Early Childhood Assistant Director

Benefits:

Establish a safe, healthy, and welcoming preschool setting and oversee programs and activities to engage and educate young children
Develop open lines of communication with staff, parents, and children—and conduct one-on-one meetings with parents to discuss each child's progress
Build and support a qualified team of childcare educators to promote our superior reputation in early-childhood education
Meet or exceed financial goals and objectives
Participate in marketing events, campaigns, and community relations
Provide unparalleled customer service
Ensure full compliance with corporate policies as well as federal, state, and company standards, regulations, and requirements including licensing, safety, and sanitation
Help manage hiring and recruitment of new staff
The Preschool Assistant Director upholds company standards and set the example by consistently modeling professional leadership, management and instructional skills while interacting with others
Demonstrates consistency in words and actions
Clearly communicates preschool standards, guidelines, and preschool policies to all staff and stress their importance to the organization
Ability to train a staff of 20 - 40 and oversee the completion of performance appraisals, supervise the development of individualized goals for staff’s professional growth and development, as well as supervise the monitoring and evaluation of goal accomplishment

Responsibilities

Join Little Learner Children's Academy as a Child Care Assistant Director, where you will play a vital role in supporting the Center Director in daily operations, curriculum oversight and staff management
Your efforts will help nurture the potential of young learners and shape their futures
We are seeking an Assistant Daycare Director Monday through Friday available during hours of operation from 6:30AM to 6:00 PM
There are some evening and weekend meetings and events the director is required to attend
Ensure daily operations comply with state licensing regulations
Supervise classroom curriculum and classroom observations
Conducting Professional and Performance Plans for staff
Welcome all new families and staff to the center
Organize large school events (Pre-K Graduation, Book Fairs, fundraisers, etc.)
Coordinate ongoing staff development activities including staff meetings and trainings
Able to stand for long periods of time, frequent walking, sitting on the floor and playing with children, being able to lift up to a 40 lb child in an emergency situation
Fluency and clear communication in English
Managing employee time cards
Conducting Monthly Mandatory Center Meetings
Attending Monthly Management meetings at HQ
Creating Staff schedules
Ensuring center is tour ready on a daily basis
Keeping a positive site work culture
Managing food program
Supervising DCFS compliance
Resolving parent/staff concerns
Managing parent tuition