Qualifications
• Meet minimum requirements for Director according to California Department of Social Services- Title 22
• Hold at least a BA Degree in Early Childhood Education
• Remain current in First Aid and CPR for infants and children
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in preschool/or infants.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience supervising staff in a child care setting.
• Experience supervising, guiding staff

Responsibilities
• Reports to ECE Director
• Be familiar and stay up-to-date with state licensing regulations as well at Temple Etz Chaim policies.
• Keep Infant Program current and in compliance with state licensing regulations.
• Along with ECE Director, help develop, plan and implement, with staff and infant program for children birth to 2 years of age that is safe, developmentally appropriate and helps infants develop physically, cognitively, emotionally, socially and spiritually.
• Along with ECE Director, supervise, guide and train staff for their ongoing professional development.
• Interview new personnel as needed.
• Ensure the Infant staff have read and are familiar with state regulations as well as the program policies for Temple Etz Chaim preschool.
• Along with ECE Director, help to maintain infant staff personnel files.
• Maintain staff ratio, assigning staff as needed.
• Arranging for substitute care as needed or filling in when needed to maintain required staff: child ratios.
• Along with ECE Director, give tours to perspective parents and explain enrollment forms as required by state and program policy.
• Attend monthly staff meetings.
• Build relationships with families