Director, FEC
Apply NowCompany: Yavapai College
Location: Prescott, AZ 86301
Description:
Salary: $86,361.60 - $112,278.40 Annually
Location : Prescott, AZ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2025-00086
Department: FEC
Opening Date: 02/21/2025
Description of Position
Responsible for directing a laboratory school (infant - 5 year olds, 5 classrooms, 10 full-time teachers) as part of the Yavapai College Early Childhood Education program including all aspects of planning, directing, managing, supervising and coordinating the operation of a child development center for Yavapai College students and a high-quality childcare program for the children of students, staff, faculty and the community.
The successful Family Enrichment Center (FEC) director:
-takes an active leadership and advocacy role at the college by supporting the college mission, vision and initiatives
-demonstrates a willingness to take direction and work as part of the Yavapai College community and excels in working as part of a team and creating a positive culture for FEC teachers, staff, families and children
-establishes and maintains a positive rapport with families and members of the community
-identifies policies and procedures that align with Arizona Department of Health requirements for licensed childcare centers
-ensures that the center meets National Accreditation Commission and Department of Economic Security standards
-directs assessment and quality improvement including compliance with regulatory bodies, Quality First assessment standards and accreditation criteria
-implements staff/parent feedback as appropriate
-maintains required child records for licensing and accreditation
-maintains required personnel records (including professional development records) for licensing and accreditation
-trains new student workers, subs, and teaching staff in initial DHS required trainings (Health/Safety/Mandatory Reporter, SIDS, etc.), DES required trainings (Foundations 1), Quality First required trainings (CLASS 1), and NAC requirements (standards)
-plans and implements professional development opportunities for all staff based on licensing and accreditation criteria
-maintains databases for governing bodies (extranet, AZ ECE Registry Accounts, Centralized Background Check processes)
- excels in personnel management, including hiring, training/coaching/mentoring, staffing, communicating with and evaluating mentor teachers, teacher technicians, substitute teachers, and student workers
- excels in financial management, including budget oversight, resolving payment issues, grants management, contract compliance, scholarships, and fundraising
- collaborates with the Education & Early Childhood Education Program Director and ECE/EDU faculty to ensure seamless educational programming for ECE/EDU students including participation in curriculum review and advisory board meetings, arranging and facilitating student classroom observations, and scheduling and supporting practicum students/student teachers
- oversees family (client) relations, including participation in parent groups (FOFEC), providing parent support, communication with families, facilitation and mediation of parent issues and child behavior issues, acting as a liaison to outside resources and planning parent events/training
- maintains facility oversight, including safety monitoring, regulatory compliance, and communication with YC Facilities and Police departments
- manages marketing, public relations, advocacy, advertising materials and publicity, tours and presentations, networking with local and state ECE professionals
Minimum Expectations & Requirements
--Baccalaureate degree or higher in early childhood education/child development
OR
--Baccalaureate degree or higher in a related field (i.e., social work, psychology, special education or elementary education) with 12 college credits (semester hours in early childhood/child development completed or in progress)
AND
- Six college credits (semester hours) in business administration/ program management completed or in progress
OR
--Nine CEUs in business administration/program management completed or in progress
OR
--State-approved Director/Administrator Credential
AND
-Current CPR/First Aid certification
-Level 2 IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
-Two years of experience working in an early care and education setting
-Experience working in a licensed facility
*Regular attendance is an essential job function as it demonstrates dependability towards the performance of job duties
Preferred Skills & Abilities
-One year of experience in administration of an early childhood program and a minimum of two years of teaching in an early care and education classroom
- 45+ hours (or 3 credit hours) of professional development or coursework in child development and program management, supervision and leadership
-Professional work experience in a child development center and willingness to step into classrooms in various capacities when necessary
-Experience managing a child development center
-Experience working in a licensed facility in Arizona
-The ability to provide professional development and support to families and teachers in areas like health, safety and nutrition, child guidance, curriculum, and diversity
-Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice
-Knowledge of database software, Project Management software, spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software
-Organizational skills
-Professional experience in a community college/higher education work environment and the ability to be credentialed to teach ECE courses
-Familiar with state and national regulations related to lab schools and early care settings
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Yavapai College offers its full-time employees a comprehensive benefit package:
HEALTH/LIFE BENEFITS
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
LEAVE BENEFITS
Location : Prescott, AZ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2025-00086
Department: FEC
Opening Date: 02/21/2025
Description of Position
Responsible for directing a laboratory school (infant - 5 year olds, 5 classrooms, 10 full-time teachers) as part of the Yavapai College Early Childhood Education program including all aspects of planning, directing, managing, supervising and coordinating the operation of a child development center for Yavapai College students and a high-quality childcare program for the children of students, staff, faculty and the community.
