, regulatory consultants, staff and student files, and meal planning/cost management, etc.
• Supervise and Support Education Director in order to achieve high standards for instruction, child development, family engagement and staff performance.
• Supervise Kitchen and Office Staff
• Oversee Student Enrollment, including outreach, class composition, attendance, health and curriculum data.
• Ensure Excellent Family Supports for the enrollment process, Extended Day/Extended Year slots, tuition/fees, student assessments, home-school partnership and more.
• Lead Staff Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance Management, Retention, and Regulatory Compliance
• Budget and Manage Fiscal Resources (Birth to Five contract, billing, collections, fundraising) and expenses (accounts payable, payroll, invoices, vendors) in coordination with fiscal and payroll team.
• Direct Operations in coordination with kitchen and office staff as well as Facilities, IT and Payroll/Benefits teams
• Lead Advocacy Efforts for favorable early childhood policies and wages in close partnership with Director of Youth and Education
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Youth and Education.
• What We Are Looking For:
• Must hold a NYS Certification in Birth to Grade Two

What's In It For You:

• Compensation Range: $115,000-$125,000 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)
• Competitive Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K) as per CSA collective bargaining agreement
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time as per CSA collective bargaining agreement
• Learning & Development Opportunities & Access to Wellness Programs
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, Master’s degree strongly preferred
• Must have demonstrated excellent knowledge/skills in administration, pedagogy and child development
• Must have direct knowledge and experience managing program and regulatory compliance with NYCDOHMH and NYCPS, preferably with Birth to Five contracts
• Must be fluent in NYCPS and NYCDOHMH data systems
• Energetic, go-getter who is highly skilled at building positive culture and relationships