Job Summary: 

• Ensure the school is operating in accordance with company and state licensing standards
• Providing a caring and safe environment for children and families
• Assist in staff development and training and teach and monitor children
• Promote positive images of the company and ensure that the company is a provider of choice
• Help achieve profitability for the company
• Assist in completing accreditation requirements
• Help maintain effective working relationships among staff, company, parents, and community
• Relationship building with local schools, state development, health care providers, etc.
• Serves as a member of YMCA management and supports the overall objectives of the YMCA, including membership growth and development
• Leadership role in fund development.
• Ensures outstanding member service and responds to member feedback.

Skills on Resume:

• Licensing Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Environment Safety (Hard Skills)
• Staff Development (Hard Skills)
• Company Promotion (Soft Skills)
• Profitability Management (Hard Skills)
• Accreditation Assistance (Hard Skills)
• Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
• Fund Development Leadership (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Lead a team of staff and manage performance
• Rostering, staff wages, all processes of new child enrolments, accounts, ordering consumables, liaising with tradespeople
• Ensure the Centre follows procedures and guidelines within the Early Years Learning Framework.
• Ensure the safety and security of the children is the highest priority
• Build great relationships with families and the local community.
• Ensure a positive working environment and an atmosphere of openness.
• Lead the development and implementation of educational programs.
• Complete the job Orientation training with new staff 
• Following the NE DHHS training form
• Maintain the Scope of curriculum for all age groups 
• Support the company’s mission of building a community of Happy Children, Happy Parents and Happy Teachers

Skills on Resume:

• Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Staff Scheduling (Hard Skills)
• Framework Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Safety Management (Hard Skills)
• Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
• Culture Development (Soft Skills)
• Program Development (Hard Skills)
• Staff Training (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Manages, directs, and coordinates all administrative aspects and supervision of childcare program, before/after school program, preschool program, to watch.
• Recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, certifying, and/or orientations for staff and volunteers.
• Implementation of all program functions and systems including record keeping.
• Licensing compliance and YUSA Best Practices for all above-listed programs including risk management and emergency procedures.
• Developing and managing budget areas of accountability including program registrations.
• Make decisions to cancel, discontinue, or combine programs.
• Responsible (in conjunction with the Marketing Director) for promoting and marketing programs.
• Instruction of programs where qualified including caregiver, site director/supervisor, etc. 
• Program development, satisfaction and evaluations.
• Maintenance of program supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Skills on Resume:

• Staff Management (Hard Skills)
• Program Implementation (Hard Skills)
• Licensing Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Decision-Making (Soft Skills)
• Marketing Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Program Instruction (Hard Skills)
• Facility and Equipment Maintenance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Promote The Salvation Army and its programs to the community. 
• Serving on committees/ becoming a member of area clubs and/or supportive agencies (Social Service Club, Heart of Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children, ICC Advisory Board and the like)
• Host tours including those for United Way, ICC, Auxiliary and all other interested persons who wish to view program and facility
• Implement, organize, supervise and evaluate students brought into program from other sources (Urban League, Community Work Service, Job Training Program Act, Community High School Students and Student Teachers)
• Report to Divisional Secretary any maintenance repair, upkeep and improvement of child care property
• Build public awareness of problems confronting children today (i.e. abuse, neglect, missing children etc)
• Monitor and complete yearly QRS renewals and retention of gold circle of quality
• Monitor and complete NAEYC accreditation renewals and continue compliance
• Train lead teachers in lesson planning, organize staff resource materials according to the needs of the curriculum, assist teachers with follow-through of set lesson plans & help with changes
• Maintain center inventory including meal orders & consumable items

Skills on Resume:

