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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic and nonacademic activities of preschool and childcare centers or programs. | Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies, and students' behavioral or learning problems. | |||
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Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities. | ||||
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Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out. | ||||
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Monitor students' progress, and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems. | ||||
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Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment, and authorize purchases. | ||||
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Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff, and recommend personnel actions for programs and services. | ||||
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Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions. | ||||
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Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs. | ||||
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Review and interpret government codes, and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance. | ||||
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Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions, to estimate staffing and facility requirements. | ||||
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Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations, and recommend any necessary modifications. | ||||
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Teach classes or courses, or provide direct care to children. | ||||
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Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding. | ||||
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Write articles, manuals, and other publications, and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about programs and facilities. | ||||
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Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends, to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes. | ||||
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Inform businesses, community groups, and governmental agencies about educational needs, available programs, and program policies. | ||||
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Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Education Administrator, Preschool
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. | |||
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Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Economics and Accounting | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Therapy and Counseling | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. | |||
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Sociology and Anthropology | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. | |||
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Philosophy and Theology | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Management of Material Resources | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
ACS Technologies HeadMaster | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Auburn Software Debit Square | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Cirrus Group Daycare Works | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Emerging Technologies Office Center | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Intuit QuickBooks software | Accounting software | |||
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Intuit Quicken software | Accounting software | |||
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Jackrabbit Technologies Jackrabbit Care | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Kressa Software SchoolLeader | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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MAGGEY software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Mount Taylor Programs Private Advantage | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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ONE Software KidsONE | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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OnCare Advantage | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Orgmation iCare | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Personalized Software Childcare Manager | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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PraxiPower PraxiSchool | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Professional Solutions ProCare | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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SDS Software Solutions DayCare Information Systems PRO | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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ScholarCare | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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SoftCare CenterCare | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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SofterWare EZ-CARE2 | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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The Gallagher Group DataCare | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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eChurch.com SchoolPerfect | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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Compact digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Emergency first aid kits | Emergency medical services first aid kits | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Administrator | |||
Art Coordinator | |||
Assessment Coordinator | |||
Child Care Center Administrator | |||
Child Care Center Director | |||
Child Care Director | |||
Childcare Administrator | |||
Childcare Center Administrator | |||
Childcare Center Director | |||
Childcare Director | |||
Day Care Center Director | |||
Day Care Director | |||
Daycare Manager | |||
Director | |||
Director of Child Care Center | |||
Director of Preschool | |||
Director of Testing | |||
Early Care Superintendent | |||
Early Childhood Development Manager | |||
Early Childhood Program Supervisor (ECP Supervisor) | |||
Early Childhood Services Director | |||
Early Childhood Specialist | |||
Early Head Start Director | |||
Education Coordinator | |||
Education Director | |||
Education Site Manager | |||
Education Specialist | |||
Educational Program Director | |||
Executive Director | |||
Head Start Coordinator | |||
Head Start Director | |||
Montessori Program Director | |||
Prekindergarten Program Coordinator | |||
Preschool Director | |||
Principal | |||
Program Coordinator | |||
Program Director | |||
Site Coordinator | |||
Special Education Director | |||
Teacher | |||
Therapeutic Preschool Program Manager | |||
Vice Principal | |||
Vocational Training Director | |||
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