Childcare Center Assistant Director Bilingual English/Spanish

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and Team Support
• Foster a collaborative team environment through coaching, feedback, and recognition.
• Support staff development and retention initiatives.
• Lead a team of floats, aids, and kitchen staff.
• Cover the classrooms and kitchen when needed due to breaks, PTO, or sickness.
• Administrative Tasks and Parent Communication
• Manage daily administrative functions, including enrollment tasks, handling phone calls, responding to emails, updating child records, and ensuring timely communication with families.
• Serve as a point of contact for parents, addressing concerns, resolving issues, and communicating updates related to their child's progress, center policies, and upcoming events.
• Regularly update parents on center activities and important announcements, promoting transparent and proactive communication to enhance parent satisfaction.
• Cover parent-teacher meetings, ensuring open lines of communication and active parental involvement in their child's education.
• Operations and Compliance
• Support the Center Director in managing daily operations, ensuring compliance with childcare licensing regulations and internal policies.
• Oversee the facility's safety protocols, conducting regular safety drills and ensuring the center remains a secure environment for children, staff, and families.
• Avoid covering staff schedules, managing time-off requests, and maintaining accurate payroll records to ensure proper staffing levels.
• Education Quality and Program Management
• Collaborate with the Center Director to review and enhance the educational programs, maintaining Tierra Encantada's high standards of early childhood development.
• Work with teachers to monitor child development, ensuring comprehensive assessments and strong communication with families about their child's progress.
• Support the maintenance of accreditation standards and the continuous improvement of educational quality.
• Community Engagement and Customer Service
• Assist in local marketing initiatives to promote the center, supporting enrollment growth by participating in open houses, community events, and family engagement activities.
• Build strong relationships with families, providing responsive feedback and fostering a welcoming community that ensures high satisfaction and retention.

Position Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a lead teacher or assistant director position in a daycare, pre-k or educational setting.
• Bilingual Spanish and English is required.
• Candidates must be 19 years of age or older.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with an emphasis on team building and problem-solving.
• Familiarity with childcare licensing requirements, safety protocols, and best practices in early education strongly preferred.
• CPR, First Aid, and Food Protection Manager certification (or willingness to complete within 90 days of hire) strongly preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Suites (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms).
• Excellent long distance and near vision to monitor children's activities both indoors and outdoors in various light conditions, as well as hearing capabilities to respond to children's needs and maintain safety in a moderately noisy environment.

Pay and Schedule

• This is an onsite, full-time, salaried, and exempt position that works Monday-Friday, with some weekends required occasionally.
• Base salary range is $49,000 to $55,000 depending on qualifications, education, and experience.
• This position is eligible for additional compensation in the form of a monthly performance bonus.
• Benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 12 paid holidays, generous PTO package, 401(k) with employer match, performance bonus, discounted childcare and waitlist priority for enrollment, and company paid professional development.

About the Position

• Once a job offer has been accepted, the candidate must pass a background check and fingerprinting.
• Tierra Encantada is an E-verify employer.
• Tierra Encantada is an equal opportunity employer.
• We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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