Assistant Site Director

Summary

The Assistant Site Director will provide a safe, nurturing and welcoming environment for children that encourages their social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. The Assistant Site Director will assist parents and families in the enrollment process and aid in acclimating children in to the environment. They will ensure the provision of quality, comprehensive child development services including: education, health, nutrition, parent involvement, and necessary family support services and referrals.

Hours: 40 hours/week

Status Full Year

Location: South Madison-3201 Latham Drive, Madison, WI

Payrate: $20.05 an hour

Duties

The Assistant Site Director is responsible for ensuring the classrooms are maintained in a clean and orderly manner, completing required paperwork, and assessing the centers supply needs. The Assistant Site Director will follow Head Start Performance Standards, Reach Dane policy and procedures, Wisconsin State Licensing rules and standards, and City of Madison and NAEYC Accreditation criteria (if applicable). They will maintain positive relationships with families, children, Reach Dane staff and community partners.

Requirements

• Minimum of Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education; Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred, in Early Childhood Education: Exceptional Educational Needs or Child Development; related Bachelor’s degrees include the minimum qualifications:
• Early Childhood Exceptional Education Needs (ECEEN) that includes 18 credits in ECE, or a composite of 18 ECE credits from the degree and pre/post study
• Child and Family Studies with 18 credits specifically related to Child Studies
• Elementary Education that includes 18 credit hours in ECE, or a composite of 18 ECE credits from the degree and pre/post study
• Minimum Registry level 12, Level 14 preferred

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision
• vacation and sick time
• 4% 403(b) match after 2 years
• company paid life insurance and long term disability
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• You may be able to receive help in paying your college loans off through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program due to working for Reach Dane

About Us

Reach Dane provides high-quality early childhood services to over 1,000 underserved children ages 0-5 in Dane County through center based and home visitation programs. Our staff work tirelessly every day to reach the most vulnerable children and families in our community, and the need for our services is growing. The number of infants and toddlers experiencing homelessness enrolled in our programs has tripled over the last four years. Last year, Reach Dane served more homeless children than any other Head Start program in Wisconsin.