Childcare Assistant Director

About the role

Sweet Kiddles flexible childcare center is now hiring for an Assistant Center Director position. This role supports the Center Director in all aspects of center administration and serves as backup for the Center Director and other team members.

Qualifications

• Two or four-year degree in Early Childhood Education (or related field) or CPL 3 in OPR.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Lead Teacher in a classroom.
• Highly energetic, personable, and team-oriented.
• Demonstrates high degree of responsibility and reliability.
• Projects a professional presence at all times.
• Exhibits excellent customer service and works well with parents.

Responsibilities

• Aid staff in the development of supportive classroom environments.
• Contribute to planning and implementation of curricula and activities.
• Aid in scheduling process.
• Provide support to staff and maintaining employee confidentiality.
• Audit classroom portfolios, classroom observations, assessments, and KiddleFeed messages.
• Support team members by pitching in, being energetic, and being flexible (subbing in classrooms as needed).
• Attend monthly team member meetings and weekly center Level 10 meetings.
• Embrace working in an environment where open communication with team members and the director is essential to the center’s success.
• Ensure the center provides top-tier customer service and all customers have an excellent experience.
• Manage the new member enrollment process (emails, phone calls, and tours) including maintaining CRM.
• Ensure children’s records are current and accurate (includes all Ohio licensing required components).
• Manage family check-outs and payments.
• Ensure center meets all Ohio licensing requirements.
• This includes, but is not limited to:
• Standards of health and safety (Sanitation)
• Learning environment
• Nutrition and food preparation
• Physical safety and well-being of children and staff, including staff ratios
• Execute policies and procedures that ensure the well-being of children
• Establish relationships with individual children and families and respond to their needs
• Report evidence of suspected abuse/neglect to Children’s Services
• Maintain the facility in accordance with Ohio licensing standards.
• Ensure classroom and center cleanliness.
• Ensure effective transactions and fee collection at check-in and check-out.
• Provide care in classrooms as needed to meet safety and licensing regulations.
• Act as substitute, floater, cook, or classroom teacher as required by the staffing schedule.
• Ensure that new parents with early arrivals have a good first experience, with correct and complete paperwork, and that classroom teachers are well informed.
• Completing work that fulfills licensing or SUTQ requirements (e.g. fire drills, classroom observations).
• Maintain center records (includes emergency drills; building, fire and sanitation inspections).
• Supply and inventory management, ordering as needed, distributing to classrooms.
• Conduct center tours & enroll families.
• Manage ASQ’s, JFS 1514’s and other classroom related paperwork requirements.
• Manage Nutrition and food preparation.
• Manage health and safety protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Perform duties as needed by Center Director.

Benefits

The Assistant Center Director will enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package tailored to the needs of the role.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $X per hour, based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The ideal candidate will be available for a flexible schedule from 9:00am to 6:00pm, with occasional evening and weekend availability as needed.