TBR | The College System of Tennessee

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a comprehensive, multicultural, public, open—access college. Southwest has 6 campuses/centers from which it offers over 100 programs and over 20 technical certificate programs.

We foster student success, transform lives, and increase the educational level of a growing community in Shelby County. Southwest is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Title: Assistant Director - Child Care Centers

Employee Classification: Other Professionals

Institution: Southwest Tennessee Community College

Department: Child Care Centers

Campus Location: STCC - Multiple Campus Locations

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Child Care Centers is responsible for assisting the Director in planning, coordinating, and administering the Campus Child Care Centers. Primary responsibilities include supervision of teaching staff and day-to-day operation of the facility. The position reports to the Director of Campus Child Care.

Job Duties

• Assists in planning, creating, and carrying out the administration of the Center’s operation in all areas.
• Helps oversee all collections of tuition from parent fees, scholarships, and contracted services and monitor the USDA Food program.
• Helps determine the operating budget for center operations, assists with monitoring expenses and income to ensure that the budget is met.
• Assists with monitoring compliance variables to maintain center licenses, accreditation, and other credentials.
• Helps determines the effective use of personnel in the center’s structure.
• Helps maintain job descriptions, coordinate, and recommend the hire of professional staff for the classrooms.
• Assists to prepare parent, staff, student, and volunteer handbook, develop center policies and prepare all general enrollment information for users of the Centers.
• Disseminate health and safety information to staff, parents, and College students.
• Assists to evaluate classified staff and provide for professional development.
• Oversees the hiring process including applications, interviewing, and hiring of student staff in all areas.
• Assists to communicate with and train all Centers’ staff concerning operating policies and procedures.
• Assists to supervise professional and student staff for Centers.
• Directly supervises the Child Care Aides.
• Assists to develop the Center’s educational philosophy and direct teachers in implementation.
• Assists to determine the most effective implementation of a developmentally appropriate high quality children’s program, which meets the needs of all children.
• Assists with National Accreditation of Centers.
• Collaborates with other College programs that utilize the Center for Student observations, participation, or research.
• Collaborate with Health Care Professionals on campus and in the local community to provide appropriate referrals.
• Assist with computer software programs for enrollment, billing, and classroom assignments.
• Stays abreast of childcare operations and trends on the national and local level.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in early childhood education
  
• Master’s Degree preferred.
  
• Management or supervisory experience required
  
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
  
• Teacher license
  
• First Aid/CPR certification

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Candidates who are called for an interview must notify Human Resources in writing at least five (5) days in advance of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

First consideration will be given to current Southwest Tennessee Community College employees who meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

In order to be considered for the position, the following items must be uploaded:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Unofficial Transcripts

A summary of our benefits can be found below: 

https://www.southwest.tn.edu/hr/benefits-overview.php

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a TBR and AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against students, employees, or applicants for admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or any other legally protected class with respect to all employment, programs and activities.