Associate Program Director
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Location: Main Campus - UCR
Schedule: 8:30 - 5:30
Category: Campus Facilities and Support Services
Salary: $66,500 - $118,300
Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%)
Organization: Auxiliary Services
Department: Center for Early Childhood Education
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Position Information:
UC Riverside's Center for Early Childhood Education is recruiting for the Associate Program Director. The full salary range for the Associate Program Director is $66,500 - $118,30 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $79,450 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.
Under the strategic leadership of the Executive Director, the Associate Program Director assists the Program Director in ensuring the safe, and effective operations of the early education programs in alignment with CECE's mission, values, goals, professional best practices, and University Stewardship. The Associate Program Director is part of the management team and provides direction and guidance to Classroom Assistants and student assistants/interns, and temporary staff. Is responsible for helping create a welcoming, healthy, and supportive learning environment for parents and children along with modeling and reinforcing a high performing culture where staff can do their best work. Manages the centers daily staffing and operations with a clear understanding of all licensing guidelines, CECE and university policies and procedures, and is directly responsible for the centers health and safety compliance, maintaining classroom ratios, center staffing coverage, and risk management. Collaborates with the Program Director and Executive Director for curriculum development and training to ensure high quality programs and administrative consistency across all CECE classrooms, and may from time to time be assigned to instruct classrooms or fill in for the Program Director in the event of a leave or absence as needed. Provides front desk and backup support to all centers as necessary.
Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Requirements:
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
RequiredMaster's degree in Child Development, Educational Leadership, Psychology or related education.
Preferred
Conditions
Must successfully obtain License(s) and Certification(s) within 30 days of appointment start date.
Required
Experience Requirements
6 - 10 years of related experience.
RequiredExperience in the implementation of the Program Self-Evaluation Process using the CPM/CMR document as required by Title 5 regulations.
RequiredExperience completing the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation process.
RequiredExperience in child, parent and family counseling in order to support child or parent needs.
PreferredExperience and/or knowledge of UC systems, polices, procedures and regulations.
PreferredExperience with collective bargaining units.
PreferredExperience with the full scope of personnel management, including staffing, hiring, training, disciplinary action, termination, and performance management.
PreferredExperience working in a licensed early childhood education center within an institution of higher education.
PreferredPrevious supervisory/managerial experience.
Preferred
License Requirements
Has and maintains applicable Child Development Permit (Site Supervisor or higher). If working in infant or toddler room, must have at least 3 infant units.
Preferred
Certification Requirements
CertificationRequirementHas and maintains current child CPR and first aid certificates.
Preferred
Special Conditions
Special Must test TB negative and have health screening clearance.
RequiredPasses FBI and DOJ criminal check with approval from Dept. of Social Services.
RequiredImmunization clearance: measles, pertussis.
RequiredTravel may include: occasional travel for university related business, professional development, conferences and meetings.
RequiredTravel
RequiredTravel Outside of Normal Business Hours
Required
Minimum Requirements
Solid working knowledge of early childhood education, as well as related policy and regulatory compliance requirements. Intermediate computer application skills. Solid inter-personal skills, service orientation, ability to multi-task effectively in a varied, challenging environment, judgment and decision-making, reasoning, ability to develop original ideas to resolve problems, and highly effective verbal and written communication skills. Skill and ability to lead and provide guidance to teaching, administrative and student staff in an early childhood
education center. Must test TB negative and have health screening clearance. Working knowledge of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation process,
with ability to ensure compliance with data collection, record keeping, and reporting requirements. Passes FBI and DOJ criminal check with approval from Dept. of Social
Services. Working knowledge of the Clifford and Harms Environmental Rating Scale. Working knowledge of the California Department of Education's Desired Results for Children and Families System. Knowledge of the Child Development Permit Rating Matrix requirements with ability to apply requirements in an
early childhood education site. Knowledge of mandated child:staff ratios for classrooms (infant, toddler, preschool age) with ability to create staffing
schedules to maintain compliance at all times. Ability to support curriculum development, lesson planning, and child assessments for infants, toddlers, and preschool age children. Ability to create action plans, performance improvement plans, and/or individual activities resulting from child
assessment outcomes. Ability to implement Individual Family Services Plans for infants and toddlers, and Individual
Learning Plans for preschool age children with disabilities. Ability to plan, coordinate and schedule professional and development opportunities for teaching staff and program
compliance. Ability to participate in professional advocacy and leadership activities with ability to build and maintain positive
partnerships and relationships with internal and external agencies and constituents. Ability to work with a diverse population of staff, parents, families, and children. Ability to plan, coordinate, schedule and facilitate appropriate parent and family involvement opportunities and
meetings. Ability to obtain feedback and information from parents and families to assess program quality and/or
make recommendations for improvements. Ability to develop and maintain familiarity of the health and safety conditions within the early childhood education
sites; ability to perform ongoing monitoring to maintain compliance and standards. Ability to generate correspondence and reports for various audiences and agencies as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Skill to promote and maintain an environment of cooperation and exemplary customer service. Knowledge of fiscal administration and internal controls.
Additional Information:
Additional Information In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
- UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
- UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
- UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
- Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
- Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
- UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview
Job Description Details:
General Information
Job Title
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Grade
Davina Bailey
Supervisor
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Provides opportunities for parent and staff input. Facilitates weekly staff meetings, parent meetings and in-service trainings for their programs. Assures smooth transition for children, families and staff between semesters. |
