Assistant Director

About This Role

Lead a KinderCare center to success by assisting the Center Director, supporting teaching staff, fostering positive family relationships, and ensuring operational objectives are met.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Center Director in leading teaching staff, supporting families, and achieving enrollment, accreditation, and operational objectives
• Partner with parents to provide the best care and education for their children
• Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners
• Serve in various roles throughout the center as needed, including teacher, cook, and/or driver
• Educate parents, teachers, and leaders on the value of early childhood education

Requirements

• At least two years of early childhood education experience
• Understanding of developmentally appropriate practices
• Ability to ensure developmentally appropriate practices are used in the classroom
• Excellent administrative skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent listening skills
• Ability to meet state specific guidelines for the role
• Physically able to use a computer with basic proficiency
• Able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds
• Able to work indoors or outdoors
• Able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children
• Able to see and hear well enough to keep children safe
• Able to engage in physical activity
• Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English

Qualifications

• At least two years of early childhood education experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

Certifications