Sunrise Preschools is hiring!

Site Director

Job Description

The Site Director completes the majority of administrative tasks involved in running a child care center. This can include such tasks as processing enrollments, keeping attendance and health and safety records, ordering supplies and keeping billing records. The director is also responsible for keeping all students' files up to date, including medical and emergency contact information, and records of any behavioral incidents. In some daycare centers, it is the director who makes the menu for the school's snacks or lunches in accordance with federal school lunch program guidelines.

Managing Staff
The Site Director is in charge of the hiring, training and supervision of staff, which may include teachers, assistant teachers, student teachers or interns and possibly auxiliary staff such as kitchen help or bus drivers. It is the daycare director who makes the work schedule and ensures guidelines for ratios of staff to student are met. He often conducts teacher evaluations, observing the teacher in the classroom and rating his or her performance. The director also assists staff in setting and working toward professional goals.

Skills & Responsibilities

Documentation of High School diploma or equivalent and 6+ credit hours in early childhood education or 60 actual hours of instruction and 24 months of child care experience, or;
24 credit hours from an accredited college or university including 6 credit hours in early childhood education and 18 months of childcare experience, or;
Associate degree from accredited college or university in area of early childhood education and 6 months of childcare experience, or;
Bachelor degree in area of early childhood education and 3 months of childcare experience

A well developed philosophy on the education of young children, which parallels with Sunrise's philosophy
Knowledge of acceptable practices, principles and procedures including but not limited to staffing, marketing, communications, bookkeeping, record keeping and reporting.

Salary Details

Sunrise Preschools offers an outstanding benefits package and competitive wages!

Generous childcare discount
Unique staff training program (find out more about Sunrise University)
Vacation and Holiday pay
Staff educational assistance
Optional health and dental insurance
Employer-paid basic life insurance and short term disability insurance
Employer matching contributions to your 401k plan