Early Childcare Education Manager

New Dawn Enterprises / 37 Nepean Street, SydneyDetailsDeadline to apply:November 1, 2024 / 4:00 pmAnticipated start date:November 12, 2024Contact:

Alyce MacLean (hr@newdawn.ca)

Schedule:

Permanent/Full-Time

Compensation:

$70,000 annually

Number of openings:

1

About the Position

Job Purpose

New Dawn Enterprises is building a new Early Childcare Centre in Glace Bay, and we're seeking an Early Childcare Education Manager to bring this project to life. The new space will be open in 2026.

You will be responsible for informing the design and construction phases of the new childcare centre, including helping guide through the licensing process. You will also create enriching programming for children aged 0-5 for when the centre becomes operational.

You have a deep passion for early childhood education and want to make an impact on your community. You lead from a place of humility, making spaces for a diversity of (often excluded) voices around the table, while maintaining overall responsibility for successful project completion.

You have experience managing strict timelines and budgets, ensuring that the project intent is delivered on time and on budget.

You are able to work independently and collaboratively towards a bold, shared goal and are always attuned to ways to improve upon proposed designs and approaches.

You can handle pressure and a steady, sometimes significant workload, but also plan your months/years well so that you take all of your available time-off to rest, recharge, and maintain your energy and spirit for work that is both rewarding and challenging.

Duties and Responsibilities

Program Design:

• Inform the program design and delivery of the New Dawn Early Childcare Centre in advance of its opening.
• Work with provincial contacts to ensure adherence to regulations and best practices.
• Connect with Glace Bay families to ensure the program design accommodates their unique needs.
• Inform set up of physical space, both indoor and outdoor.
• Recommend furniture, fixtures, and equipment needed for a successful childcare program.
• Anticipate staff needs and ensure childcare centre is set up for their success.
• Work with the Director of Properties & Development through the design and construction phases of the new childcare centre.
• The go-to person for everything involving a project's organization and timeline.
• Attend all construction/design team meetings.
• Complete tasks assigned or assumed between meetings to ensure project flow.
• Bring in other New Dawn staff as needed to ensure questions/topics addressed.
• When asked, serve as site point of contact for project (answering questions/needs of site supervisor and/or trades as questions/needs arise throughout the day).
• Proactively anticipate and identify risk (to construction, budget, timeline), raise anticipated risks with manager, and work collectively to resolve in advance.
• Continuously evaluate success and identify areas of improvement for future projects.
• Report and escalate issues to management as needed.
• Maintain close, open, ongoing relationships with all project partners and stakeholders.
• Help to collaboratively develop, articulate, and then abide by project goals and vision.
• Engage stakeholders in the space design and renovation, as needed.
• Ensure final space is reflective of the needs of families of Glace Bay.
• Provide stakeholders with regular updates on project progress and timeline.
• Work with partners on community engagement/education efforts around project.

Project Budget and Timeline:

• Work with the Director of Properties & Development on project timeline and budget.
• As challenges/changes arise with timeline, work closely with the contractor to resolve favorably.
• Engage others from ND and the coalition partners when trade-offs are needed to meet budget.
• Maintain excellent records of the project – records will inform operations/warranty in future.
• Seek out external advisors as needed if/as project budget and timeline challenges arise.

Community Engagement:

• Tell the story of the project as it unfolds.
• Understand who the project stakeholders are, and engage as appropriate.
• Keep the CBRM community abreast of progress.
• Respond to community inquiries in a respectful and informative manner.
• Work with provincial funders and partners to create and maintain social media momentum/presence for the project.
• Represent project in the media as media inquiries are received.

Project Planning:

• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress.
• Identify and track needs, timelines, milestones for contractors, project partners, and community.

Core Competencies

• Commitment
• Accountability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Excellence Orientation
• Work Well Under Pressure
• Time Management
• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Multitasking
• Flexibility

Qualifications

• Early Childhood Educator designation (diploma or degree) with working experience.
• Well-versed in the provincial standards for early childcare in Nova Scotia.
• Working knowledge of Nova Scotia Early Learning and Child Care Regulations, or willingness to learn.
• Experience hiring and managing staff.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Highly organized and works well under pressure.
• Able to work independently, as well as with a team.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Maintains positive working relationships to achieve goals of the organization.
• Willing to accept responsibility, show good judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness.
• Adheres to principles of confidentiality, complies with training and ethical guidelines.
• Demonstrated project management experience and/or construction experience.

Work Conditions

• Position requires 32 hours per week of work, hours TBD in consultation with manager.
• Interacts with employees, management, and the public at large in an office setting.
• Overtime may be required; working evenings/weekends as needed.
• Long periods of time sitting at a desk.

About New Dawn Enterprises

New Dawn Enterprises Limited is the oldest Community Development Corporation in Canada. New Dawn is a private, volunteer-directed social enterprise dedicated to community building.

It seeks to identify community needs and to establish and operate ventures that speak to those needs. Its mission is to engage the community to create and support a culture of self-reliance. Its vision is a self-reliant people living in a vibrant community. New Dawn articulates this mission through a number of businesses, organizations, and partnerships.

Among its businesses and activities are New Dawn Health Care, New Dawn Real Estate, New Dawn Community Engagement and Education, New Dawn Meals on Wheels, Café Marie, Eltuek Arts Centre, the Cape Breton Island Centre for Immigration, and the New Dawn Centre.

Total Compensation Package

New Dawn Enterprises believes in supporting the well-being of its employees and, in service of this, has created the following total compensation package for permanent employees of New Dawn Enterprises, in addition to their salaries.

New Dawn offers its employees group benefits provided by Group Heath. The plan also includes a component for Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and Vision Care. Dependent life is also included.

Self-Directed Registered Retirement Savings Plan

Employees may choose to participate in New Dawn's Self-Directed RRSP plan allowing them to contribute up to 5% of their gross salary. This is then matched by New Dawn.

Reduced Hours Work Week

In recognition of the benefits of greater work-life balance, and in recognition of the value of flexibility and autonomy for human wellbeing, New Dawn has moved to a 32-hour work week, effective January 1, 2023.

Professional Development

New Dawn acknowledges and is committed to the ongoing professional development and lifelong learning aspirations of its staff. The acquisition of new position-relevant skills and perspectives by employees creates a stronger, more informed, and modern organization. As such: New Dawn may reimburse the tuition fee for courses related to the employee's work.

Paid Holidays

New Dawn observes thirteen (13) public holidays and other days for which staff will be paid. They are: New Year's Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Civic Holiday, Labour Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day. In the spirit of family, the President reserves the right to close the office between Christmas and New Year's to enable employees to spend time with their families.

Paid Vacation

All new employees entering the organization as a salaried employee will earn 15 days of vacation during the annum.

Paid Sick Time

Employees will be entitled to seven (7) days of sick leave at the beginning of each calendar year. Sick time can be carried forward to a maximum of fifteen (15) days total. For illness, medical appointments, and visits to specialists for the employee or their family members.

Employee and Family Assistance Plan (EFAP)

New Dawn's Group Benefits Plan also includes the provision of an Employee and Family Assistance Program. The Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP) is a support system that employees and their families can turn to for confidential help with stress, anxiety and depression, family and relationship issues, addictions, legal and financial difficulties, health and nutrition concerns and workplace and career difficulties. The program is confidential and optional and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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