Coordinator - Children's Educational Services - Traverse City, MI

More Than Just Care, It’s Community  

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.  

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You  

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance. 

• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.  

• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges. 

• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings  

A Day in the Life 

• The coordinator is responsible for all day-to-day responsibilities of their site. Staffing, parent communication, scheduling, compliance of state requirements and all MHC policies. 

• Manages the Children’s Educational Services by addressing the specific and unique needs of the children, parents, and staff. Quality care will be promoted through the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of the children. 

• Communicates, relates and interacts effectively with all children, parents, and staff. 

• Maintains confidentiality of information and records. 

• Responds to parents/children’s questions, concerns and needs effectively and timely. 

• Coordinate with the MHC Child Development Manager on developing goals and objectives for the Child Development Department, and will be responsible to develop, implement and evaluate program policies. 

• Will operate the Child Development programs within budgetary parameters. 

• Is responsible to maintain Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) standards. 

• Performs all other duties as assigned. 

• Oversees program compliance with Head Start, Early Head Start, and Great Start Readiness Program. 

• Collaborates with other Child Development related agencies for program compliance and implementation. 

• Participates in strengthening relationships with community collaborative efforts in the area of Early Childhood. 

• Oversees all budgetary and financial parameters related to grant based partnerships. 

• Acts as a mentor with new MHC Child Development department programs related to grant based partnerships 

• Monitoring and evaluating each staff member. 

What’s Required  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Development 
  OR 
• Associates Degree in Early Childhood Development with a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field of study such as Social Work, Business, Psychology etc. 
  OR
• Current CDA Certificate with 12 hours of Child Development classes 
• Must meet State of Michigan Department of Social Services licensing requirements for a Program Director 
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of Early Childhood development and the ability to manage a child care facility. 

• Must complete all CACFP duties as assigned 

• Demonstrated ability to effectively assist with development and management of the child development department 

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 30 pounds. 

Schedule: Monday - Friday (between hours of 6am - 6pm)

Are you Munson Material? Apply today! 

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.