The Assistant Director is responsible for assisting the Center Director in ensuring the health, safety, and quality of education for all children within the center’s care. Under the direction of the Center Director, the Assistant Director collaborates with staff to ensure that curriculum and classroom activities are properly delivered, and that the needs of the students and the goals of the center are met appropriately.

This position reports to the Center Director.

• Assume duties of Center Director and Teachers as needed during their absence.
• Ability to carry out plans for solving problems and dealing with emergencies.
• Collaborate with staff to ensure adherence to quality standards in accordance with Center guidelines and state and local requirements; implement improvements where needed.
• Maintain communication with families including responding to concerns and questions.
• Assisting with inquiries and tours of prospective families.
• Involvement with community through appropriate outreach activities.
• Follow all center policies and state regulations.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.
• Ability to work with any age group/classroom in the center.
• Willingness to work at both locations as scheduled.
• Maintain staffing ratios and grouping of children daily.
• Maintain all child and staff records required to be kept on site.
• Ensures developmentally appropriate practice in each classroom
• Participates in conferences, workshops and trainings as appropriate.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

• 3 5 years of experience in an early childhood setting.
• High energy.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification.
• Must clear full background check.
• Must pass health screening.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood education or related field of study.
• Willingness to obtain additional ECE credits and PA Director’s credential.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift 35lbs.
• Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools, or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat, or crawl.
• A specific vision ability will be required including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Must be able to perform each of the essential functions for each position within the center as needed.

Employment Type

This position is a full-time salaried position.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Childcare tuition discount
• Health and dental insurance
• Supplemental insurance
• Retirement plan with employer matching
• Paid professional development
• Tuition reimbursement