Child Care Program Manager
DUTIES
A Child Care Program Manager plans, coordinates, and administers a child care program and related activities for a City department in a geographic area or on a City-wide basis; evaluates the work of City or contract employees providing child care for City employees or the public; applies sound supervisory principles and techniques in building and maintaining an effective workforce; fulfills equal employment opportunity responsibilities; and does related work.
REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)
- Possession of a current Child Development Program Director Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing; or
- One year of full-time paid experience as a site supervisor, supervising a licensed child care center, providing instruction, and serving as a coordinator of programming, curriculum and staff development and:
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree that includes the equivalent of 24 semester or 36 quarter units in Early Childhood Education/Child Development including core courses in Child Growth & Development, Child/Family/Community, and Programs/Curriculum and the equivalent of six semester or nine quarter units in an Early Childhood Education/Child Development or related field administration course and two semester or three quarter units in adult supervision; or
- A Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development; or
- An Administrative Services Credential issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing authorizing administration or supervision in public schools in California that includes a preschool authorization; or
- A current credential issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing authorizing teaching service in elementary school or a single subject credential in home economics and the equivalent of 12 semester or 18 quarter units in Early Childhood Education/Child Development or two years of teaching experience in an Early Childhood Education/Child Development program.