Google Looking For Head of the Google Children’s Center at Mountain View, CA Full Time

Minimum qualifications:
Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

4 years of experience as a manager or director in an early childhood setting.

Experience working with constructivist, play-based Early Childhood Education theories.

Preferred qualifications:
Child Development Site Supervisor Permit or Child Development Program Director permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience with supervision of educators and related staff.

About the job

The Benefits Child Care team is a pioneer in the world of childhood development. As a member of this team, you’ll strive to instill the same love of learning and creativity in the minds of Googlers’ children as can be found among the Googlers we hire. In the unique educational environment of Google’s children’s centers, you’ll work with both your team and Google parents to continually develop and improve our Employee Child Development program to meet the physical, cognitive, social and emotional needs of children ages 3 months through 5 years. You’re passionate about each child’s personal growth and open to new and innovative methods of teaching, and are familiar with family-focused education that integrates play-based philosophies into the curriculum.

You motivate and support the teaching staff, directing the development and implementation of early childhood education programs. You also oversee financial, staffing and compliance tasks at the children’s centers.

In this role you’ll strive to instill the same love of learning, creativity, and justice in the minds of Googlers’ children. You’ll work with your team and Google parents (and their non-Google partners/spouses) to continually develop and improve our program to meet the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional needs of children ages three months through five years.

As Head of the Google Children’s Center, you will be passionate about each child’s personal growth and open to new and innovative methods of teaching and learning. You will motivate, support, and partner with the Google Children’s Center (GCC) leadership team and teaching staff, directing the development and implementation of GCC’s early childhood education programs.

Great just isn’t good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as “Human Resources”). We bring the world’s most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent, or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field. You’ll play an essential role advancing a more diverse, accessible, equitable, and inclusive Google through our hiring, promotion, retention, and inclusion practices.

Responsibilities

Supervise, coach, and mentor the development of the GCC Leadership Team. Advocate for the entire GCC faculty to be treated with respect in an unbiased and anti-discriminatory environment.

Work with the appropriate Google teams to ensure that GCC is financially stable, appropriately staffed, meeting all legal and licensing obligations, and aligned with all Google policies and procedures.

Work with the GCC Leadership Team to develop and implement educational high-quality programs, including care, education practices, curriculum development, schedules, staffing, professional development, and other policies and procedures through an anti-discrimination lens.

Provide support and information for Site Directors to work with parents to ensure that their questions about the curriculum, parenting issues, and the program will be well-answered. Meet with parents to respond to their concerns and questions, as needed.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.