Center Administrator - Youth In Need

Would you like a career that changes lives while working with a team built on shared values? Look no further! At Youth In Need, we value community and relationships. We encourage courageous spaces, leaning into discomfort, and stretching your learning muscles. As a Center Administrator, you'll assist the Assistant Principal in planning, developing, implementing, and supervising aspects of daily center operations. You'll lead and model professionalism and teamwork within the center team by developing and maintaining supportive and professional relationships with children and their families.

Our Company: Youth In Need has been around since 1974 helping to create safe places for the area's most vulnerable children. We have more than 400 full- and part-time staff who serve more than 8,000 children, teens and families at nearly 100 locations in six counties in Eastern Missouri. Youth In Need has been named a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplace for seven straight years. We are nationally recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services as an exemplary program. We value social justice and are dedicated to enhancing racial equity in our organization.

This Position: We are interested in a Center Administrator with a Bachelor's or advanced degree in Education/Administration or related field (with at least 18 hours in ECE) OR 18 hours in ECE and 3 years experience in an early childhood setting OR a CDA with 3 or more years experience in an Early Childhood Setting. We're looking for someone with 3+ years experience working with children (birth-5) and management experience. Experience with Head Start Performance Standards, Missouri Licensing Regulations, Infant/Toddler Responsive Care and Creative Curriculum preferred. Ability to be CPR certified is required.

For the full job description, please email Careers@YouthInNeed.org or visit www.youthinneed.org.

This is a salaried position with pay starting at $45,760/year.

Why Apply? We offer an extensive amount of competitive benefits including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance at low cost
• Paid Time Off including 12 Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, 12 Sick Days and 2 Weeks Vacation (which increases with years of service)
• 401k with 3% Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance
• Opportunity for growth

No phone calls please. If you have questions, please email Careers@YouthInNeed.org.

Youth In Need is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to ability, age, ancestry, color, cultural background, faith/religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, income, marital status, national origin, political belief/affiliation, pregnancy, race, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.