Onsite Childcare Manager - Gallatin River Child Care
Discovery Land Company · Big Sky, MT · 2 wk ago
Full-time
About the role
The Onsite Childcare Manager oversees the daily operations of an organization’s childcare facility, ensuring a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment for children. This role combines leadership, compliance, staff supervision, and family engagement.
Responsibilities
- Ensure a structured daily schedule that supports children’s development
- Maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming environment
- Supervise and support childcare staff and professional development
- Staff oversight (coordinate staff meetings, ongoing training, performance reviews, support staff scheduling)
- Report to Directors
- Manage coverage of staffing ratios
- Ensure compliance with all state and local childcare licensing regulations (annual renewal & upkeep of student documents)
- Maintain health, safety, and sanitation standards
- Oversee emergency preparedness plans and drills
- Build strong relationships with families
- Coordinate maintenance repairs
- Conduct tours for prospective parents and families
Requirements
- Continued education towards a CDA
- 5+ years of childcare experience, including lead roles
- Knowledge of childcare licensing regulations
- CPR/First Aid certification
- Level 3 on the MTECP registry
Skills
- Strong leadership
- Strong communication
- Strong organizational skills