Assistant Director In Training Jobs in Lancaster, PA

The Assistant Director- Infant/Toddler serves as the educational leader for the Infant & Toddler program, overseeing the implementation of curriculum and ensuring high-quality, safe, and nurturing classroom environments for Infants and Toddlers. This role provides direct leadership, coaching, and support to all teaching staff within the Infant & Toddler program, including Curriculum & Instruction Coaches, Lead Teachers, Associate Teachers, Assistant Teachers, Center Float staff as assigned and the Administrative Assistant. The salary range for this position is $79,500 to $92,505 per year, based on expertise.

Working in close partnership with the Center Director and the Assistant Director - Preschool, this individual helps uphold the Center's mission, policies, and culture while promoting consistency and excellence across programs. The Assistant Director - Infant & Toddler leads compliance efforts related to DHS and NAEYC standards, ensuring that all classrooms and practices meet regulatory and accreditation requirements. This role supports the day-to-day operations and management of the Center and assumes full operational oversight in the absence of both the Center Director and the Assistant Director-Preschool. As a role model for staff and children, this individual will foster a collaborative, responsive, and developmentally appropriate learning environment aligned with CHS standards.

Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Assistant Director-Preschool, assists the Center Director in ensuring all Center staff deliver high quality, child-Centered education to children
• Supporting the Infant & Toddler teaching team in the effective application of curriculum and classroom safety procedures
• Ensuring classrooms and additional learning environments are properly equipped and maintained
• Developing and maintaining teaching staff schedules. In collaboration with the Assistant Director-Preschool assign floaters to daily work to maintain best classroom outcomes
• In collaboration with other departments, managing future classroom projections and coordinatingenrollment opportunities with the Family Success team
• Managing the execution and delivery of child developmental assessments
• Supporting teachers and family engagement staff in providing timely, relevant, and engagingcommunication to families
• Serve as the compliance lead for the Infant/Toddler staff and classrooms
• Ensuring proper onboarding and ongoing training and development of teaching staff
• Implementing policies and procedures to safeguard health and safety of families and staff incompliance with the State requirements (DHS/OCDEL) and NAEYC standards
• Providing direct reports with timely and constructive feedback through ongoing performanceevaluations
• Manage, in partnership with AD- Preschool, all interns and seasonal staff. Assign work in theInfant/Toddler classrooms in alignment with program goals and in support of the full Center staffingexpectations
• In collaboration with other departments, optimizing daily operations and workflow management, and looking to resolve inefficiencies alongside the Center Director
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with all staff and encouraging Center growth andperformance
• Cultivating collaborative working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including parents, staff, and community partners
• Reporting to and working closely with the Center Director to achieve the mission and values of CHS
• Acting as a liaison to the CHS Central Office on any operational and strategic issues as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Elementary Education, or Special Education required
• 5 years of experience in a similar role
• Center Director credentials is a plus
• Best practice knowledge for development of Infant/Toddler programming
• Direct experience in early childhood center(s)
• Ability to proactively identify problems and implement solutions
• Ability to effectively oversee a large department, multitask, and efficiently streamline operations
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to influence, lead, and educate large teams
• Experience in people management and conflict resolution
• Comfortability with technology including MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and/or willingness to learn
• Responsible, enthusiastic, and cares about working in a mission-focused organization
• Willingness to be held accountable and receive feedback
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to effectively work with low-income families
• Commitment to the mission and values of CHS and MHS and demonstrated high degree of integrity as all MHS and CHS staff are considered to be role models for children
• U.S. work authorization and successful completion of pre-employment background checks andclearances