Assistant Center Director

Job title  

Assistant Center Director

Programs 

HS/EHS

Reports to  

Center Director

FLSA Status

Exempt

Last Revision

March 2026

General Description 

It is the responsibility of the Assistant Center Director to assist the Center Director in ensuring that the center is providing the level of quality as described by the Head Start Quality Criteria and the NAEYC Accreditation Criteria.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Assist the Center Director with the following responsibilities by completing specific, assigned tasks or assisting with tasks.

A. Program

• Ensure implementation in all classrooms of a developmentallyappropriate curriculumas described by NAEYC and a culturally relevant curriculum as described by the ACF Principles ofMultiCulturalprogramming;
• Ensure that curriculum integrates all components into the classroom activities andenvironment;
• Maintain a physical environment that conforms to governmental and agency standards of safety and cleanliness, is conducive tooptimalgrowth and development of the children who attend the center, and meets state licensingstandards;
• Integrate all components into the program by working closely withcomponentcoordinators in implementing the program and deliveringservices;
• Ensure that all required services are provided for each child and family in theunit;
• Coordinate the delivery of services with theappropriate componentcoordinator;
• Annually hold an orientation event which will thoroughly orient parents to center and provide information on activities for use athome;
• Provide information to parentsregardingeducational programs and other program activities through the Program Newsletter and parent information area in thecenter;
• Assist the Family Advocate(s) to assign classrooms and schedulechildren;
• Perform any other job-related tasks as assigned.

B. Staff Supervision

• Assistin the supervision and evaluation of personnel, paid and volunteer, asrequested;
• Schedule assignments of all center personnel asrequested;
• Plan and conduct regular and called meetings of center staff asrequested;
• Ensure that each staff memberestablishesand maintains open communication with families through attending parent meetings and encouraging parentinvolvement;
• Plan for the delegation of staff responsibilities (including bus duty and assignment of groups of children to each staffmember;
• Arrange for substitutes to fill in for permanent employees when needed asrequested;
• Ensure staff participation in the overall program-wide recruitment effort.

C. Operations

• Ensure that newly enrolled children have completed information onfile;
• Supervise record keeping for the center that is required by governmental and agency policy such as records of children's enrollment,attendanceand progress, anecdotal, personnel evaluations, health and safety inspections, and firedrills;
• Coordinate with center staff and Family Advocates to keep enrollment of children atcapacity;
• Ensure that each teachermonitorseach child in their classin order tomaintaingoodattendance;
• Maintain confidentiality ofrecords;
• Inspect building and grounds for cleanliness, needed repairs and generalupkeep;
• Report to Center Director all unsafe or hazardous centerconditions;
• Make referrals to other components asnecessary;
• Conduct monthly firedrills;
• Collect and promptlysubmitreports, invoices, volunteer time sheets, records etc. required by the program to theappropriate person(s);
• Report suspected case of abuse to ProtectiveServices;
• Promptly distribute memos, menus, and other materials toparents;
• Compile with staff, materials for ProgramNewsletter;
• If no substitute is available,assistclassroomteacher;
• Attend center parent committeemeetings;
• Participate in staff meetings as called.

D. Professionalism

• When implementing the strategies for meeting the goals of the program, make decisions based on knowledge of child development theories andappropriate practices.
• Abide by the NAEYC Code of Ethics.
• Continuously identify areas for professional growth and actively pursue opportunities for addressing these areas.Some options for increasing knowledge and skills are activelyparticipatingin in-service staff development programs; taking college courses; reading articles in professional journals and/or books, attending local, state, regional and nationalconferencesand seminars.
• Participate in activities which inform the community of the services and goals of the agency

Essential Qualifications 

1. A BS/BA degree in Child Development/Early Childhood Education or a BS/BA out of field with 18 semester hours in classwork pertaining to the preschool education of children 0-4 preferred. An AA degree in Child Development may be accepted or equivalent experience; NC Early Childhood Administration III preferred.

2. At least two years experience in an early childhood education program, and supervision experience in Head Start (or a similar program) is preferred.

3. Demonstrated ability to supervise others.

4. Demonstrated ability to organize and implement procedures essential to the operation of a Child Development Center.

5. Successful completion of Infant/Child or Community CPR Course and a Red Cross First Aid Course within the first 6 months of employment. Must renew CPR annually and First Aid every 3 years.

6. Demonstrated willingness to actively pursue appropriate professional development opportunities.

7. Demonstrated ability to perform effectively the duties required for the job including verbal ability to communicate, auditory capacity to respond to children and adults, visual ability to complete written assignments and physical ability to complete assignments given accommodations as required by law.

Physical, Mental and/or Visual Demands

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 35 pounds.
• Ability to bend and stoop and reach.
• Ability to walk extended periods throughout thedaymonitoring. 
• Ability to hear and respond to children, alarms, and safety signals.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions during occasional tasks.    
• Exposure to typical school and classroom environmental conditions, including noise levels that may range from moderate to occasionally high.  
• Specific vision abilitiesrequiredinclude close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

GenerationEd is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities in accordance with ADA.

Acknowledgement

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by the individual assigned to this position and should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the position. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties. All requirements are subject to change and to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

I further understand that my employment with GenerationEd is at will.