Early Childhood Site Director

7 days ago

Evanston, Illinois, United States JCC Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Early Childhood Site Director to lead our Early Childhood program at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall management and supervision of the program, including staff management, family and student acquisition, and community engagement.

Key Responsibilities
  • Leadership and Innovation
    • Embody JCC's Early Childhood philosophy with passion, warmth, and integrity to parents, educators, and peers.
    • Proactively understand and assess trends, community needs, and identify opportunities for innovation and growth.
    • Understand and communicate JCC mission and impact to staff and program participants.
    • Partner with the Apachi Evanston Camp Director to develop and execute family and joint engagement opportunities to increase enrollments and deepen community connections.
    • Partner with the onsite Apachi Evanston Day Camp Director to seamlessly transition children/families between programs.
  • Curriculum and Program Excellence
    • Be responsible for curriculum excellence and utilizing a Jewish lens which incorporates Reggio Emilia principles and a commitment to Outdoor Classroom.
    • Ensure the staff provides a dynamic Jewish context for children to learn about themselves, Jewish values, their community, and the world.
    • Support, train, and mentor staff in emergent curriculum, the Reggio Emilia approach, documentation, and classroom-home connections.
    • Maintain compliance with DCFS licensing and JCC Chicago policies.
    • Confer with teachers, Social Service staff, parents, and specialists to be alert to the needs for early intervention; responsible for implementation of recommendations of Social Service Team.
  • Family Engagement
    • Facilitate tours, attend community gatherings, and actively recruit new families.
    • Manage Leads in accordance to our SOP process.
    • Ensure family programs align with our SOP process.
    • Warmly welcome and greet parents and children on a daily basis.
    • Maintain timely and effective communications with parents to ensure a quality customer experience.
    • Engage with new and prospective families through various engagement programs both on-site and outside of the facility and program.
    • Establish, maintain, and assist the Family Involvement Group, ensuring that parents are active stakeholders in the school community and build a community within JCC.
    • Be knowledgeable about all JCC programs and ensure that staff are actively and effectively stewarding families through offerings.
    • Work with families to seek feedback, resolve issues, and offer engagement opportunities.
  • Staff Management
    • Create and execute consistent on-boarding processes and professional development for new teachers.
    • Interview, hire, train, and supervise teaching staff. Create annual goals, staff development, and training plans and facilitate the staff evaluation processes (both formal and informal).
    • Provide oversight and guidance to teachers and administrative staff in managing substitute staffing and family events.
    • Manage the coordination of substitute teachers and classroom coverage in accordance with DCFS regulations.
    • Build a collaborative and collegial community within classrooms and across JCC Chicago departments.
  • Business Operations and JCC Partnerships
    • Evaluate site performance, growth strategies, and competition, customer, and staff feedback and pricing/product strategies.
    • Proactively engage in community outreach and engagement to build program registrations and deepen community connections.
    • Work closely with Operations Manager and facilities of Beth Emet.
    • Serve as a meaningful liaison and partner with Beth Emet clergy and professional staff.
    • Become an expert in security policies and procedures. Be able to support and lead teams in emergency situations.
    • Work closely with Community Engagement and Apachi Day Camps teams to determine mutually beneficial ways for various departments to work and program together.
    • Proactively develop and maintain collaborative relations and synergy with agency operations staff to ensure and deepen the customer experience.
    • Actively participate in department and agency-wide events.
    • Understand and utilize SOPs.
  • Essential Job Duties (Physical duties)
    • Lift/move children up to 40 lbs.
    • Demonstrate physical stamina and agility required to be mobile for long periods throughout the day.
    • Ability to operate equipment such as phone, computer keyboard, calculator, and standard office equipment.
    • Repetitive movement of arms and hands to operate computer, keyboard, and mouse.
    • Vision: must be able to distinguish between colors, shades, and brightness with ability to focus.
    • Move from sitting (chair and floor) to standing position easily and quickly.
    • Stand for long periods of time and be able to run and actively engage physically with children.
    • React with physical and mental alertness in emergency situations.
    • Use hands for grasping classroom equipment and play material.
    • Supervise children by sight and sound.
    • Diaper children in accordance with DCFS requirements.

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