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Center Director

San Diego, CAOnsiteFull TimeDirector$70,000–$80,000 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Center Director
  • child care
  • staff management
  • performance evaluation
  • state licensing
  • community partnerships
  • child development
  • parent engagement
  • curriculum implementation

Nice to have

  • Early Childhood Education
  • CDA
  • tuition reimbursement

Role summary

Seeking a passionate Center Director to lead a child care center, fostering children's lifelong learning and development. This role involves managing all school operations, staff, and parent engagement. The ideal candidate will create a warm, inspiring, and safe environment, ensuring compliance with company and state standards while promoting community partnerships. Responsibilities include staff recruitment, performance management, curriculum implementation, and nurturing children's social, physical, and intellectual growth.

This is more than just a daycare job. It’s a journey, where you learn, grow, thrive—and play—every day. Leading a child care center is something special. We’re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners.

In a Center Director, we look for committed individuals who want to have a positive impact in the lives of children and their families, while effectively and efficiently running all school operations. The Director promotes the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the children and works with the staff to create a warm, inspiring environment, while keeping parents informed and engaged.

 As a Director, you will:

  • Be a leader! Manages school staff by planning work schedules, evaluating staff performance, and developing performance improvement plans. Assists with the implementation of Company-provided curriculum, which includes coaching, communicating, and interpreting standards with teachers.
  • Be an expert! Ensure the school is operating in accordance with company and state licensing standards, while promoting a positive partnership within the surrounding community.
  • Be an innovator! Spark imagination, build self-esteem, and help children discover new things each day in an educational, caring, and safe environment.

  • Be a team player! Recruit, select, and retain quality staff.

Job Requirements:

  • Must be at least 21 years of age.
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • CDA, associate, or bachelor’s degree preferred in Early Childhood Education or related field.
  • Must meet state requirements for education and our center/school requirements.

  • 1-2 years of supervisory/management experience; experience in early childhood education strongly preferred.

    Compensation/Benefits:

  • Compensation of $70,000-$80,000/salary based on Position, Education and Experience. Bi-weekly and Daily Pay options.
  • Health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time-off, and 401K (plus company match) provided for full-time employees.
  • Child Care discount. 
  • Education assistance including tuition reimbursement and certification available to all employees 
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