What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director position at JBDH ALLIANCE?
Job Summary
The Assistant Director (AD) has overall responsibility for maintaining a consistent staff schedule, assisting with the interviewing, and hiring process, new hire paperwork, and staff file & Texas Rising Stars compliance. The Assistant Director is responsible for the operation of the Learning Academy when the Director is not present and for aiding the Director in all daily, weekly and monthly tasks the Director must carry out. The AD ensures that the school is operated in accordance with Learning Academy policies and state licensing standards. Follows operating procedures to provide an educational, caring, and safe environment for children and their families. The AD maintains highest standards by being visible and involved in the daily operations.
Qualifications
The Assistant Director’s qualifications must meet state licensing requirements. With this role, a background in leadership, lesson planning and/or sales is important.
Daily
- 30 minute to 1 hour ratio checks and quality controls in classrooms
- Encourages high quality teacher-child interactions.
- Aid Director in assigning curriculum & ongoing education to teachers and assess progress
- Quality control classroom & teacher engagement with curriculum coordinator
- Oversee administration of all classroom curriculum
Weekly
- Assists Director in onboarding new teachers and gets them acquainted with new curriculum
- Maintain all organization of curriculum items with curriculum coordinator (including ordering)
- Send social media content from in classroom to marketing director 2 days per week/as needed during events & extra activities
- 3 total interviews for all positions for proactive hiring alongside Director
- Assist teachers with age-appropriate required visual displays providing a print rich environment – Family Information Boards, bulletin boards and displays, state forms, schedules, environmental and functional print, interactive boards, props and enhancements. This is done alongside the curriculum coordinator.
- Manages weekly materials & food purchase orders list and school wide system for organization of distribution.
- Weekly classroom observations using a documented organized system for teacher monitoring and mentoring sessions during classroom activities.
- Choose 3 classrooms to step in for quality control of curriculum & working with lead teacher on student assessments and tracking (track on Director’s report)
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Oversee and quality control 3 classrooms in the school
- In weekly team meeting discuss safety, education, customer service and the dedication of the teachers in their classrooms
Monthly
- Ensures all student assessments are up-to-date with curriculum coordinator
- Be proactive with ordering materials 1-2 months in advance to store
- Working knowledge of the Kids ‘R’ Kids curriculum, Learning Management System, and the weblink for all series, guides, supplement materials and programs.
- Appropriate room arrangements in all classrooms as it pertains to materials and furniture – active and quiet spaces/stations, whole group and small group arrangements, station management alongside curriculum coordinator.
- Organization and maintenance of library books, tapes, CDs and classroom signage.
- Curriculum updates, new procedures, communications from the support center as it pertains to curriculum – communication with regional personnel/email addresses.
- Organization and upkeep of teacher observation records and or state required training hours and determined training needs.
- Input for performance reviews for teacher performance and development of PDP (Professional Development Plan).
- With Director - Facilitate and motivate teamwork through contests, staff appreciation days school-wide campaigns, in-house workshops, lunch and learns, etc.
- Participation in staff meetings with school curriculum news.
- Program Review explanation and communication with teaching staff.
- Develop and maintain an inventory of supplies for classroom/teacher use.
- Suggest ways to take learning outside and observe playground activities as part of curriculum execution.
- Promote Pro Solutions trainings and/or online programs as well as KRK proprietary trainings
- Promote school/state health and safety standards.
- Ensures teaching staff informs parents of their child’s progress.
- Reviews classroom lesson plans and postings.
- Plans and assists the management team with child classroom transitions ensuring they are communicated to both the families and teachers in a timely manner.
- Ensures that an assessment is completed for each child and that the child’s progress is communicated to the parents.
- Ensures evidence of learning displays are professional, neat and reflects the curriculum.
- Must be able to lift up-to 50 pounds
