The Fishtown School is seeking a daycare director to start in our brand new beautiful facility in Philadelphia.

We are searching for a committed individual who wants to make a difference in the lives of our young students and their families, while effectively and efficiently running the school’s operations.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure full implementation of all aspects of our learning methodology and systems of recordkeeping, reporting, and ongoing monitoring. 

• Provide teachers with training, coaching, and monitoring to help them successfully fulfill all aspects of their role, including but not limited to effective practices in the following:

– Teacher-child interactions

– Learning environments

– Routines, transitions, and responsive caregiving 

– Curriculum planning and implementation 

– Child assessment

– Meeting all children's needs

– Working with families

– Professional growth and collaboration

• Facilitate professional learning communities with teaching staff to support curriculum planning and implementation as well as child assessment data analysis and application of data to individualized learning plans.

• Assist in the recruitment, interviewing, on-boarding, coaching, supervising, and training of teaching staff.

• Provide coverage for the classroom when needed.

• Serve as operational lead for the School, ensuring compliance with all program policies and procedures, state licensing, and other regulations.

• Serve as education lead for the School, overseeing implementation of all aspects of education services and providing teachers with coaching, training, and monitoring.

• Work with teachers to reliably implement, analyze, and apply child assessment and learning outcome data; use data to implement individualized learning plans.

• Participate in leadership activities and meetings as appropriate.

• Recognize that the job description is service area specific and that a successful employee upholds the overall employment standards outlined in the employee handbook, specifically, but not limited to: confidentiality, child abuse reporting, attendance and dependability, appropriate dress, customer service and support to all families, prudent use of program resources, and promoting and maintaining safe environment for all children, families, and staff.

• Written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.

• Ensure a safe, happy, and stimulating environment for children.

• Responsible for the general management of the facility.

• Manage and coordinate a curriculum program with staff that complies with state and federal requirements.

• Ensure that center facilities are safe for children and comply with laws and regulations.

• Evaluate and purchase materials, equipment, and supplies.

• Complete ongoing training and courses to remain up to date on daycare standards and procedures.

• Communicate and meet with parents regarding their children and the center’s policies.

• Meet with parents and teachers to keep parents up-to-date on child’s development and progress, including discussing ways to address learning or behavioral issues.

• Develop and facilitate a marketing and communications plan.

• Develop programs to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth of our students.

•  Promote a positive and professional image of The Fishtown School.

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Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education, or the human services field and one year of experience with children.

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• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education, or the human services field and two years of experience with children.

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• An associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education, or the human services field and 3 years of experience with children.

• Knowledge of infants through preschool curriculum and implementation, classroom management

• Supervisory experience

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all staff, parents, and children

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

• Strong time management and organizational skills

• Strong computer skills (Procare software proficiency preferred)

• Knowledge of Pennsylvania licensing requirements

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Benefits:

• Paid time off

• Paid vacation

• Dental insurance

• Life insurance

• Short term disability insurance

• Professional development assistance

• Referral bonus

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Schedule:

• Full-time Shift

• Monday-Friday