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VOA Child Care Center Director

Job Details

Job Location

VOACC - Rochester, NY

Position Type

Full Time

Salary Range

$70000.00 - $75000.00 Salary/year

Travel Percentage

Negligible

Job Posting Date(s)

Start Date

06/23/2025

End Date

07/21/2025

Description

Position Title: VOAChild Care Center Director

Reports to: The President & CEO

Exempt/Non-Exempt Status: Exempt

Pay range: $70,000-$75,000

JOB SUMMARY: The Director of the Children’s Center fosters an environment that encourages children, their families and staff to develop to their full potential. He or she is a role model and will lead the center staff in providing a nurturing environment for children. The Director manages the center in accordance with all applicable regulations and standards. He or she is responsible for maximizing revenue and controlling expenses to maintain financial stability.

Essential Functions:

+ Oversee the day to day functions of the children’s center. Develop and implement policies and procedures for the operation of the child care program.

+ Oversee the maintenance of files according to and records related to OCFS requirements

+ Maintain open, consistent and effective communication with parents, providing parent education training, assistance and support as needed.

+ Provide reliable, accurate and timely information about the child center to interested parties.

+ Provide direct supervision to management staff, including team meetings, individual meetings and performance management.

+ Ensure program is in compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, including state regulations, accreditation standards and UPK standards.

+ Develop, in conjunction with the Finance department and Policy Committee, the annual budget for the center.

+ Monitor enrollment, attendance and billing to maximize revenue.

+ Monitor expenditures to reduce and/or control expenses.

+ Develop short- and long-term goals for the center; monitor progress on goals and ensure completion.

+ Establish and maintain positive relationships with appropriate community agencies.

+ Serve as member of the agency leadership team.

+ Communicate effectively with staff, students, and their families.

ENROLLMENT:

+ Overseas all enrollment, recruitment, selection and attendance processes for daycare. Including recruitment processes, parent follow-up, data entry, tracking, etc.

+ Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree, including 12 credits in Early Childhood Education or Child Development

1-3 years teaching experience

1-3 years supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in ECE or related field (with a minimum of 12 credits in ECE/Child Development)

5 years teaching experience

5 years supervisory experience

VOA provides comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including:

Competitive Pay

Paid Time Off

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Company Paid Life & LTD Insurance

403(b), & more!

Volunteers of America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

PHYSICAL & WORKING REQUIREMENTS:

Performing the duties of this job requires talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

The employee must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The majority of essential duties are performed indoors, in an office/dorm style environment. The employee is subject to inside environmental conditions: protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

RESPONSIBILITY OF OTHERS:

The employee has direct responsibility/supervision of other staff.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER:

The above is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

EEO POLICY STATEMENT:

VOAUPNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory, diverse work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at VOAUPNY will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. VOAUPNY does not unlawfully discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, status as a covered veteran or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, training, and access to benefits, leaves of absence, compensation and training.