Learning Development Associate Jobs in Buffalo, NY

Responsibilities:

Program / Administration:

· Ensuring that your centers are adhering to and enforcing all the policies and procedures of Care-a-lot Child Care and the childcare licensing regulations of New York State

· Ensuring that your centers are in accordance with governmental laws/state mandates (Health Dept., CACFP, etc.)

· Maintaining program quality at your centers to meet state/national accreditation standards, specifically QUALITYstarsNY

· Ensuring the implementation of an age and developmentally appropriate, open-ended program of the highest quality at your centers that supports learning through play

• Overseeing QUALITYstarsNY program for all centers to ensure centers are in compliance, ready for recertification, and that new centers are certified in a timely manner.
• Overseeing training for all centers to ensure that the remain in compliance with NYS/OCFS requirements
• Overseeing Aspire for all centers, i.e.: monitoring accounts, on boarding on new locations.
• Selecting and training centers with an accredited curriculum
• Leading company efforts for achieving accreditation
• Evaluating and implementing systems such as Pyramid Model, etc.

· Supporting the integration of acquired facilities and the hiring of Admin staff

· Meeting agreed upon deadlines

· Providing timely updates on projects

· Utilizing data to establish and measure center performance on a regular basis

· Communicating frequently and effectively with staff

· Guarding and protecting all information of a confidential manner

· Assisting and rendering staff support to all classrooms and employees as necessary

· Participating in professional conferences, ongoing training or educational opportunities to remain current in the field

· Completing 15 hours of early childhood training within the first 6 months and every year thereafter

· Support centers in absence of the Director or Assistant Director

• Additional responsibilities as assigned by management

Personnel/Supervision:

· Training Admin staff in areas of responsibility listed above, and monitoring Admin performance to ensure that training was successful

· Communicating effectively and directly with all staff

· Serving in the absence of other staff as necessary

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Knowledge of NYS childcare regulations

· Knowledge of child development, early childhood education programming, and national accreditation criteria

· Knowledge of and ability to supervise developmentally appropriate practices and age appropriate activities

· Knowledge of first aid procedures

· Effective, professional, timely, courteous, and tactful oral and written communication skills

· Effective supervisory skills and role modeling practices

· Ability to maintain positive relationships with children, co-workers, and parents

· Ability to use sound judgment and tact

· Ability to lead and motivate a team

· Ability to organize, problem solve and respond to emergencies effectively

· Knowledge of community resources

· Flexibility (especially in scheduling and practice to respond to program needs)

· Creativity and patience

Requirements:

· Able to lift approximately 30 pounds from the floor to a waist high table

· Able to reach a child 20 - 30 feet away within 30 seconds

· Able to crouch to a child's height, maintain eye contact at the child's level, and sit on the floor for extended periods of time

· Good health as confirmed by a physician's statement and proof of being free of tuberculosis

· New York State Registry clearance

· Criminal History Fingerprint clearance

Training and Experience:

· B.A. Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related field OR NYS Administrator Credential AND at least one year each of teaching and supervisory experience; OR Associates Degree in ECE or related field OR Child Development Assoc. AND at least two years each of teaching and supervisory experience AND a plan of study leading to a Bachelor’s degree or NYS Children’s Program Administrator Credential, AND

· Prefer one-year experience with office management or financial record keeping AND

· Demonstrated commitment to and interest in professional growth through education, work experience and involvement with the early childhood community