Assistant Director - Early Childhood & Preschool
Bigelow Coop is seeking an Assistant Director to work collaboratively with the Executive Director and to manage the daily operations of the center in accordance with Massachusetts state licensing regulations. This person should be able to work well as part of a team while confident enough to work independently and innovatively. This person should be able to balance multiple responsibilities and priorities while maintaining clear channels of communication. This person should possess strong administrative and time management skills.
In this full-time position, this person will:
- Manage daily operations and assure that all policies and licensing regulations are followed
- Support staff professional development, curriculum planning and classroom management
- Coordinate admission outreach, correspondence and center tours
- Work collaboratively with the Director to support parent committees to maintain a strong community
- Cover classrooms as needed to ensure that ratios are maintained at all times.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have:
- Must be EEC Director 1 certified
- BA / BS in Early Childhood Development or related field; (preferred)
- 3-5 years experience supervising early childhood staff, either as lead teacher or assistant director of a program;
- Familiarity with MA Dept. of Early Education and Care regulations;
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel (preferred)
Specific Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Leadership
- Handles day to day problems and emergencies with confidence
- Available to staff and parents for open dialogue and collaborative problem solving
Daily Operations & Administration
- Support teachers in classroom management and emergencies
- Schedules coverage in classrooms for teacher absences
- Maintain daily attendance records
- conduct monthly fire drills
- Enter information on EEC portal to include but not limited to:(Staff/Educator Schedules, Childrens Record Checklist, Staff Record Checklist, all licensing documents as needed)
- Assist in meeting the MA Department of Early Education and Care licensing requirements
- Assist in keeping center’s building, health, and fire procedures to code
- Update center’s policies, Parent Handbook and other notices
Record keeping
- Ensure student files are up to date, including immunization records and enrollment information and development history
- Maintain and circulate current contact information for families and staff
- Maintain up to date class lists/grids
- Process scholarship/voucher billing and filing
Staff Supervision & Development:
- Observe classrooms on a rotating schedule with Director
- Provide support to staff/classroom teams in curriculum development, teaching skills, child development issues, parent/teacher relationships, etc.
- Assist in arranging teacher training and workshops and guiding teachers in their professional development
- Coordinate volunteer staff and interns
- Cover understaffed classrooms as needed (including breaks/nap time)
Admissions
- Respond to admissions inquiries
- Arrange and give parent tours of the center and keep tour log
- Help make admissions decision together with the Director (and Admissions Committee Members when applicable)
- Update admissions material as needed
- Correspond with incoming families, including responding to their questions and inviting them to welcoming/transition events
Why we think you’ll love being a part of the Bigelow Cooperative community:
- Supportive community of teachers, staff, and parents
- Ratios meet or exceed EEC regulations
- Walking distance to Harvard Sq / Porter Sq with onsite parking
- State of the art facility, private outdoor play yard, light-filled indoor gross motor space
- Competitive pay and comprehensive health, dental and disability insurance
- Professional development support
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
- Benefits
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- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Work Location
- In person