ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Staff and Human Relations

1. Knowledge of application of group dynamics, communication styles, and techniques for conflict resolution
2. Ability to relate to staff, parents, children, and community of diverse racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds
3. Ensures the college’s personnel policies and procedures
4. Develop a staffing plan to reflect enrollment patterns/ Coordinate Weekly Scheduling for Classrooms, serves as point of contact for staff with scheduling changes
5. Promote active involvement from staff through mentoring
6. Create and implement an orientation for new staff using best in class methods with a focus on student learning and development.
7. Create and implement ongoing learning plans for teachers during their first months of employment
8. Serves as back-up in the absence of the director
9. Tracks lead teacher and teacher assistant requirements and helps to connect opportunities as needed
10. Observes classrooms and provides feedback to employees and supervisors.

Educational Programming

1. Knowledge of practices that promote the inclusion of children with special needs
2. Designs appropriate room arrangements to support the goals of the classroom
3. Develop and implement grouping practices that promote continuity and stability
4. Planning and implementing a child-centered curriculum (Creative Curriculum)
5. Help in preparation of the environmental rating scales
6. Assist in lesson planning and make sure class rooms are developing age appropriate lesson plans
7. Observe and assist classroom staff when behavior modification is needed

Program and Facilities Management

1. Knowledge and application and procedures that meet regulations pertaining to the health and safety of young children
2. Knowledge of the nutritional and health requirements for food services (CACFP)
3. Designing and arranging space to meet children, staff, and parent’s needs
4. Developing a system to maintain accurate documentation for children, staff, and families
5. Implementing and following emergency procedures

Marketing and Public Practices

1. Knowledge of fundamentals of effective marketing, public relations, and community outreach
2. The ability to communicate the program’s mission and promote positive public image to parents and community
3. Participate in the development of a business plan and effective promotional literature, handbooks, and newsletters
4. Conducting an assessment to determine community needs
5. Evaluating center practices and implementing a program improvement plan

Family Support 

1. The ability to support parents as valued partners in the educational process
2. Promotes open communication with parents through monthly newsletters and semi-annual parent conferences
3. Provides a variety of ways that families can participate in the program
4. Involving families in the evaluation of program
5. Encourages parents to participant in the program
6. Locates resources for families 

Additional Responsibilities

Family Support

 Parent newsletters

• Monthly newsletters to include information to families about curriculum/etc.

Parent comment box

• Daily respond to comments in the comment box 

Education
                 
 Classroom notebook

• Information to include lesson plans, emergency information, required documentation, etc.

Monthly progress notes

• Teachers will fill out weekly then send home at the end of the month

Staffing

• Weekly schedule; arrange weekly schedule to cover child/staff ratios
• Monthly timesheets for staff members 
• Contracts for staff members 
• Daily checklist
• Monthly checklist

Additional duties as assigned by Director of RCAC