Join our Horizon Education Centers Administrative team and you will help ensure the child care centers are meeting the high standards they are set to achieve. If you would like to be in an environment that serves children, while working alongside co-workers forming lasting relationships, we encourage you to apply today!
Current Open Positions:
Center Director - Experience in a child care center required. You will oversee the operations of the center. You will manage your team, ultimately providing the highest quality of care and education. You must have an understanding of licensing and Step Up to Quality requirements and maintain the Gold rating. You will manage payroll, scheduling, and retention as well as other job duties. We require a Center Director to have 3 years of administrative experience in an ODJFS center along with a minimum of an Associate's Degree in ECE or a Bachelor degree in education or a related field. This is a full-time salaried position.
Location: This position location is to be determined. Locations are in Cuyahoga and Lorain County.
Salary Range: starting salary is $50,000 ranging up to $52,500, which is based on education and experience.
This is what you will do!
- Demonstrate cross-cultural competency while working with Horizons diverse population.
- Demonstrate knowledge of child care licensing rules.
- Demonstrate knowledge of SUTQ requirements, required to maintain a Gold Rating.
- Provide staff mentoring, management, and leadership.
- Ensure customer satisfaction; maintain enrollment and attendance percentages.
- Payroll, staffing hours, hiring and scheduling; maintain staff longevity.
- Be a master teacher: provide guidance regarding curriculum, instruction practices, and programming requirements.
- Build systems to support and oversee the safety and security of the children, center, and general environment.
- Manage and provide oversight of projects and programs as needed for example, Head Start, ECE, UPK, marketing, and summer camp.
- Understand and oversee basic business operations (accounts receivable, supplies, and organization-specific duties for business operations).
- Support the Center Business Coordinator whose primary role is tracking enrollment, attendance, and billing.
Qualifications:
- 3 years of administrative experience in an ODJFS center is required.
- This applicant must have a BA in education or related field or a minimum Associate's degree in ECE, education, or approved related field (child and family development).
- A minimum Level 3 CPL required (OCCRRA); you must qualify to be on the administrative license for a Gold-rated center.
- Willingness to update job knowledge with required ODJFS Licensing Rules and Ohio Approved professional development opportunities and industry trends.
- Independent worker, problem solver, and troubleshooting skills very helpful.
- We honor and recognize those who have served in the Armed Forces. Our values and mission align with Veterans' leadership abilities, discipline, strategic thinking, adaptability, focus, and dedication.
Other Information:
- The Horizon Education Centers is a leader in quality early care and education, preparing children and families for life, for the past 44 years. We are a mission-driven nonprofit making sure all families have access to high-quality childcare programming regardless of income or where they live.
- Horizon is looking for motivated leaders who can make decisions on their feet, are dedicated to quality and doing the right thing for children and families.
- Horizon is committed to the best staff, the best facilities, and cutting-edge curriculum, technology, and teaching techniques that have proven results.
- The center director is the key leadership position at Horizon. Implementing programs, running the business of the Center, hiring, and managing teachers are part of this position and require a self-starter. You will have a seasoned support staff assisting and guiding you, but the success of your center will be up to YOU. Horizon Centers are cornerstones of the communities we serve; linked to the schools, local business, and service organizations.
- The centers provide a gateway for our youngest citizens to comprehensive services. We are a non-profit that takes our business seriously. The average Horizon center has about 25 staff members, providing year-round services for about 200 children ranging in ages infant through 12 years old, with a budget of approximately $800K/year.
- Advocacy is Horizon's middle name. As a Horizon leader, you will attend national and state conferences and meetings. You will learn the latest trends in early childhood and afterschool. You will be called upon to support advocacy at local, state, and federal levels that will benefit your center's families.
- If you can lead a team of early childhood and afterschool professionals to maintain and increase SUTQ levels, then you are someone we want to talk to.
- We will pay above competitive salaries, benefits, and bonuses for LEADERS.
Employee Benefits:
- Medical coverage for employees who work 30+ hours a week. Dental, Vision, Life, and Accident Insurance for full or part-time positions.
- Pre-paid employment screenings/onboarding including, but not limited to transcripts, fingerprints, and physical/immunization for full or part-time positions.
- Holidays and Paid time off after completion of the Probationary period.
- Paid professional development for full or part-time positions.
- Learn and Earn Tuition Programs.
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with match options after a year of employment for full-time 20+ hour positions.
- Discounted childcare for full or part-time positions (must apply or prove not eligible for publicly funded childcare).