Preschool Assistant Director Required Skills:
- Proven experience and success at an Assistant Director of a large school
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of hands-on teaching experience
- Compliance with state licensing standards for a preschool program director, including but not limited to criminal background screening and fingerprinting
- Minimum requirement of education/experience within one of the following:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university combined with 6+ months of experience in the group care of children – or –
- Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education – or –
- Associate's degree or equivalent combined with 1+ year in a supervisory position and 2+ years of experience in the group care of children
- Comprehensive knowledge of national and state education standards, licensing requirements and procedures, and fire, health, and OSHA regulations
- Strong knowledge of USDA Nutritional Standards for Schools
- Must be at least 21 years old and meet corporate driving requirements
Preschool Assistant Director Responsibilities:
- 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
Leadership and Managing Performance
- 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
