Assistant Director, Child Development Center

Who We Are:

Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) is a global communications software company that helps enterprises connect people around the world with cloud-ready voice, messaging and emergency services. Backed by a network reaching 60+ countries covering 90 percent of global GDP, companies like Cisco, Google, Microsoft, RingCentral, Uber and Zoom use Bandwidth's APIs to easily embed communications into software and applications. Bandwidth has more than 20 years in the technology space and was the first Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) provider to offer a robust selection of APIs built around our own global network. Our award-winning support teams help businesses around the world solve complex communications challenges every day.

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What We Are Looking For:

The Assistant Director, Child Development Center will help guide Bandwidth’s efforts to develop and implement our first, on-site Child Development Center (CDC) that will provide a best-in-class educational environment for children of Bandwidth employees and will serve as an important element of Bandwidth's Whole Person Promise. Assists in designing and implementing infrastructure and program activities as part of a Child Development Center/educational program. Assists in start-up efforts to recruit and hire staff for the Child Development Center. The Operations Manager collaborates with all staff to play a key role in maintaining the smooth functioning of routine school operations. This individual is a creative thinker who is comfortable with a dynamic and changing work environment with a passion for early childhood education.

What You'll Do:

• Center’s Education Principles inspired by Montesori, Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) and (to a lesser degree) other educational best practices established by the Director and Ohana Board. 
• Establish and launch the in-office child development program at Bandwidth, including managing licensure, staffing, annual budget and enrollment. 
• Build and maintain the necessary systems to ensure quality childcare including but not limited to center policies and practices and technology based infrastructure 
• Hire, train, and evaluate teachers and other CDC staff members. Foster staff’s professional development and ensure that staff meets all regulatory requirements and childcare standards, practices and philosophies as directed by Bandwidth. 
• Manage the Center’s budget; maintain accounting records, and approve funding for special or additional events and activities. 
• Manage the care and appropriate development of children, including maintaining visual supervision of children, changing diapers, preparing food, washing dishes, and feeding children, as necessary. 
• Institute parent communication practices and record-keeping policies including daily logs for individual children. 8. Articulate the Center's philosophy and mission and cultivate a spirit of mentoring and collaboration among parents and other stakeholders. Provide rich and robust communication practices for parents, center staff, and cross-functional Bandwidth partners 
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Create and train staff on an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, which complies with all applicable laws and regulations, for how the Center will respond to both natural and man-made disasters to ensure the safety and protection of the children and staff. 
• Provide nutritious and age-appropriate food as well as broad menu variety for children and center personnel. 11. Adhere to requirements of all relevant laws and regulations, including the North Carolina State Child Care Law. Ensure compliance to North Carolina’s norms and regulations for child care institutions, including: establish and maintain licensure and certification; renew licenses and certifications on time; ensure staff maintains educational requirements and standards and that Bandwidth’s caregiver-to-child ratio is maintained; maintain safety standards, ensuring the quality and variety of food and providing a clean environment for attendees. 
• Adhere to accreditation standards of the American Montessori Society (AMS) and RIE Methodology for Infant Care.
• Partner with education experts and universities as they actively seek training and education for themselves and teachers for child development best practices and establishing highest standards for education and childcare. 14. Creates a loving and inclusive environment for children and Center staff. 
• Manages logistical aspects of routine school operations. Including ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, and coordinating maintenance as