Program Specialist (WCC)/Assistant Director, VMCC

Under the general direction of, and reporting directly to, the Director of the Virginia Marx Children's Center, the incumbent supports all aspects of operation of the children's center.  The assistant director is primarily responsible to ensure current and pedagogically appropriate curriculum for all.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

• Develops a curriculum designed to meet the cognitive, social, emotional, physical and cultural development of each child and ensures that teachers implement this curriculum;
• Supervises teaching staff and confers with teaching staff on a daily basis, reviews their work in terms of evaluation and performance;
• Plans and implements in-service training programs for staff and onboarding and training programs for all new staff;
• Researches and disseminates information on most current curriculum practices;
• Assists in the recruitment of new students, and participates in the enrollment and registration process with parents;
• Establishes and maintains open communication with parents;
• Supervises WCC Early Childhood & WCC Dietetic Field Students; 
• Meets all licensing regulations, maintains accreditations (NAEYC, QUALITYstarsNY)
• Creates requisitions for ordering food and classrooms supplies;
• Assists Director in all aspects of administration of the Center;
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  A Bachelor's Degree and two years of experience in the field of education, educational administration, recruitment and/or training, or in the analysis of program operations, marketing or customer services is required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  A Masters degree in Early Childhood Education or related field and direct experience in an early childhood setting are strongly preferred.

Additional Information:

SALARY & BENEFITS: The starting salary is $67,417.  Additional compensation with seniority steps maximize at a salary of $83,518.  Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, a choice of defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan, generous leave benefits, and access to tax sheltered annuities and a deferred compensation plan.

WORK SCHEDULE:  The work schedule is 10 am - 6 pm.