What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director position at Primrose School of Buckhead?
Job Description
Job Description
Benefits :Primrose School of Buckhead is seeking an Assistant Director for our private preschool. This position will ensure adherence to our mission of bringing the best and most trusted in early childhood education and child care services to families we serve. We are seeking an individual who is energetic, organized, a problem solver, and possesses great communication skills. This individual needs to be passionate about early childhood education and dedicated to the success of our next generation. They will need to promote the Primrose School of Buckhead in the community to build awareness, enrollment, and achieve planned profitability. Candidate must be able to work Monday thru Friday.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Provide superior customer service to all external and internal customers
- Observes and enforces all rules and regulations at Primrose School of Buckhead and the local, state or national regulatory agencies pertaining to the health, safety and care of children.
- Assumes responsibility to manage operation of the school as a member of the management team which would include but not limited to staff scheduling, safety protocols, ordering and distribution of supplies.
- Assists the Director with the necessary management responsibilities to ensure maximum enrollment and effective cost control to produce profit
- Knowledge of and adheres to employment laws and compliance issues related to those laws.
- Assists in keeping school physically well kept, attractive, and safe.
- Provides verbal recognition and acceptance to children while providing clear and consistent expectations for the children's behavior
- Ability to perform all of the essential functions for each position in the School, including, but not limited to, other leadership team positions, teacher and cook.
- Attends all required staff meetings, workshops and / or school functions
- Share Summer Camp responsibilities by driving school bus for field trips.
- Maintains overall professional personal appearance adhering to the guidelines offered in the Primrose School of Buckhead Employee Handbook
- Assists in other capacities that Director, or designee, determines is necessary
- Must meet requirements of local child care regulatory agency and Primrose School of Buckhead
- A degree in Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, or related field, and / or at least two years work experience in a licensed child care facility, kindergarten or early childhood program preferred
- Experience in management, business, and / or public relations preferred
- Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations
Desired skills and experience :
Each Primrose school is a privately owned and operated franchise, and the respective Franchise Owner is the employer at each school. Franchise Owners set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary among Franchise Owners. Primrose Schools and its Franchise Owners are equal opportunity employers. Positions and position titles vary by school.
