Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION
Child Care Center Assistant Director/Lead Teacher

Job title: Child Care Center Assistant Director/Lead Teacher

Responsible to: Cedar Valley Kids Child Care Center Director

Classification: Non-exempt

Last Revised: November 2022

Education required: Preferred AA or BA in Early Childhood Education or closely related field. Applicant must meet 75 points per HHS requirements, this must be obtained through a combination of education, experience, and child development-related training. https://ccmis.dhs.state.ia.us/providerportal/DocumentViewer.aspx?ID=15.

Experience: Preferred Two (2) years’ experience in child care/education related field. Related direct work experience with Infant through Preschool age children.

Knowledge skills & abilities:

• Knowledge of Iowa Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) State of Iowa child care licensing standards guidelines for child care centers.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multiple agencies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Supports Director with supervision of staff
• Ability to manage the daily schedules of staff and children
• Ability to speak, read and write in English.
• General word processing and computer knowledge.
• Valid driver license, reliable vehicle and current auto insurance.
• Must hold or have the ability to obtain CPR, First Aid, Mandatory Reporting of Child

Abuse, and Universal Precautions Certificates.

• Ability to pass National Fingerprinting, Iowa Health and Human Services (HHS), criminal, and Child Abuse Registry record check.
• Ability to lift 30-50 pounds from floor to a waist high table 10-15 times daily.
• Knowledge of Child Development.
• Ability to develop policies, principles, and best practices of child care.
• Demonstrated ability to plan work and respond to deadlines and tasks.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

• Excellent customer service, public relations skills, and the ability to work with staff, students, the general public, and small children.
• Projects a positive professional image and respects, develops, and enhances the diversity and uniqueness of staff, families, children, and the curriculum.
• Demonstrates independent and professional judgment in dealing with and performing all aspects of the child development responsibilities.
• Ability to work with confidential information.
• Ability to identify and use appropriate assessments and evaluation instructions.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Knowledge of Quality Rating Improvement Systems (Iowa Quality 4 Kids) criteria,

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation, andHead Start standards.

• Knowledge of Early Childhood Curriculum philosophy and techniques/objectives.
• Knowledge and experience with young children ranging in ages from infants to five years old.
• General professional responsibilities

Essential functions and responsibilities: Workplace attendance and participation

▪ Attends regularly. Dependable coming to work as scheduled.

• Reports absences within department procedures.
• Attend and participate in required meetings
• Successfully complete all required trainings required by Iowa Health and Human

Services and Cedar Valley Kids Child Care Center.

• Manage work time to meet the needs of internal and external customers, stakeholders.
• Provide strong leadership.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Essential functions and responsibilities: Responsible for all functions of the Child Care Center,

including day to day operations.

• Complies with regulatory requirements.
• Record keeping for child files and staff are maintained daily as required by Iowa HHS.
• Communicates with state licensing and follows ratio requirements
• Collaborates with Child Care Resource and Referral staff on quality initiatives, professional development opportunities and additional resources as needed.
• Positively demonstrates an interest in, concern for, and relates well to young children, families and staff employed at the Child Care Center.
• Provides supervision of staff
• Maintain CACFP records on a daily basis. Provides parents with the current application on an annual basis (or at enrollment).
• Submits meal claims to CACFP on a weekly basis.

• Communicates menus to the cater.
• Supports Center Director on communication with families about billing policies.
• Oversees the maintenance of the safety and cleanliness of the center, equipment and materials.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Essential functions and responsibilities: Maintain Classroom environment

• Model best practice and demonstrate professionalism in the Child Care Center.
• Creates and maintains an enthusiastic, respectful work environment- for children, staff and families.
• Trains and schedules new staff and provide orientation before each staff begins work.
• Creates staff schedule and maintains staffing requirements.
• Maintain child/staff ratio.
• Creates classroom daily schedule suitable to the ages of the children enrolled.
• Analyzes and resolves any problems that may arise with parents, staff or children.
• Design and support (alongside of Lead Teachers and Director) a curriculum that supports center philosophy and meets children’s’ needs to maintain a high-quality early education program.
• Responsible for training staff in necessary documentations/assessments of each child with awareness of child’s physical health, social/emotional and cognitive/development state.
• Responsible for maintaining children’s files in accordance with state/federal requirements.
• Prepares lessons and activities to meet each child’s development level.
• Responsible for observations/documentations/assessments of each child with an awareness of the child’s physical health, social/emotional and cognitive/development state.

Essential functions and responsibilities: Maintain strong family relationships

• Communicates with families regularly.
• Makes all families feel welcome at the child care center.
• Conducts new family orientation for all families enrolled.
• Creates staff schedules and communicates with staff.
• Approves necessary communication to families via the communication app or written communication sent to families.
• Oversees and supports family conferences for the child care program. Supports teachers on the planning and development of the conference.
• Request regular feedback regarding provider satisfaction with assistance they have received.

Essential functions and responsibilities: Customer service

• Provide ongoing communication with families, colleagues, community partners, etc., respecting confidentiality.
• Support Unity Point staff on child care needs alongside of the Child Care Center Director
• Advocates for young families, children and youth in the community and workplace.
• Promotes and supports Cedar Valley Kids and Unity Point in all aspects of the community

Attendance

• Attends regularly. Dependable coming to work as scheduled.
• Reports absences within department procedures.
• Proactively develop and manage an effective, written work schedule, making necessary scheduling accommodations to meet staff training needs, including but not limited to evenings and weekend classes offered.
• Attend and participate in required meetings (i.e., all-agency meetings, department/program meetings, supervisor meetings, etc.).
• Successfully complete all in-service training required for the position within timelines and participate in other training, as assigned.
• Manages work time to meet the needs of internal and external customers, stakeholders and individuals receiving services.
• Provide strong leadership.

Physical Demands: The work requires light physical exertion and moving about including bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, and reaching or similar activities. Lifting objects may be required
(typically, weight does not exceed 25 lbs., may on occasion be up to 50 lbs.). Occasional working with others in lifting or moving heavy objects is required. Travel to communities within the region and state is required.

Potential Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Job functions may include tasks with possibility of exposure to blood borne pathogens and bodily fluids.

Mental/Visual Demands: Frequent mental/visual attention is required in working with others. Work is occasionally repetitive and requires alertness and concentration. Listening and communication may require more intense concentration. Mental demands most significant in dealing with small group of adults.

Work Environment: Fairly good working conditions exist; however, there may be occasional exposure to disagreeable elements. Employee may occasionally work alone.

Unavoidable Hazards/Risk: Work involves small risks such as those one may face in an office or home environment. The magnitude of bodily injury resulting from work hazards is minimal. Work requires employee to travel within communities/neighborhoods that may be unfamiliar. Work requires employee to meet with potential child care providers in child care settings.

A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the

performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions. All

requirements are subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with

disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the

health and safety of themselves, other employees or individuals served.

This description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the

employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions

and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this

job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will”

employment relationship.

I have been provided with a copy of this job description. I understand I am responsible to perform the

essential functions and responsibilities listed in this description, and that I am to ask my supervisor for

clarification regarding any information or statements within this job description I may not understand. I

also understand I may request a reasonable accommodation with the Human Resources department to

assist in me successfully performing the essential functions and responsibilities of this position.

________________________________________________ ___________________

Employee Signature Date

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Waterloo, IA 50703: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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