Executive Director

Lead a child care organization with a focus on supporting children and their varying interests and learning, and a commitment to enable children to experience creativity, social learning, and self-discovery.

Paris Child Care (PCC) is a non-profit organization which has been providing quality child care services in Paris, Ontario since 1987. Over the past thirty-seven years as the Paris community has grown, so has the demand for quality child care, and PCC has continued to expand, providing services in two locations both based within schools for children from six weeks two years, as well as providing off-site school age programs for children before and after school. PCC is a licensed child care agency with the Ministry of Education, which strives to ensure programs provide an enriching curriculum for children of all ages and developmental stages. PCC’s dedicated educators pride themselves on providing quality child care for each and every child using a play-based learning approach.

The Board is looking to hire an Executive Director who is an outstanding leader who will bring a passion for delivering quality childcare to the Paris and surrounding communities and share a vision to raise the expectations of the child care sector, from children’s foundational education to the true value of professional educators. Reporting directly to an engaged Board of Directors and working closely with committed staff and volunteers, the Executive Director is responsible for fulfilling the mission of PCC and moving the organization towards its vision as well as working collaboratively with community partners to enhance the image and visibility of PCC across Paris and the surrounding communities.

The Executive Director will have at least five years of relevant non-profit senior management experience. The Executive Director will hold a graduate degree in education, sociology, social sciences, health sciences, or another relevant field. Experience of leadership in building responsive relationships with children in environments where they feel safe, physically, and emotionally, to play, learn, and have fun would be desirable. Experience in bringing together communities and service partners to collectively care for children and families would be an asset. Experience of working successfully with a Board of Directors and cultivating new and existing board member relationships is highly desirable. As an inspirational leader with excellent interpersonal and communications skills, the Executive Director will promote a culture of collaboration, excellence and continuous improvement and demonstrate an understanding of working in a culturally diverse and changing community environment.

The closing date for applications is May 24, 2024. To obtain more information or to express your interest in this leadership opportunity please call Tony Woolgar at 416 902 2974 or forward your resume, in complete confidence, to tony.woolgar@lesp.ca. To learn more about Paris Child Care, please visit their web site at www.parischildcare.ca.

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Paris Child Care and Legacy Executive Search Partners are committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. Accommodation will be provided as requested, in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.