<p>Assistant Directors at The Learning Experience influence the growth and development of both children and teachers. They create an environment of collaboration and community, encouraging everyone to thrive. We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative thinker who exhibits excellent leadership and communication with staff and parents.</p> <p>Role Responsibilities:</p> <p>The Assistant Director will assist the management team in overseeing the day to day operations of the center while demonstrating exceptional professional conduct and consideration for the educational development, safety and welfare of the children and staff.</p> <p>The Assistant Director will work within the framework of The Learning Experience, carrying out its functions, policies and procedures which include, but are not limited to:</p> <p>PEOPLE LEADERSHIP</p> <ul> <li>Identifies, schedules and interviews teacher candidates; Builds networks of external future talent </li><li>Conducts classroom observations, evaluations, and provides feedback that motivates and encourages learning. </li><li>Manages team to ensure TLE curriculum is executed in alignment with brand standards; </li><li>Uses a growth mindset to train, coach and develop for the future </li><li>Listens objectively to employee concerns and plans a recommended course of action </li><li>Builds and communicates weekly schedules </li><li>Daily management of classroom ratios </li><li>Manages new hire paperwork and all employee files in compliance with state licensing regulations </li><li>Builds and communicates center schedules to ensure appropriate ratios are always intact and labor is effectively managed to budget. </li><li>Maintain the facility for "Tour Ready" standards </li></ul> <p>CUSTOMER FOCUS</p> <ul> <li>Leads tour with prospective families, highlighting key features and points of difference of our curriculum, teacher tenure/quality, etc. </li><li>Promote the center, work to build and retain full enrollment at the center </li><li>Regularly communicates with families regarding student progress </li><li>Executes "parent pleasers" </li><li>Execution of our Show and Tell </li><li>Regularly audits and maintains all records and files for students and teachers </li><li>Ensures the physical environment and health/safety standards are full compliance with local and state licensing regulations </li><li>Manages relationships with state licensors and conducts center evaluations </li><li>Responsible for accident/incident reporting </li><li>Medication management </li><li>Conducts monthly emergency safety drills </li><li>Manages new customer administration and files in compliance with state licensing regulations </li><li>Manage the overall day to day operations of the business </li><li>Perform any other reasonable duty as needed for the cohesive operation of the center </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Two or more years of center leadership/management experience. </li><li>Must have professional teaching experience with infants to preschool children. </li><li>Associate Degree is required. Bachelor's degree in ECE or related field highly preferred. </li><li>Strong knowledge of state licensing rules and regulations highly preferred </li><li>Must be Bilingual/Bi-literate (English/Spanish) </li><li>CPR and First Aide Certification highly preferred. </li><li>Must meet state specific guidelines </li></ul>