Education Center Manager

Position Summary

The Education Center Manager is responsible for managing an early childhood education site, providing supervision of all staff to ensure children and staff have a high-quality educational experience, while ensuring that all licensing, federal, state, and city requirements are followed and executed to fidelity at their respective site.

Essential Functions

Compliance and Regulatory

• Ensure center policies and practices are compliant with funder’s performance standards and applicable federal, state, local, and licensing rules and regulations (WAC).

• Develop and implement policies and procedures in accordance with state regulations, performance standards, and best practices.

• Act as reporting agent for suspected cases of child abuse and neglect, following appropriate DLEC procedures to ensure compliance and support as needed.

• Partner with funders and community partners towards building additional resources and ensuring compliance with funder requirements.

• Maintain staff to meet program and licensing requirements.

Staff Development and Supervision

• Develop professional development goals with staff based upon data and monitoring; provide regular team and individual guidance, training, and performance evaluations.

• Train and support teachers in the collection and input of child outcomes data and setting individual and classroom goals to improve educational outcomes.

• Guide staff in the development and implementation of parent classroom meetings, end of the Year Celebrations, etc.

• Be responsible for identifying qualified candidates and recruitment of staff, as well as train new staff on Education policies and procedures, to ensure a full staff to meet enrollment obligations and goals.

• Conduct regular evaluations of programs, operations, staff, and facilities to ensure high quality standards are met, such as weekly/monthly formal and informal observations, regular check-ins with staff, using the program administrator scale tool, etc.

• Provide weekly updates and frequent communication to staff.

Program Management and Operations

• Establish and maintain work and classroom schedules that meet program standards, licensing, and labor laws.

• Review Child Master files and databases to ensure documentation is complete and accurate.

• Regularly monitor assessments and documentation to ensure they are regularly documented and completed within deadlines to meet program requirements.

• Collect data on classrooms using Creative Curriculum to Fidelity and other tools used in the program.

• Oversee budgeting, financial management, and record keeping for the center; establish and monitor site budgets so that they adhere to DLEC’s policies.

• Report on center updates and data monthly to the Education Director.

• Collaborate with wider teams to provide seamless services for children and families such as Enrollment and Family Services teams.

• Ensure that the center environment is always clean, organized, and welcoming to families.

Communication and Stakeholder Management

• Manage inquiries, concerns, and complaints from parents and partners in a professional and timely manner.

• Provide recommendations, support, and share feedback to the Education Director on educational policies and procedures.

• Provide weekly updates and frequent communication to staff.

• Partner with funders and community partners towards building additional resources and ensuring compliance with funder requirements.

Quality and Improvement

• Provide leadership in fostering a positive working environment such as recognizing and sharing staff accomplishments, addressing and resolving matters, fair and consistent activities, etc.

• Stay current on early childhood education trends and research to continuously improve the center's programs.

Miscellaneous and Other Responsibilities

• Complete administrative tasks by deadline.

• Provide coverage in classrooms and other related areas as needed.

• Other duties as assigned.

Note: The job duties listed here are not intended to be an exhaustive list. Incumbents may be required to perform other duties to meet the needs of DLEC.