**Thank you for considering a career at** **Roper St. Francis Healthcare!** **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 40 **Work Shift:** Days/Evenings (United States of America) **Location: The Roper Learning Center - Farmfield Avenue Charleston, SC** **Shift: Day shift 8:00am - 5:00pm** **The Roper Learning Center is a child care center for children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age. It is open to the public, but this is primarily for the teammates of Roper St. Francis Healthcare.** **Primary Function** **The Program Director is responsible for all facets of the Center’s operation. Coordinates center activities and daily functions including but not restricted to planning, budgeting, implementing, organizing, and monitoring the quality educational program for children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age. The Program Director ensures that the Center meets all S.C. regulatory requirements and maintains ABC Quality rating.** **Essential Job Functions** **Develops and reviews all policies and procedures of the Roper Learning Center. Oversees recordkeeping systems essential to effective program operation.** **Reviews the department’s budget and ensures expenditures are maintained within the limits set by the operating budget. Maintains resources to meet the departments needs and within the budgeted expenditures.** **Manages waiting lists and maintains enrollment levels.** **Oversees compliance with SC Childcare Licensing regarding regulations, and DSS Fire Marshall and DHEC health requirements.** **Consults with RSFH departments to ensure best practices are followed for health, risk management and safety.** **Interviews, selects, and orients new staff.** **Supervises and provides continual feedback to staff on performance and counsels staff regarding policy and procedures.** **Communicates the mission, philosophy of the program and curriculum to parents, staff, and other stake holders. Provides training and coaching for groups and individual staff regarding developmentally appropriate practices, curriculum implementation and meeting ABC Quality standards.** **Monitors parent satisfaction and conducts parent meetings regarding child development concerns.** **Implements and monitors a quality developmentally appropriate program and curriculum that contributes to the growth and development of children while maintaining the center’s ABC Quality rating.** **Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the children served. Maintains awareness of issues, trends and practices in the child development and education fields on a national, state, and regional level.** **Licensing/Certification** **CPR and First Aid certification - National Safety Council (required)** **Must be successfully completed within 90 days of employment.** **Education** **Bachelor’s in Education Early Childhood Education or a related field from an accredited college (required)** **Master’s Early Childhood Education (preferred)** **Work Experience** **3 years teaching experience with children of infants and young children in an early childhood educational program/childcare center. (required)** **3 years of recent experience supervising other staff. (required) Childcare center management experience preferred.** Roper St. Francis Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with: + Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans + Prescription drug coverage + Flexible spending accounts + Life insurance w/AD&D + Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible + Paid time off + Educational Assistance + And much more *Benefits offerings vary according to employment status. **Department:** Child Day Care Facility - Roper St Francis Healthcare _It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). Accordingly, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at_ _recruitment@RSFH.com_ _._