Assistant Program Director - Extended Day - School Age; School Year 25-26​/DC

Assistant Program Director - Extended Day - School Age (School Year 25-26/DC)

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Play isn’t just fun, It’s fundamental! Children need playtime, it is crucial for healthy development. Children learn about the world by exploring ideas, manipulating objects, investigating creative materials, and problem‑solving with others. Using imagination and creativity, children take on new roles and test new concepts. Wonders teachers use observation and planning to create learning experiences that are intentional and provide meaningful context for children to practice skills and express ideas.

Join the Wonders family of caring, dedicated, and fun educators!

Our Mission - To create and advance high quality, diverse educational communities that teach children the foundations of life‑long learning and social responsibility.

Since our inception in 1976, our goal has been to provide non‑profit, quality child care to working families. Over the years, we have grown from a single center in the basement of All Saint’s Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland to multiple accredited early learning, extended day, and summer camp programs across the DC Metropolitan Region.

Our programs support today's workforce, while growing the workforce of tomorrow.

Our benefits package includes paid time off, holidays, winter break, medical with HRA, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, critical illness, accident insurance, 403(b) retirement savings plan, Wonders tuition discounts, and professional development training. Benefits eligibility is dependent on job type status.

We provide paid pre-employment background checks, fingerprinting, medical exams, & drug screens as well as paid New Hire Orientation.

Wonders values its educators and leaders and we invest in our workforce by prioritizing compensation and nurturing meaningful careers. Our educators are regularly engaged in efforts towards continuous improvement in their skills and knowledge in the classroom. Approximately 80% of our annual budget is directed to staff compensation.

The Assistant Program Director position is a vitally important one within Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day as the incumbent is responsible for assisting the Program Director in the day-to-day operations at one of our Early Learning + Extended Day programs. The Assistant Program Director represents Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day to the children, families, and community served and has the responsibility for acting for the Program Director in the Program Director's absence.

The Assistant Program Director will assist in the implementation of all Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day policies, procedures and practices in an efficient and thorough manner and will be involved in the development of those policies.

A critical aspect of this position is developing and maintaining communications with families and staff. Families, in particular, must be fully informed of program activities and special events. Families will be welcomed in the program and the classroom at all times.

• Assist in the development and implementation of curriculum
• Schedule and document staffing and program events, as assigned
• Order and maintain adequate program and office supplies and resources, as assigned
• Assist with meetings with staff, parents, and community representatives
• Assist in the maintenance of filing systems including children and staff files
• Assist with open houses and other community outreach activities
• Assist in the enrollment and re-enrollment processes
• Assist families with scholarship or other tuition support applications
• Aid in collecting all deposits, fees, and tuitions
• Aid the Program Director in meeting all state licensing requirements
• Aid in establishing and/or maintaining accreditation
• Wonders actively supports the career and professional advancement of staff through continuing education; attend a minimum of 18 hours of staff training yearly (MSDE/OCC approved for MD staff)
• Maintain Pediatric First Aid and CPR certification
• Establish and nurture partnership with families.
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