• Community Engagement (Soft Skills)
• Public Relations (Soft Skills)
• Educational Program Management (Hard Skills)
• Facility Maintenance Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Public Awareness Campaigns (Soft Skills)
• Quality Standard Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Teacher Training (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Help plan for any special meetings for parents, whether in individual conferences with the child’s teacher, an open house, or a program
• See that yearly insurance (school accident protection) is paid by parents
• Plan appropriately for special field trips, visits to the library, or visits by volunteers
• Keep abreast of current literature in the child development field and requisition additions to the Center’s professional library as the budget allows
• Be responsible for preparing annual contracts (Child Care Food Program, D.P.A. and DCFS when funds are allocated) for presentation to the Finance Board and THQ)
• Report monthly to The Salvation Army Woman’s Auxiliary Child Care Chairman and act as a liaison between them and the Center’s staff and its programs
• Responsible for all state mandates including those leading to re-licensing of the center by DCFS and the State of Illinois
• Responsible for preparing annual budgets. 
• Reviewing monthly financial reports and explaining variances actual to budget
• Responsible for securing, reporting, and managing grant monies for the implementation of center programs, this includes but is not limited to United Way annual and quarterly reporting requirements

Skills on Resume:

• Event Planning (Hard Skills)
• Insurance Management (Hard Skills)
• Field Trip Organization (Hard Skills)
• Professional Development (Soft Skills)
• Contract Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Post notices to parents well in advance of holiday closings or any other important matters
• Keep medical records of employees and children up to date. 
• Keep confidential personnel records and children’s records containing progress reports. 
• Responsible for keeping an up to date card file of emergency information for each child to be made available to staff
• Know and familiarize staff with emergency procedures in the event of fire, storms or injuries
• Be familiar with equipment and supplies so that requisitions for replacement can be made.
• Clean sheets and sufficient cots and blankets unless another staff member is designated for this responsibility
• Maintain accurate daily attendance records and prepare and submit monthly Salvation Army statistical reports to the Territorial Social Service Department by the tenth day of the following month. 
• Responsible for other regular reporting required by the state, city, or any funding body
• Follow up on overdue accounts by means of notices to parents and individual conferences. 

Skills on Resume:

• Record Keeping (Hard Skills)
• Emergency Preparedness Training (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Confidentiality Management (Hard Skills)
• Attendance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Statistical Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Account Receivable Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Liaison between parents and teachers, administration and Child Care Center Staff, the Advisory Council and teachers.
• Communicate with children, parents, staff, administrative personnel, community and professional groups. 
• Close cooperation with each of these groups, the attempt is to establish an atmosphere in which families have the confidence that high-quality care is being provided for children out of a demonstrated concern for the total family
• Assist in implementation and interpretation of personnel policies and job description of the center to the staff
• Do periodic evaluations of program staff in cooperation with The Salvation Army officer staff. 
• Share with Corps officer/Divisional Social Services Director or other assigned officer and later the Advisory Council the responsibility of interviewing and selecting program staff
• Plan staff meetings for the purpose of discussing curriculum, goals for individual training and the Center as a whole including common problems and concerns as well as in-service training
• Conduct intake interviews with parents set appropriate fees and help new families in adjustment to the program
• Collect weekly tuition and necessary fees from parents for all related expenses from parents. 
• On a monthly basis, file the necessary form with the state to collect fees and other related expenses

Skills on Resume:

• Interpersonal Communication (Soft Skills)
• Stakeholder Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Staff Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Personnel Policy Implementation (Hard Skills)
• Staff Recruitment and Interviewing (Hard Skills)
• Meeting Planning and Facilitation (Hard Skills)
• Financial Management (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provide a safe environment and manage the well- being of each child and staff person at site.
• Assist with drills to practice site-evacuation/emergency procedures for fire, tornado drills, etc., and is capable of implementing procedure.
• Report any staff or child accident/incidents or suspected child abuse injury to the coordinator as soon as possible. 
• Fill out appropriate reports, make necessary phone calls, and follow all emergency procedures.
• Use positive methods of child guidance.
• Supervise children to ensure safety and appropriate behavior and manage transitions.
• Work to meet daily duties and the needs of the program, and to be responsible for making sure that materials are ready for use and put away at the end of the day.
• Greet all parents and update them on children’s progress 
• Attend all staff mandatory training.
• Abide by established ASYMCA policies procedure, regulations and guidelines.

Skills on Resume:

• Emergency Response Procedures (Hard Skills)
• Accident Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Child Supervision (Hard Skills)
• Staff and Child Safety Management (Hard Skills)
• Positive Child Guidance (Soft Skills)
• Communication with Parents (Soft Skills)
• Adherence to Policies and Procedures (Hard Skills)
• Professional Development (Soft Skills)