Center Program Director
Full Time • South Capitol
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
The educational/program director ensures the delivery of high-quality programs and instructional programming. The school's overall responsibility includes recruiting families and staff to maximize staffing and enrollment. This position also requires representing the program in the best professional manner and carrying out all daily operations requirements.
Must be able to guide teaching staff in the delivery of instructions with fidelity, lesson planning, and assessment checkpoints using COR Advantage Assessment tool. Familiar with NAEYC Accreditation, DC Early Learning Standards of Learning, including curriculum implementation in classrooms, assessing staff training needs and development, parent and community relations, staff supervision, and facility management.
Must hold a bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or a closely related field. Knowledge of ITERS, CLASS, and the QRIS. Ability to create a welcoming environment where families feel welcome and an important part of the program. Must follow all regulatory agency's requirements and demands and respond in a timely manner.
Must establish a reasonable marketing/recruitment plan to market and recruit new families to ensure the center maintains its licensing capacity at all times.
Compensation: $66,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
About Us
Emergent Preparatory Academy, believes in fostering early childhood experiences through developmentally appropriate practices. Ensuring school readiness for each child. We focus on enhancing the social, cognitive, physical, emotional development and growth of our children.
- We believe in providing opportunities to learn and grow in a child-centered environment.
- We believe in preparing our children through the use of our curriculum (Creative Curriculum) aligned DC Early Learning Standards.
- We believe in our commitment to family’s engagement and empowerment.
- We believe in cultural diversity and building a strong foundation in sensitivity through inclusionary practices.
Emergent Preparatory Academy Child Development Center will develop and deliver experiences that promote the physical and emotional and educational well-being of children. We are committed to providing services to families that facilitate the child’s ability to reach within and emerge upward towards themselves. Our goal is to facilitate curiosity for learning through the imagination and the ability to utilize the resources within and external to them, to observe, think, and problem solve through developmentally appropriate hands-on/hands-off-learning experiences. Emergent Preparatory is an equal-opportunity child center serving the community on a non-discriminatory basis.
We will work in partnership with families, community-based organizations, and entities to collaborate services and programs for our children, while ensuring a safe, nurturing and comfortable overall environment.
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