Job Description

About us

Huffer Memorial Children's Center, Inc. is a non-profit agency providing early education and childcare for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. We serve families from throughout the community, providing high quality care and a nurturing environment to more than 100 children every day.

The Executive Director is responsible for ensuring that Huffer is a safe, healthy environment where learning and care can flourish for children, staff, and families. This includes hiring and retaining a qualified, diverse staff; having a solid business plan; understanding best practices in early childhood education; establishing collaborative relationships with families, program stakeholders, and community organizations; and marketing the programs and services Huffer provides. The Executive Director will develop, oversee, and help implement programs and projects that support Huffer’s vision and short-term and long-term plans. The Director reports to the President of the Board and Board of Directors.

Job Responsibilities

Fundraising

• Work with the leadership team to plan fundraising to produce effective strategies to achieve income targets across the range of revenue streams.
• Work with the leadership team to identify potential income streams and produce strategies to access these funds.
• Seek and apply for grant support for general operating expenses, building needs, strategic initiatives, and other purposes that support the mission of the organization.

Family and Community Involvement/Outreach

• Seek out opportunities to engage and collaborate with local community organizations and agencies.
• Attend local, regional, and state events as a representative of the organization.
• Build and maintain relationships with banks, donors, vendors, consultants, and others as needed.
• Foster positive relationships with families and seek their input, when possible, on issues related to the functioning of the center.
• Address family concerns or issues when needed.
• Create and implement a marketing plan to promote awareness of Huffer and its programs.

Staff and Programming

• Work with leadership team to ensure that curriculum and planning align with state, federal, and accreditation requirements.
• Work with leadership team to recruit, hire, train, and retain staff, and to make decisions regarding employment termination when necessary.
• Work with leadership team to supervise and regularly evaluate staff, provide constructive feedback, and assist staff in achieving their goals.
• Work with leadership team to ensure that the facility is safe, clean, and well-stocked.
• Supervise, direct, and evaluate members of leadership team to achieve the goals of the organization.

Budget/Finances

• With input from the leadership, create a yearly budget to be approved by the Board of Directors.
• Work with leadership team to ensure programing is aligned with the budget and financial position.
• Oversee all budgets, forecasts, and internal financial plans and processes.
• Manage invoicing, accounting, reporting, and other administrative functions to ensure successful execution of grants, projects, and regular operations.

Other

• Prepare reports as needed.
• Maintain regular contact with Board of Directors regarding program goals, implementation, and budget; prepare agenda and documents for Board meetings.
• Actively seek out professional development opportunities for self and Huffer staff

Candidate Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field
• 5+ years experience in the field of early childhood education
• Demonstrated success in translating goals into strategic initiatives.
• Ability to develop strong collaborative relationships and work with individuals and teams.
• Ability to work productively with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to oversee projects from concept through execution.
• Demonstrated ability in leadership role(s).
• Must be able to pass expanded criminal history and child welfare background checks as required by organizational policies, licensing standards, and/or state/federal law.
• Must be able to pass drug screen as required by organizational policies, licensing standards, and/or state/federal law.
• Must be able to provide current physical and negative TB test per licensing standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree and/or Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• Experience in strategic planning, program evaluation, and analysis.
• Proficient in project management, data visualization, program evaluation, and strategic planning.
• Ability to obtain funding to support center initiatives.
• Ability to manage operational and grant funding, tracking, and reporting.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person

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