Stacey’s Fun In The Sun PreSchool Inc Hiring for Preschool Director at Panama City Beach, FL Full Time

Must have your CDA and Director’s Certificate
Maybe have your AA, Bachelors, or even your Masters in Early Education

On a typical day, a Child Care Director arrives to their facility about 30 minutes before it opens. They greet workers as they arrive and use their time to answer emails. Depending on the size of the facility, Child Care Directors may also help their team set up activity stations or set out morning snacks before the children start to arrive. They greet families and talk with parent’s about how their night went. Throughout the day the Child Care Director remains on site. They divide their time between helping Child Care Workers carry out activities and performing clerical work.
At pickup, they follow safety guidelines to ensure that each child leaves with their parent or a designated adult. Before closing, they help their team clean up from the day and make notes on what supplies they need to order.
A good Child Care Director is someone who loves working with children and has a dedication to helping them succeed. They have a natural tendency to lead, which allows them to oversee all facility operations and delegate tasks among their staff members. Child Care Directors should also remain calm and patient, even during the most chaotic moments of the day.
Learn to do all ELC (Early Learning Coalition) paperwork for all the state funded children and turn it in once a month.
Learn how to do all paperwork for the Food Program to be filed once a month to be reimbursed for all food being purchased. Knowing how to Purchase all snacks from US Foods, and making a Sam’s run every other month.
We are accredited center, and the Director will need to learn all the requirements that NAC (National Accreditation Commission) requires.
Keep up with Licensing and all their requirements. Make sure all children’s folders are up to date with shots and physicals. Plus all teachers folders are done and up to date with all requirements.
Excellent communication skills: As the face of the childcare facility, the Child Care Director must be an excellent communicator, being able to confidently take prospective parents on a tour, write newsletters and run staff meetings.

• Oversee staff: Staff management is probably the most important task of a Child Care Director. They must interview, hire and train staff, making sure that all background and fingerprint checks have been conducted.
• Develop a curriculum and program: Our Child Care Directors work closely with the center’s teachers and staff, creating lesson plans for programs to meet state and federal requirements and parent’s expectations.
• Manage facilities: Our Child Care Director must make sure that the facility is safe and well-stocked. That includes checking that safety equipment is available and working, removing hazards and ensuring the facility is always clean and orderly.
• Create a budget: Our Child Care Director manages the facility’s finances, which includes creating and working within a budget.
• Market the facility: There is much competition between Child Care facilities, so our Child Care Director must have a marketing plan to promote awareness of the facility and its services.
• Meeting up with parents and teachers: Our Child Care Director will meet with parents and teachers to keep parents up-to-date on their child’s development and progress, including discussing ways to address any learning or behavioral issues.
• Good crisis management: Our Child Care Director must have strong crisis management abilities, being able to remain cool and composed in a crisis.
• Leadership skills: Our Child Care Director’s job is to keep staff motivated and resolve conflicts, which takes good leadership skills.
• Classroom experience: Since our Child Care Director is responsible for hiring teaching staff, they need to know how to handle a group of children, understand childhood development and have the know-how to establish classroom structure.
• Technology Experience: Our Child Care Director will need to learn the Brightwheel App, and Website to communicate with parents and to teach teachers how to use. This website is used for checking in students, employees clocking in and out, communicating with parents, and to check that all pick up persons are listed.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 – $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Panama City Beach, FL 32407: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

Experience:

• Teaching: 5 years (Preferred)
• Preschool Director: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location