Early Learning Manager

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

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Job Summary:

Department Summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Child and Family Centers offer early childhood care and education for the children of VUMC employees. The childcare program serves children, from six weeks old to age 5. The centers are licensed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services. The Child and Family Centers provide quality care and education in a safe, nurturing and engaging environment.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree plus five (5) years of relevant work experience.

** It's important that all candidates, internal or external, please upload an updated resume that includes the start and end dates (month & year) of any relevant positions you have held. Your resume should be in a Word or PDF format.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Fosters healthy work and learning environment.

Oversees childcare operations including licensing, quality assurance, facility operations and educational excellence.

Prioritizes and organizes daily childcare center activities for maximum effectiveness.

Manages recruitment, onboarding, checking references and conducting staff orientations.

Develop communications that support operational improvement, workplace culture improvement, policy and procedure.

Collaborates with ongoing enrollment process.

Maintains accurate and current HR transactions in HR systems and payroll processing.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

Customer Conflict Management (Advanced): Ability to manage conflict, disharmony and strife among people and situations, while recognizing and addressing sensitivities.

Communication (Advanced): Clearly, effectively, and respectfully communicates to employees or customers.

Operations Planning (Advanced): Anticipates resource needs to meet objectives and implements appropriate processes.

People Management (Advanced): Interacting, communicating, building relationships and developing employees.

Compliance (Advanced): Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.

Quality Management (Intermediate): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.

Business Results (Intermediate): Ability to achieve business results while focusing on quality, customer satisfaction, and stewardship.

Leadership (Intermediate): Formulates a vision while motivating & guiding employees promoting engagement. Leaders state precise goals, ensures the commitment of individuals to those goals, defines the methods of measurement, and provides the incentive to accomplish measurable outcomes.

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TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Customer Conflict Management (Advanced): Ability to manage conflict, disharmony and strife among people and situations, while recognizing and addressing sensitivities.

• Communication (Advanced): Clearly, effectively, and respectfully communicates to employees or customers.

• Operations Planning (Advanced): Anticipates resource needs to meet objectives and implements appropriate processes.

• People Management (Advanced): Interacting, communicating, building relationships and developing employees.

• Compliance (Advanced): Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.

• Quality Management (Intermediate): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.

• Business Results (Intermediate): Ability to achieve business results while focusing on quality, customer satisfaction, and stewardship.

• Leadership (Intermediate): Formulates a vision while motivating & guiding