The successful Family Enrichment Center (FEC) director:
-takes an active leadership and advocacy role at the college by supporting the college mission, vision and initiatives
-demonstrates a willingness to take direction and work as part of the Yavapai College community and excels in working as part of a team and creating a positive culture for FEC teachers, staff, families and children
-establishes and maintains a positive rapport with families and members of the community
-identifies policies and procedures that align with Arizona Department of Health requirements for licensed childcare centers
-ensures that the center meets National Accreditation Commission and Department of Economic Security standards
-directs assessment and quality improvement including compliance with regulatory bodies, Quality First assessment standards and accreditation criteria
-implements staff/parent feedback as appropriate
-maintains required child records for licensing and accreditation
-maintains required personnel records (including professional development records) for licensing and accreditation
-trains new student workers, subs, and teaching staff in initial DHS required trainings (Health/Safety/Mandatory Reporter, SIDS, etc.), DES required trainings (Foundations 1), Quality First required trainings (CLASS 1), and NAC requirements (standards)
-plans and implements professional development opportunities for all staff based on licensing and accreditation criteria
-maintains databases for governing bodies (extranet, AZ ECE Registry Accounts, Centralized Background Check processes)
- excels in personnel management, including hiring, training/coaching/mentoring, staffing, communicating with and evaluating mentor teachers, teacher technicians, substitute teachers, and student workers
- excels in financial management, including budget oversight, resolving payment issues, grants management, contract compliance, scholarships, and fundraising
- collaborates with the Education & Early Childhood Education Program Director and ECE/EDU faculty to ensure seamless educational programming for ECE/EDU students including participation in curriculum review and advisory board meetings, arranging and facilitating student classroom observations, and scheduling and supporting practicum students/student teachers
- oversees family (client) relations, including participation in parent groups (FOFEC), providing parent support, communication with families, facilitation and mediation of parent issues and child behavior issues, acting as a liaison to outside resources and planning parent events/training
- maintains facility oversight, including safety monitoring, regulatory compliance, and communication with YC Facilities and Police departments
- manages marketing, public relations, advocacy, advertising materials and publicity, tours and presentations, networking with local and state ECE professionals
Minimum Expectations & Requirements
--Baccalaureate degree or higher in early childhood education/child development
OR
--Baccalaureate degree or higher in a related field (i.e., social work, psychology, special education or elementary education) with 12 college credits (semester hours in early childhood/child development completed or in progress)
AND
- Six college credits (semester hours) in business administration/ program management completed or in progress
OR
--Nine CEUs in business administration/program management completed or in progress
OR
--State-approved Director/Administrator Credential
AND
-Current CPR/First Aid certification
-Level 2 IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
-Two years of experience working in an early care and education setting
-Experience working in a licensed facility
*Regular attendance is an essential job function as it demonstrates dependability towards the performance of job duties
Preferred Skills & Abilities
-One year of experience in administration of an early childhood program and a minimum of two years of teaching in an early care and education classroom
- 45+ hours (or 3 credit hours) of professional development or coursework in child development and program management, supervision and leadership
-Professional work experience in a child development center and willingness to step into classrooms in various capacities when necessary
-Experience managing a child development center
-Experience working in a licensed facility in Arizona
-The ability to provide professional development and support to families and teachers in areas like health, safety and nutrition, child guidance, curriculum, and diversity
-Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice
-Knowledge of database software, Project Management software, spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software
-Organizational skills
-Professional experience in a community college/higher education work environment and the ability to be credentialed to teach ECE courses
-Familiar with state and national regulations related to lab schools and early care settings
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Yavapai College offers its full-time employees a comprehensive benefit package:
HEALTH/LIFE BENEFITS
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance: College's partial payment of premiums toward medical with pharmacy and/or dental plan options picked by employees for themselves (and eligible dependents)
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax pay deductions to use for eligible medical or dependent daycare costs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Counseling and referral services for employees and their immediate families for depression, stress, family/marital conflict, and alcohol/drug issues
- Vision: Provides an amount per plan year for eligible expenses such as vision exams, lenses, frames, prescription sunglasses, and contact lenses
- Life Insurance: The College provides Basic Life Insurance coverage at twice of the employee's annual salary. Dependents have automatic coverage of $2,000/spouse and $1,000/per child if enrolled in medical plan.
- Voluntary Individual And Family Term Life Insurance: Additional term life insurance coverage available for employee, spouse and children.
- Other Insurance Coverage: Short Term and Long Term Disability (replacement income insurance), and Workers' Compensation (compensation, medical expenses and death benefits for on-the-job injuries or occupational diseases)
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
- Retirement Benefits: Arizona State Retirement System or Optional Retirement Plan, and Social Security (which provides a basic retirement annuity based on age and years of contribution)
- Tax Deferred Annuities: Employees' contributions to designated tax-deferred annuities
- Unemployment Compensation: Employees who are laid off or terminated may receive benefits in covered wages meet requirements
LEAVE BENEFITS
- Vacation : 15 days of Vacation leave annually. NOTE: For employees who work an amount of contractual days, there will be no earned vacation.
- Sick Leave: 12 days sick leave annually. NOTE: Employees working less than full time or an amount of contractual days will receive a proration of sick leave.
- Personal Leave: Use of up to three personal leave days per year which are charged against accumulated sick leave to take care of items of personal business
- Other Leave: Bereavement leave, Civic Duty Leave (Jury duty, active military duty, military training), and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Holidays: 24 days during the year as paid holidays for full-time employees which include Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, 3 days at Thanksgiving, 10 days at Winter/year-end break, Martin Luther King Day, Spring Break, Memorial Day, and Juneteenth.
- Breaking Bread: 32 meal swipes for use at the Prescott Campus Eatery. All Other Campuses and Sites receive a $140 credit each semester (fall and spring) to be used at the Open Market on campus/center
- Spanish Interpreter Incentive Program: Employees interested in additional compensation for their Spanish speaking skills agree to assist YC by attending two recruiting events and being available for Spanish Interpretation needs as they arise. Compensation is added to the employee's regular pay at the rate of $175 per month. Employees that are interested in participating let your HR Business Partner know, so they can schedule you for the ACTFL language proficiency test at the YC testing center.
- Direct Deposit: Paychecks deposited directly into the employee's bank account(s)
- Tuition Waiver: Eligible Full-time Faculty and Staff may enroll up to 6 hours; eligible dependents may enroll in a partial or full program of course work without payment of tuition, exceptions may be lab fees and market based additional fees
- Sabbatical: Faculty, professional and administrative staff may apply for compensated leave of up to a year after six years of continuous service
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Additional Benefits and Services: Bookstore discount, local community discounts to faculty and staff, computer loan program, mail and notary service.