Description du poste
**DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL MANAGER (RECE)**
**Schwartz/Reisman Centre (JCC) Early Childhood Education Centre**
**Grow Your Career. Lead with Heart. Make an Impact.**
**Job Type:** Full Time
**Salary:** $60,000–$65,000 annually plus comprehensive benefits and perks
**Schedule:** 9-hour scheduled shift based on operational needs:
**8:00 AM–5:00 PM| 8:30AM-5:30PM |9:00 AM–6:00 PM**
**Location:** Schwartz/Reisman Centre, 9600 Bathurst Street, Vaughan, ON (Bathurst/Rutherford)
**Who We Are:**
The **Jewish Community Centre (JCC)** is more than a workplace, it’s a vibrant hub of **community, culture, connection, and growth**. At the Schwartz/Reisman Centre Early Childhood Education Centre, our **9-classroom licensed daycare and preschool** takes a holistic approach to early learning, through our dynamic and nurturing programming which combines high quality early childhood education with **Jewish values, traditions, culture, and meaningful experiences.**
**Are YOU Our Next Daycare & Preschool Manager?**
Are you an **experienced** **RECE and strong administrator ready to take the next step in your leadership journey?** We’re looking for a passionate, organized, and people-focused **Daycare & Preschool Manager** to join our ECE leadership team.
**What You’ll Do:**
* Help lead the daily operations of our **9-classroom licensed daycare and preschool**.
* Coach, mentor, train, and support educators while helping build a positive and collaborative team culture.
* Ensure compliance with the **Child Care and Early Years Act (CCYEA)**, Ministry licensing requirements, ELECT, *How Does Learning Happen?*, and JCCA Sheva framework.
* Coordinate daily staffing, classroom ratios, sick-call coverage, and schedules.
* Provide classroom coverage on occasion when required to maintain ratios.
* Build strong relationships with children and families and provide exceptional parent experience.
* Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and staff development.
* Help guide high-quality, holistic programming that supports the developmental needs of each child.
* Support the development and implementation of interactive learning centres to highlight learning all the Jewish holidays; assist with infusing Jewish knowledge and experiences into all daily programming.
* Create bi-weekly parent updates through Constant Contact; prepare communication messages for parents through Lillio; and create engaging designs and materials using Canva.
* Conduct monthly fire drills and complete monthly playground safety checks.
* Support Centre administration, including registrations, waitlists, attendance, records, payroll information, PWE tracking, invoices, and supplies.
* Support health, safety, emergency procedures, allergy prevention, and other licensing requirements.
* Participate in JCC events, celebrations, and community initiatives.
* Provide leadership coverage for the Director and Assistant Director when required.
**What You Bring:**
* **Registered Early Childh