Demo

Assistant Director

Montessori Unlimited
Shakopee, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/19/2026

Our Montessori school has been proudly serving our community for many years. With trained, dedicated educators (some with decades of experience), we provide an authentic Montessori experience in an early education setting. With mixed-age classrooms and carefully curated Montessori materials, we embrace the authentic Montessori Method, as we guide young learners toward the future, so they become innovative thinkers, good citizens, and able leaders.

Are you ready for the next step in your child care career? We’re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners.  The Assistant Director is responsible for the safe, effective operation of the school with the School Director, to achieve Learning Care Group’s safety vision.  In the Director’s absence, the Assistant Director has sole responsibility for the school. The Assistant Director assists in the promotion of the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the children.

 

Our Assistant Directors are:

  • Accountable! Ensure the school is operating in accordance with company and state licensing standards.
  • Responsible! Foster an educational, caring, safe environment for the children and parents.
  • Creative! Spark imagination, build self-esteem, and help children discover new things each day.
  • Positive! Promote the positive image of the company and play a major role in making the company a provider of choice for the communities we serve.
  • Team-oriented! Recruit, select, and retain quality staff.
  • Dedicated! Help achieve profitability for the company.

Job Requirements:

  • Must be at least 21 years of age
  • Must have previous leadership experience and at least 1 year of experience working in a licensed childcare facility.
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Must meet state requirements for education and our center/school requirements.

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Compensation based on Position, Education and Experience. Bi-weekly and Daily Pay options.
  • Salary Range: $21.41-$22.24/per hour.

  • Health insurance (medical, dental and vision), paid time-off and 401K (plus company match) provided for full-time employees
  • Limited medical offered for part-time workers
  • Education assistance including tuition reimbursement and certification available to all employees.

 

Your neighborhood Montessori school is supported by Montessori Unlimited, a nationwide network of authentic Montessori schools. As part of Learning Care Group—a community of inspired, bold, dedicated individuals—we invite you to be a difference maker. Here, you’ll find a dynamic environment and culture that is open, friendly, welcoming, and collaborative. Are you ready to make a strong, lasting, positive impact on children? Then join Montessori Unlimited, where we know our best asset is our people. We’ve made a commitment to ensure you feel valued, with a robust, comprehensive offering that exceeds expectations. That means competitive compensation, a targeted range of health and wellness benefits, and retirement planning, with our new 401k match. For us, it’s simple: Provide great rewards, keep employees engaged, and develop difference makers. We encourage your talent, recognize your potential, and support your growth, to be an inspiring, innovative force that prepares children for the future.

Learning Care Group is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

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