Center Director - Play Time Early Learning Center

Join our team as the new Center Director at our Play Time (Colerain) location, responsible for the operation of a full-day early childhood program, including administration, curriculum and daily operations of the center.

Starting salary range is $40,000/year. Benefits for FT employees include free family membership, health & dental insurance, program discounts, and optional retirement savings plan.

• Monitors and supports factors related to the operation of a child care center, ensuring that the programs meet all state, local and YMCA regulations and standards.
• Ensures that all aspects of the program are developmentally appropriate and meet the individual physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of the participants.
• Prepares and administers the annual program budget; identifies future needs, calculates costs and articulates and plans for needs during budgeting process. Monitors and manages program revenues and expenses according to the approved budget.
• Plans and implements all aspects of center operations to maintain current NAEYC Accreditation.
• Hires, trains, supervises and evaluates program staff and volunteers.
• Prepares and monitors staff schedules, modifying as necessary to maintain appropriate staff-to-child ratios at all times.
• Develops, implements and monitors an annual training plan for staff, ensuring that staff receive training sufficient in content and quality to meet program requirements and needs.
• Promotes, organizes and implements program enrollment, ensuring optimal enrollment at all times.
• Monitors center health and safety practices, ensuring adherence to state, local and YMCA standards.
• Plans and implements maintenance of the center to ensure that program facilities and equipment exhibit high standards in maintenance, cleanliness, presentation and repair.
• Conducts regular staff meetings and maintains on-going communication with supervisor and appropriate staff members.

• Must possess a minimum of an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or a related field or significant employment experiences directly related to the functions of the position.
• Must meet all Center Administrator criteria as outlined in the licensing requirements of the Department of Human Services of the state and local governments; and NAEYC Accreditation.
• Must possess and demonstrate ability to engage in all activities associated with the daily care, activities and routines of an early childhood program, including but not limited to: interacting with children at floor level, physical education activities such as running, jumping, etc., lifting children and/or equipment, supervising groups of children, participating in outdoor activities, field trips and swimming as needed.
• Must possess oral, auditory, verbal and written communication skills appropriate for interacting with children and adults.
• Must possess and demonstrate positive public relations, customer service skills, and decision-making and leadership skills.