Director - Child Care Center - Faith Based

Join Our Faith-Centered School Community as the Director of Early Learning!

Faith-Centered Early Learning Center is seeking a passionate, visionary, and relationship-focused Director to lead our top-tier, licensed center serving children aged 18 months to 5 years. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced leader to drive program excellence, nurture a thriving staff culture, and champion a cohesive educational experience that connects early learning directly into our K-8 school.

We're Looking for a Leader Who Is:

⭐ A Mission-Focused Partner: Centered in Christian faith, with a preference for being a regular part of the Church leadership community. Views K-8 Administration and Church leadership as valued allies and friends in ministry.

⭐A Positive Team Builder: Possesses a warm, responsive leadership style, always maintaining a positive attitude and actively speaking well of all teammates and teachers.

⭐ A Financially Astute Manager: Understands and embraces the ELC as a profitable ministry with a goal of achieving a $200,000 annual surplus for the cost-center.

⭐ A Champion for Child Safety: Committed to passing a cleared background check and serving as the primary advocate for child safeguarding. This includes proactively maintaining a protective culture, processes, and systems aligned with state regulations and our faith-based mission.

⭐ An Engaged Leader: Willing to hold teachers accountable for performance and actively seeks to build relationships by being visible to and greeting parents daily.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Achieving financial targets and maintaining the ELC's status as a profitable ministry (annual surplus goal of $200,000).
• Building positive, communicative, and consistent relationships with all parents/guardians, including being highly visible and accessible.
• Proactively partnering with Church leadership and K-8 Administration in strategy (attending approximately two monthly joint staff meetings).
• Leading enrollment efforts and creative spiritual outreach to ELC families.

Ready to Apply?

If you are a passionate, experienced, and motivated self-starter looking to make a significant impact on the lives of young children and their families, we encourage you to apply immediately!

Our target start date for this pivotal role is the end of January/Beginning of February.

Pay: From $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Work Location: In person