Assistant Director; Program Management Specialist), Campus Children's Center

Position: Assistant Director (Program Management Specialist), Campus Children's Center

CAMPUS CHILD CARE SUPPORT (BL-CCCS-IUBLA)

Indiana University Early Childhood Education Services Committed to creating high-quality experiences for children, families, and our employees.

IU Early Childhood Education Services (ECES) provides year-round, high-quality care and education at nationally accredited centers for children ages birth through 5 years.

Our commitment to high-quality is demonstrated by providing child-centered, active learning environments based on research supported best practices, through degreed teachers, strong campus support, and national accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). In addition to the service component, the Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) ECES Centers meet the academic mission of Indiana University by providing sites for student training and by serving as research sites for faculty and students.

Finally, the early childhood centers at IUB serve as model high quality, early education programs for the Bloomington community and the state of Indiana.

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Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Assists Director in providing day-to day operation of program.
• May provide guidance to support staff and temporary staff and coordinates workflow for the program.
• Ensures adequate staffing and effective scheduling; participates and informs employment decisions for assigned temporary staff.
• Analyzes, monitors, and evaluates performance of temporary staff; establishes work priorities, and provides corrective action as needed.
• Researches and stays up-to-date on new industry childcare standards, accreditation standards, best practices, and emerging technology; keeps next-level leader(s) informed of trends as well as significant problems.
• Identifies operational issues and/or areas of improvement and implements solutions to improve processes and/or operational efficiency.
• Establishes short-term operational objectives.
• Monitors progress and maintains necessary data bases and files.

General Responsibilities

• Collaborates with team members to develop program objectives and create policies to meet them.
• Coordinates program operation with all collaborative units.
• Monitors progress and maintains all necessary data bases.
• Actively recruits program participants and researches new venues and methods of recruitment.
• May provide guidance to support and temporary staff and coordinates workflow for the program.
• Administers program budgets.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree.

Preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Some experience in a related field.

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and…