Deputy Director – Early Childhood Care Center
CA LUBERON MONTS DE VAUCLUSE
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Cavaillon • 🇫🇷 France
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Lead
About the role
- Participate in organizing the reception of children and families
- Ensure each child’s adaptation and well-being, respecting their individual rhythms and needs.
- Build a relationship of trust with families.
- Promote children's integration into the group and support their psychomotor and emotional development.
- Participate in the operational management of the facility.
- Ensure continuity of leadership in the director’s absence (schedules, absences, orders, etc.).
- Master early childhood regulations (hygiene, safety, HACCP) and ensure their application.
- Implement an establishment project consistent with the site and with the childcare policy developed by the Early Childhood Department.
- Monitor and co-develop the project with frontline teams, the field early childhood educator (EJE), the director and the psychologist.
- Translate educational, pedagogical and sustainable development projects into concrete actions.
- Supervise a multidisciplinary team.
- Foster reflective practice through moments of exchange, listening and supervision with the team, in coordination with the service psychologist.
- Observe and support children and professionals during daily activities.
- Participate in the training of interns and new staff.
- Ensure the application of best practices and respect for the principles of respectful care (bientraitance).
Requirements
- State diploma as an Early Childhood Educator (EJE) or as a Registered Nurse.
- In-depth knowledge of young children’s needs and of the regulatory framework for public early childhood policy.
- Comfortable leading projects and translating them into concrete actions on the ground.
- Ability to support teams in work organization, schedule management and conflict resolution.
- Strong communication skills, ability to conduct meetings, welcome families and work in partnership.
- Availability, adaptability and responsiveness to unforeseen events and changing needs; professional discretion.
- Team spirit and the ability to support and sustain a team.
Benefits
- Employer contribution to a certified supplementary health insurance (mutuelle)
- Contribution to a group provident/employee welfare insurance scheme
- 75% coverage of public transport costs
- Access to CNAS (employee social welfare benefits)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
early childhood regulationsHACCPproject managementteam supervisionconflict resolutionschedule managementpedagogical project implementationobservational skillstraining and mentoring
Soft skills
communication skillsteam spiritadaptabilityresponsivenessprofessional discretionrelationship buildingreflective practicelistening skills
Certifications
State diploma as an Early Childhood Educator (EJE)Registered Nurse