Early Childhood Technical Manager

Role Overview

• Relations with families and children: Welcome, inform and support families
• Establish and manage care contracts
• Provide active listening, guidance and parenting support
• Organize the settling-in process for new children
• Encourage family participation in the life of the facility
• Organize parent/team meetings
• Manage admissions, enrollments, departures and emergency intakes
• Monitor children's attendance and absences
• Ensure the quality of reception and children's safety
• Team management and leadership: Organize the team's work (schedules, leave, replacements)
• Supervise and support professionals within a high-quality educational and professional environment
• Define and monitor the continuous training plan
• Participate in recruitment, intern onboarding and disciplinary follow-up
• Lead the life of the facility and coordinate educational activities
• Drive, initiate and evaluate the establishment's project
• Organize and lead team meetings
• Ensure a positive social climate and team spirit
• Coordinate with external stakeholders
• Administrative, financial and operational management: Monitor expenses, revenue and attendance data
• Manage the supply room and inventories
• Optimize the facility's occupancy rate
• Handle billing and follow-ups with families
• Monitor actions in connection with the CAF (Family Allowance Fund), the Inter-municipal Community and partners
• Participate in the overall administrative management of the facility
• Safety and compliance: Ensure the safety of buildings and equipment (safety referent)
• Implement regulatory checks
• Ensure compliance with hygiene and safety standards (HACCP)
• Partnerships and cross-functional duties: Maintain relationships with institutional partners (CAF, PMI, town halls, Inter-municipal Community…)
• Work closely with the Association's Management
• Identify situations of vulnerability affecting children and support families
• Work in coordination with multidisciplinary teams
• Inform families about access to rights
• Serve as an information relay between stakeholders and institutions
• Report according to established procedures

Requirements

• State diploma as a pediatric nurse (puéricultrice)
• State diploma as an Early Childhood Educator (Éducateur/trice de Jeunes Enfants)
• Or at least 3 years' experience in roles such as director, deputy director, technical manager or technical referent in early childhood care establishments (EAJE)
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar position
• Strong knowledge of child development and early childhood regulations
• Organizational, planning and management skills
• Managerial abilities and a strong sense of teamwork
• Strong interpersonal skills, good listening and communication abilities
• Autonomy, rigor and a strong sense of responsibility

Benefits

• 2-week closure in August + 1-week closure in December + 2 weeks of flexible leave (to be scheduled with the team)