We are looking for a positive, energetic, and creative individual to join our talented staff. Our preferred candidate would need to have strong organizational, administrative, and communication skills and be eager to start immediately on a path of shared learning. The ideal candidate will have a friendly, smiling, and easy-going personality while also being very perceptive, responsible, and disciplined. A customer-oriented approach is essential. Must meet basic requirements of local child care regulatory agency.

Duties:

• Monitor all classrooms/facility (adhere to proper state codes)
• Assist Director with planning, managing, and marketing
• Maintain center paperwork: staff files updated to DCF standards, in-service hours, monthly events
• Implements policies and programs
• Supervise teachers - provide mentoring
• Tour the facility when needed it
• Helping when hiring - interviewing staff
• Provide new hiring training
• Monitoring staff to ensure they are accurately performing
• Monitors daily license ratios

Required Experience and Skills:

• Previous experience as an Assistant Director is preferred.
• Early childhood classroom teaching experience (Desirable).
• Strong communication and people skills.
• Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Must be a team player, able to adapt to continuously changing, fast-paced environment.
• Have a love for children and a strong desire to make a difference.

Required Education/Certifications:

• AA Degree or Higher in Early Childhood Education preferred
• 45 Hours and CDA required
• Director Credential preferred
• CPR and First Aid required

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

School type:

• Private school

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (Required)
• Assistant Director Preschool: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• First Aid & CPR Certification (Preferred)
• DCF Staff Credential or CDA (Required)
• Director Credential (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Confidential (Preferred)

Work Location: In person