Job description

Assistant Center Director

Who We Need

Luthercare for Kids is looking for new full-time Assistant Center Director.

Luthercare for Kids is hiring for our Marietta location, where we operate Child Care and Early Learning Programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. We also offer before-and-after school care for elementary age children. This person will assist the director to provide overall wellbeing and learning experience of children at Luthercare for Kids Marietta.

Essential Functions- Job Duties: The following duties are considered essential to the job. Qualified individuals must have the ability, with our without reasonable accommodation, to perform the following duties:

• Plans, prepares and conducts classroom activities utilizing the designated current Curriculum framework.
• Supervises children to assure that activities are carried out in a safe and age appropriate manner.
• Observes and documents the development of children within assigned classroom using informal and formal assessment tools.
• Plans, writes and implements lesson plans incorporating learning standards and individualized goals for children. Evaluates effectiveness of lesson planning in carrying out goals for children.
• Maintains daily communication with families to address questions and concerns as they arise. Conducts parent-teacher conferences as directed by center director annually.
• Assists in coordinating activities of teachers, teacher aides and other support staff; may contribute to the functional supervision of team members in the center director’s absence.
• Assists the Center Director with planning and implementing daily activities for the center. Works with other child care centers to coordinate special group activities.
• Assists the Center Director with the following designated activities: maintaining grant paperwork and standards, billing processes, implementing planned staffing pattern, maintaining electronic and paper files on all children, maintaining lesson plans and assessment data, written communication with clients, internal marketing efforts and maintaining supplies.
• Follows and ensures Department of Human Services (DHS) regulations are followed by others. Addresses violations immediately based on severity or reports violations immediately to the Center Director.
• Attends staff meetings; assists Center Director with meetings and professional development endeavors as identified.

Education & Knowledge Requirements & Job-Related Experience/Abilities:

• Current PA Drivers License.
• Assistant Directors must meet one(1) of the following criteria: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 (1) year of experience with children.

Currently enrolled in an associate’s degree program from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and two (2) years of experience with children.

Essential Job-Related Experience/Abilities:

• Ability to lift/push & pull up to fifty (50) lbs.
• Ability to observe and document the development of children and design age appropriate lesson plans.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English in both written and spoken means to clients.

APPLY NOW!!

Please visit www.luthercareforkids.org for more information on centers and link to careers page.

EOE/ Drug & Tobacco Free Workplace/ www.luthercare.org

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person

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