What are the responsibilities and job description for the Preschool Assistant Principal position at Merryhill School?
Preschool Assistant Principal – Aurora, CO
Merryhill Preschool | A Spring Education Group School
Location: 5678 S. Himalaya Street, Aurora, CO 80015
Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Salary Range: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour | Based on education and experience
Merryhill Preschool is seeking an experienced, passionate, and driven Preschool Assistant Principal (Assistant Center Director) to support and lead one of our high-performing schools in the Aurora area. This is an incredible opportunity for a dynamic leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to delivering excellence in early childhood education.
What You’ll Do:
As a school leader with Merryhill Preschool, you’ll be responsible for:
- Overseeing daily school operations and ensuring full compliance with state licensing regulations
- Leading a team of educators and support staff with clear vision and enthusiasm
- Building meaningful relationships with families and creating a welcoming school culture
- Ensuring curriculum implementation, classroom excellence, and student achievement
- Driving enrollment and retention through effective community engagement and customer service
- Partnering with regional leadership to meet performance goals and support staff development
What We’re Looking For:
- An awarded High School Diploma and one of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field required.
- Bachelor's degree in any other field with 30 semester credit hours in Early Childhood Education or Child Development courses and 3 months of verifiable experience working in licensed childcare.
- Associate degree in in Early Childhood or Child Development and 3 months of verifiable experience working in licensed childcare.
- A strong understanding of Colorado state standards for licensed childcare centers.
- Passion for mentoring teachers and shaping high-quality educational environments
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Flexibility to travel within the local market and step into leadership openings as needed
Why Join Merryhill Preschool?
- Part of the Spring Education Group, a leading provider of early childhood education
- Supportive leadership team and collaborative culture
- Career advancement opportunities across a nationwide network of schools
Competitive pay, childcare tuition discount, full benefits, and ongoing professional development opportunities available.
This is not a full job description. One will be provided to you during the interview process.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.
Salary : $25 - $27
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