Reinsurance Director jobs in North Dakota

Job Description

The Director is listed on the license as “Operator” and is responsible for following all licensing rules and regulations. The Director oversees the daily management of the center and adheres to all EA policies and procedures. The Director oversees all aspects of the program and is accountable to the operations managers and/or owners. The duties are primarily managerial; however, the active care and education of the children and the staff whom they supervise takes precedence over any office work as the Director’s responsibility.

Duties and responsibilities

The main areas of responsibility for the Director are as follows:

● Health and Safety

● Financial Stability

● Curriculum

● Families

● Employees

The Director should manage an organized, purposeful program, including a safe and healthy, hazard free environment and a well-planned curriculum, by which the needs of the children, staff and families are met. They must also be present no less than 60% of the time.

Specifically, the Director will:

● Enroll children to meet license capacity and maintain current enrollments at no less than 75% capacity.

o Focus on child movement and plan for/create openings for new enrollments.

● Complete all state mandated licensing paperwork annually.

● Ensuring all paperwork is submitted on a timely basis.

o Food Orders, CCA forms, Food Program forms, etc.

● Ensure compliance with fire and health regulations including fire drills, evacuation plans, safety equipment and removal of safety hazards.

● Ensure recognition, documentation, reporting and immediate action in the case of accidents and illness and monitor symptoms of both children and staff.

● Ensure that incident report forms are completed, and appropriate authorities notified as required by law, including OM and Owners.

● Maintain updated files for all families as required.

● Ensure cleanliness and maintenance of all equipment and appliances.

● Ensure children are only released, in accordance with relevant rules and regulations, to the known guardian or that alternate arrangements have been documented.

● Develop safety and health procedures for all aspects of the center, including proper cleaning procedures, daily routines, and professional public notification of illness outbreak.

● Ensure all employees are aware of health and safety documents such as the Child Abuse Protocol, Infectious Disease Control Guidelines and Workplace Health and Safety Regulations.

● Ensure the distribution of current and relevant health information of families, employees, and children.

● Ensure compliance with health regulations including hygienic practices related to food storage, preparation, hand washing, diaper changing, etc.

● Implement a process to ensure that medication permission slips are signed, and that medication is administered and recorded.

● Ensure that breakfast, lunch, and snack menus are posted.

● Provide mentoring and support to staff as well as disciplinary action when necessary.

o Includes documentation of disciplinary action for employee files as well as documentation of performance reviews.

o Dismissal of staff when needed.

● Ensure all employees have current and relevant First Aid and CPR training.

● Ensure all training is completed for staff as required and that the hours required for licensing are completed and submitted to appropriate officials in a timely fashion.

● Ensure all child to staff ratios are always met and that no more than the licensed capacity is served at one time.

o Includes monitoring each room to enforce white board counts and child counts.

● Ensure staff schedules are created and distributed to all staff that includes any time off and lunch breaks weekly.

● Collection of all physical payments and delivery of all invoices or late notices.

o Deposits (Give to OM to collect) submitted each Friday (if applicable)

o Work directly with OM to collect all delinquent tuition.

Qualifications

● Be an adult in good physical, cognitive, social, and emotional health, and shall use mature judgement when making decisions impacting the quality of childcare.

● Possess knowledge or experience in management and interpersonal relationships.

● Have at least ONE of the following degree/certification requirements:

OPTION ONE:

o A bachelor’s degree in the field of early childhood education or child development

OPTION TWO:

o A bachelor’s degree with at least 6 months of experience in a childcare center or similar setting and one of the following:

▪ 8 semester hours or 12 quarter hours in early childhood education or child development.

▪ 120 hours of department-approved early childhood training.

▪ A director’s credential approved by the department.

OPTION THREE:

o An associate degree in the field of early childhood education or child development with at least 6 months of experience in a childcare or similar setting.

OPTION FOUR:

o An associate degree with at least 1 year of experience in a childcare center or similar setting and one of the following:

▪ 8 semester hours or 12 quarter hours in early childhood education or child development.

▪ 120 hours of department-approved early childhood training.

▪ A director’s credential approved by the department.

OPTION FIVE:

o A teaching certificate in elementary education with at least 6 months of experience in a childcare center or similar setting.

OPTION SIX:

o A current certification as a child development associate or successful completion of a department approved diploma program with emphasis in early childhood or childcare, with at least 1 year of experience in a childcare center or similar setting.

OPTION SEVEN:

o Certification from a Montessori teacher training program with at least one year of experience in a Montessori school, childcare center or similar setting with at least one of the following:

▪ 8 semester hours or 12 quarter hours in early childhood education or child development.

▪ 120 hours of department-approved early childhood training.

▪ A director’s credential approved by the department.

Supervises

Child Care Assistant Director

Child Care Lead Teacher

Child Care Teacher Assistant

Child Care Float

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Childcare
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Hillsboro, ND 58045 (Required)

Work Location: In person