JOB PURPOSE:
Accomplishes the Child Care Program’s objectives by planning, organizing, and supervising all functions required to operate and maintain the Child Care Center in accordance with current statues, regulations, policies and procedures. Provides professional child care and instruction, day care and child development program planning and implementation, and day to day supervision and direction for the child care workers in the Center.
This position description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required or assigned to this position.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Oversees the operation of the program and Child Care Center. Ensures development and implementation a curriculum that supports appropriate physical, emotional, developmental, nutritional, and cultural development.
2. Establishes implements and communicates goals, objectives, policies and procedures in accordance with Federal, State, and Navajo Nation laws, regulations, ordinances and regulatory agencies.
3. Achieves financial objectives by assisting in preparing the annual budget and proposal, inclusive of operational plans and objectives; recommending staffing and expenditures.
4. Prepares grants and secures additional funding and grant monies for continuation and expansion of program services.
5. Coordinates program activities, services and needs with other local, governmental or private providers.
6. Bills and collects child care service fees. Verifies payment and deposit amounts and forwards to accounting for processing; maintains inventory of supplies and purchases materials and equipment as needed.
7. Ensures and inspects center facilities and playground areas are safe and sanitation standards are met.
8. Facilitates required trainings for certification and continuing education for Center.
9. Ensures provider information, parent authorization and attendance reports is accurate and up to date.
10. Determines parent/family eligibility based on income, family size and other related factors associated with the funding source being utilized.
11. Performs initial interviews with potential providers, parents, and program applicants.
12. Oversees the Child Care Food Program at the Center
13. Meets with parents, ensures that they are aware of their rights and responsibilities as parents of center students, reviews and interprets child progress reports, counsels and trains parents on child development matters, elicits parent concerns, and implements corrective actions as needed.
14. Responds to crisis situations and makes referral to appropriate Departments as necessary.
15. Contributes to department’s effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues and goals that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of actions; implementing directives.
16. Keeps Administration and other departments informed of status of Childcare Program activities by attending meetings and submitting reports.
17. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by conducting research, attending seminars, educational workshops, classes and conferences; reviewing professional publications; establishing networks; participating in professional societies; conferring with representatives of contracting agencies and related organizations.
18. Performs other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Hosts regular staff meetings to ensure communication among personnel regarding departmental activities.
2. Oversees the supervision of staff, including work allocation, scheduling, training, and problem resolution.
3. Increases Center’s staff effectiveness by recruiting, hiring, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, evaluation and disciplining, and terminating personnel appropriately; communicates values, strategies, and objectives.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood or related field.
2. Three years’ experience in administering child care programs, one year in a supervisory capacity.
3. Child Development Associate certificate.
4. Current Food Handlers Permit.
5. First Aid and CPR Certificate.
6. Valid and clean state driver’s license.
7. Must be able to pass background check, with NO prior convictions of any felonies and no history of child abuse and/or neglect.
The Navajo Nation Preference in Employment Act applies to all hiring, promotions or transfers of individuals into this position.
Navajo Technical University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the provisions of the Navajo Nation Employment Preference Act. We respect and seek to enhance diversity of the University's faculty and staff to build a team based on no discrimination and using our employment basis of qualifications, merits and business need.
Navajo Technical University is a Tribal University located on the Navajo Nation reservation in Crownpoint, New Mexico. We also have other sites that are across our reservation, two in NM (Zuni & Kirtland) and two in AZ (Chinle and Teecs Nos Pos).