Job Description

*****We are offering a $1,000 sign on bonus*****

Family Service Association is looking for a Director of Children’s Development Services for our After School Day Care (ASDC) and Kids Academy (KA) programs. This is a Full Time (35 hour per week) position with a  Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. schedule, and is budgeted to start between $76,440 & $83,720 annually.

The Director of Children’s Development Services is directly responsible for the successful operations of all school-aged ASDC programs & KA. This includes personnel, fiscal and program management, personnel and program development.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Supervise Sr. Site Coordinator/Preschool Director regarding daily program operations including fiscal, personnel and recruiting, staff training, and curriculum development.
• Ensure all financial records are accurate and contemporaneous.
• Ensure facilities adhere to all governing rules and regulations by conducting routine site visits and responding to the needs of each facility in collaborations with the Sr. Site Coordinator/Preschool Director.
• Attend, conduct, and participate in meetings, seminars, and training that is relevant to quality child care.
• Develop, initiate and coordinate program policies and procedures.  Assess continuously for quality improvement and identify performance improvement initiatives.
• Build and maintain a healthy team environment.
• Maintain program’s accreditation/licensing.
• Collaborate staff recruiting efforts with Sr. Site Coordinator/Preschool Director and Human Resource Department to ensure staffing needs are met.
• Monitor and manage vendor contract to ensure program compliance.
• Monitor and manage FSA and CCFA client record databases to ensure it remains current.
• Supervise Program Social Workers to ensure clinical and program effectiveness.
• Coordinate and supervise all activities related to adjunct programs, e.g. venture grant programming.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with various community, state and federal resources (public and private) to maintain and/or expand current program capabilities.
• Monitor and manage program-licensing requirements to include any and all site documentation requirements, and school department requirements.
• Actively participate as member of FSA’s Management Team.
• Any other duties and responsibilities held reasonable for this position and at the supervisor’s discretion.

Education and Experience:

• Must be at least 21 yeas of age. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Guidance, Human Services, Nursing, Psychology, Physical Education, Recreation, Child Psychology, the Arts, Work, Sociology or child Care.
  • EEC Director Certified required
• Must have six months experience working with school age children.
• Must have six months of administrative experience or evidence of satisfactory completion of at least nine credits in management or administration subject areas from an accredited institution of high education. 
• Must also possess working knowledge of Microsoft programs.

Full Time Benefits include a comprehensive benefits package:
•    Medical, dental, vision insurance
•    Long term disability insurance
•    Life insurance
•    403b pension plan
•    Flexible spending account
•    Three weeks paid vacation
•    Twelve paid holidays
•    Generous earned sick time

*Candidates must pass CORI and CPS (child protective services) background checks.*

***Salaries are determined by factors including; experience, education, certifications, references, and foreign language proficiency with clients.***

Family Service Association is a comprehensive private, non-profit social service agency dedicated to the development and implementation of services designed to provide strength and support to individuals and families throughout southeastern Massachusetts.  Headquartered in Fall River, Family Service Association strives to increase the capacity of individuals and families to cope with the stresses of family life and interpersonal relationships in a positive, productive and health-improving manner.  This agency is a leading provider of professional social services in the South Coast region of Massachusetts, with a 135-year tradition of high quality.

Family Service Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Relocation package, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours,

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