What is a community center director and how to become one

Key steps to become a community center director

1. Explore community center director education requirements

   Most common community center director degrees

   Bachelor's

   58.7 %

   Master's

   15.8 %

   Associate

   12.9 %

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2. Start to develop specific community center director skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Community Outreach	14.58%
   CPR	9.02%
   Community Engagement	8.65%
   Social Work	7.43%
   Strategic Plan	7.43%

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3. Complete relevant community center director training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New community center directors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a community center director based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real community center director resumes.

4. Research community center director duties and responsibilities

   • Manage delivery of quality early childhood education programs by establishing an environment of learning and maintaining the integrity of the programs.
   • Implement systems to more collaboratively and effectively develop department and area budgets for staff payroll, operations, and capital projects.
   • Represent the university in various environments addressing the HIV epidemic in Virginia.

5. Get community center director experience

   Generally, it takes 4-6 years to become a community center director. The most common roles before becoming a community center director include internship, sales associate team lead and cashier.

6. Apply for community center director jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a community center director job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams