Job Summary:

Incumbent supervises and manages the functions of the center staff. Provides leadership and support necessary to maintain a high quality environment at the center level.

Major Responsibilities/Activities:

• Supervise, evaluate and manage the functions of center staff.
• Ensures the care, maintenance, accounting, safeguarding, inspecting and inventorying of all property.
• Assist with the implementation of transportation services for center activities.
• Recommend the termination of personnel rendering unsatisfactory services or who have violated policies.
• Participate in planning and coordination of training.
• Develop master schedule, class matrix and assign classrooms to make maximum utilization of space and optimum learning.
• Assign teaching staff to ensure ratios are maintained.
• Scheduling planning time and breaks.
• Facilitate the maximum use of general supplies, custodial supplies, instructional supplies, facility and grounds.
• Establish and maintain a climate conducive to learning.
• Evaluate and counsel staff regarding their individual performance, and monitor center services.
• Provide leadership in planning for instructional improvement.
• Establish and maintain favorable relationships with local community groups and individuals to foster understanding and solicit support.
• Assume leadership in establishing guides for conduct and lend assistance where discipline problems exist.
• Coordinate the provision of food service.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of all reports, records, lists, inventories and requisitions and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the centers’ administration.
• Serve on committees such as the Education Advisory Committee, Health Services Advisory Committee and Center Committees.
• Conduct staff meetings to keep personnel informed of policy changes, new programs, program activities and to discuss topics of mutual interest at least twice a month.
• Work with the management team to promote the continuous improvement of services.
• Collaborate with Service Area Managers and Specialists to provide required training.
• Keep supervisor informed of center problems, needs and of school activities.
• Plan, organize and direct the implementation of center activities.
• Establish and maintain Service Delivery Teams, Center Quality Council, and the Parent Committee.
• Orient newly assigned staff and assist in their development as appropriate.
• Coordinate the use of the facility by persons other than center personnel with the central office and supervise those activities.
• Solicit In-Kind donations, and ensure that monthly requirements are met.
• Ensure that enrollment and average daily attendance of 85% is maintained.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the department director.

• Knowledge and ability to demonstrate good communication, problem solving, planning and facilitation skills.
• Posses the skills necessary to identify, plan and conduct/facilitate training and technical assistance.

Essential Physical Functions:

Incumbent is regularly required to walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. Occasionally required to stand, climb, balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

Regularly lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to twenty five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.