Early Education Program Manager - The Salvation Army Eastern Territory

The Salvation Army’s Divisional Headquarters located in Canton, MA is hiring an Early Education Program Manager and offers excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low-cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Location:  The Children's Learning Center, Dorchester, MA (Will be required to travel to other childcare locations: Chelsea, Lynn, South End, Cambridge).

Pay Range: $60,000/year up to $84,000/year depending upon experience and qualifications

The Early Education Program Manager will serve as a consultant and resource to the EEC licensed programs in all matters relating to the planning, development, and operations of the infant/toddler, preschool, Afterschool, and Summer Day Camp programs. Duties include but not limited to: assist with the licensing processes, conduct regular Director meetings to include coaching and opportunities for collaboration amongst divisional staff, assist with recruitment, interviewing, and on-boarding of staff when applicable, feedback of professional skills for Directors to be submitted to Corps Officers on an annual basis, work with directors to implement community collaborations, new program ideas, assessment tools that will help maintain quality, safe programs and building and maintaining center enrollment, work with team members during center audits, helping to gather information, analyze information and implement recommendations, provide monthly statistics to Social Ministries Director, and provide oversight to the Children’s Learning Center which includes conducting annual evaluation for CLC Director and staff (in absence of Director).

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in either Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Education Administration or a related field
• Minimum of two years childcare administration experience.
• Experience with grants and development work.
• Experience in a supervisory/consultative role
• Lead teacher(infant/toddler/preschool) and Director I /II certified and verification of School age work experience
• Knowledge and understanding of Massachusetts Laws as it relates to Early Education and Care
• Bi-Lingual in Spanish not required, but helpful.
• Must possess excellent people and communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office, and general computer use.