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The Melville Jewish Center in western Suffolk County is hiring a Director for our Early Childhood Center (ECC). Our program is accredited by theNYS Office of Family & Child Services. We aim to provide a warm and nurturing preschool environment where children are given the opportunityto grow at their own pace, develop their own identity and experience relationships with both children and adults. Our teachers are trained andqualified early childhood educators who are skilled at developing a program that is multi-sensory and comprised of age-appropriate units and themes.The curriculum is filled with many hands-on, stimulating and enriched activities incorporating math, science, language arts and social science,which teach and reinforce all the skills necessary to build a strong foundation for future learning. In addition, we focus on strengthening thechildren’s social emotional competency and also strive to build a positive Jewish identity. We have programs geared to the changing needs of ourfamilies and include Infant & Me classes, Grown Up & Me classes, Separation classes, before-school care and after-school activities as well asclasses for two and three-year-olds. We also run a seven-week Summer DayCamp program.
The Director is responsible for all aspects of the Early Childhood Center, including daily operations, staff recruiting, training and management, budget, curriculum planning, and program quality for 12 months a year. The school day currently begins at 9:30am and runs until 2:30pm, not including before-care and after-school activities. The Director must meet New York State Director Certification Requirements including a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field along with experience supervising staff in a child care program. Special Education experience a plus.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: