Program Specialist at Shores KinderCare

About the role

The Program Specialist role at KinderCare Learning Companies involves developing and leading programs based on our unique curriculum in classrooms. You'll ensure the curriculum is implemented effectively, educate children, mentor teachers, and support center staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the world-class curriculum is presented as intended and teachers can speak to its implementation
• Spend 75% of your time in the classroom, educating children and mentoring teachers
• Partner with parents to provide the best care and education for their children
• Train, motivate, and lead staff members
• Assist center management with interviewing and hiring teachers
• Support your center's success by working with center staff and leadership to achieve goals related to enrollment, accreditation, and operational objectives

Requirements

• Ability to build relationships with families and coworkers and create a dynamic environment where play and discovery go hand-in-hand
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Approved State Trainer (preferred)
• NAEYC/NAC, and state licensing knowledge (preferred)
• Meet state specific guidelines for the role
• Physically able to use a computer with basic proficiency, lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors
• Able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity with children
• Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English

Qualifications

• Ability to build relationships with families and coworkers and create a dynamic environment where play and discovery go hand-in-hand
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Approved State Trainer (preferred)
• NAEYC/NAC, and state licensing knowledge (preferred)
• Meet state specific guidelines for the role
• Physically able to use a computer with basic proficiency, lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors
• Able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity with children
• Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English

Skills

• Ability to build relationships with families and coworkers and create a dynamic environment where play and discovery go hand-in-hand
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Approved State Trainer (preferred)
• NAEYC/NAC, and state licensing knowledge (preferred)
• Meet state specific guidelines for the role
• Physically able to use a computer with basic proficiency, lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors
• Able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity with children
• Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English

Benefits

• Discounted child care benefits
• Breath easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!)
• Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs
• Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones

Pay

Range of pay: $28.85 - $36.40 hourly. In the state of Minnesota, an additional $3.00 per hour premium is provided on all classroom hours worked through the Minnesota Great Start Grant Compensation Support Program.

Schedule

Our schedules vary by location, but typically include full-time positions with flexible hours to accommodate the needs of both employees and families.