Business Administration

Education:

Must have a degree in Business Management or Non-Profit Management

Experience:

3+ years of business experience

Knowledge:

Record keeping practices and procedures, basic principles of accounting, financial record keeping and

budget preparation, laws, regulations and practices relating to supervision and management of program

personnel, basic computer skills including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Physical and Mental Requirements:

The physical and mental demands described 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.

•  Adequate health and fitness to be able to maintain a busy schedule

• Use of gross motor skills to perform organizational duties

• Use of fine motor skills to operate keyboard equipment

• Regularly required to sit and stand for extended periods

• Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,

• Lifts children and equipment up to 50 lbs occasionally

• Able to move quickly to intervene in dangerous situations

• Able to understand and communicate in English effectively both written and verbally to a variety

• Able to express or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to convey detailed or

• Able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels in order to receive information

• Problem solving ability

• Able to make decisions without supervision

• Able to make sound decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image

Essential Functions:

1. Maintain center program

a. Ensure compliance with all FSSA, CACFP, NAEYC, and MZLDC guidelines and policies

b. Parent Engagement Tool Kit (complete kit & find avenues for more parent engagement)

c. Order center supplies from approved vendors as needed within budget restrictions

d. Resolve questions, Parent issues, and problems as they arise

e. Be available for parent guidance

f. Participant in employment interviews

2. Staff Management - The Business Administrator is responsible for overseeing the performance of the Assistant Director as well as providing support to the director in hiring and management of staff

a. Performance Management

i. Performance Evaluation for Assistant Daycare Director

ii. Post teacher of the month on bulletin boards per Assistant Director

iii. Work with the Assistant Director each year to establish performance goals.

b. Schedule Teachers

i. Ensure that each classroom has adequate coverage by teachers all times.

ii. Coordinate staff schedules (daily room assignment, vacation, etc.)

iii. Assist in tracking staff attendance according to company policy.

iv. Post all approved time off request on a visible calendar.

3. Administration - The Business Administrator is responsible for managing all of the paperwork associated with each of the classrooms, including files for staff and children.

a. Overseeing ISTAR-KR (ensure teachers have necessary documents and are completing them).

4. Curriculum

a. Oversee the execution of the curriculum.

b. Work with the assistant director to design and implement developmentally appropriate field trips

i. Schedule field trips and activities (should line up with lessons and themes

ii. Ensure bulletin boards are updated (in hallways)

iii. Schedule activities for after care and school-age student breaks

c. Keep abreast of the following and ensure that each room is following them.

i. ECE trends

ii. NAEYC standards

iii. Uses ITERS/ECHERS rating scales to assist in evaluating program needs.

5. Professionalism

a. Employees’ attendance record reflects dependability.

b. Attends all staff meetings and is an active participant.

c. Completes job tasks in a timely manner.

d. Is a team player. Provides assistance and support to other staff members as needed.

e. Carries out his or her supervisor’s directives in a timely manner.

f. Respects supervisor’s authority and decisions.

g. Gets involved and goes beyond their assigned role.

h. Exhibits good interpersonal skills. Gets along well and cooperates with others.

i. Express ideas clearly, both written and verbal.

j. Uses innovative ideas to resolve problems and develop effective solutions.

k. Thinks intelligently and makes logical decisions.

l. Maintains professional Mt. Zion’s Loving Daycare Standards of Conduct for employees at all times.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this position employees are subject to constant interruptions, are often

under severe time constraints and are in direct contact with the public, students, and employees.

Negative interactions resulting from these contacts can result in stressful situations. Job tasks are

performed in close physical proximity with children and adults.

The child care environment is often loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in

several indoor environments including the classroom, kitchen, and office. Additionally, employees will

work in outdoor environments including on or near student playground equipment.

Emergency Response/Recovery

In the event of an emergency, the employee holding this position is required to “report to duty” in

accordance with MZLDC’s Emergency Operations Plan and/or the employee’s department’s emergency

response and recovery plans. During or immediately following an emergency, the employee will be

notified to assist in the emergency response effort, and to mobilize other staff members if needed.

The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions

of this position but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.

Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other areas to cover absences

or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.