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Education Management, Child Care

Center Director

Frisco, TXOnsiteFull TimeDirector$36,000–$60,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • Center Director
  • center leadership
  • management experience
  • professional teaching experience
  • state licensing rules
  • state specific guidelines

Nice to have

  • ECE
  • CPR

Role summary

The Center Director will lead and manage a childcare center, focusing on the growth and development of both children and teachers. This role involves creating a collaborative environment, overseeing daily operations, managing staff, ensuring curriculum standards are met, and maintaining compliance with state licensing regulations. The Director will also be responsible for customer relations, including tours for prospective families and regular communication regarding student progress. This position requires experience in center leadership and professional teaching within early childhood education.

Benefits:
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discounts
Join the fastest growing childcare company today! 

We are leaders in the early education industry and our people are given the opportunity to do their best every day, in our state-of-the-art centers.

Center Directors at influence the growth and development of both children and teachers. They create an environment of collaboration and community, encouraging everyone to thrive.

Daily responsibilities for Center Directors:PEOPLE LEADERSHIP
  • Identifies, schedules and interviews teacher candidates; Builds networks of external future talent
  • Conducts classroom observations, evaluations and provides feedback that motivates and encourages learning.
  • Manages team to ensure curriculum is executed in alignment with brand standards;
  • Uses a growth mindset to train, coach and develop for the future
  • Listens objectively to employee concerns and plans a recommended course of action
  • Builds and communicates weekly schedules
  • Daily management of classroom ratios
  • Manages new hire paperwork and all employee files in compliance with state licensing regulations
  • Builds and communicates center schedules to ensure appropriate ratios are always intact and labor is effectively managed to budget. 
CUSTOMER FOCUS
  • Leads tour with prospective families, highlighting key features/points of difference with our curriculum, teacher tenure/quality, etc.
  • Regularly communicates with families regarding student progress
  • Executes “parent pleasers”
  • Execution of our Show and Tell
  • Regularly audits and maintains all records and files for students and teachers
  • Ensures the physical environment and health/safety standards are full compliance with local and state licensing regulations
  • Manages relationships with state licensors and conducts center evaluations
  • Responsible for accident/incident reporting
  • Medication management
  • Conducts monthly emergency safety drills
  • Manages new customer administration and files in compliance with state licensing regulations
Qualifications:
  • Two or more years of center leadership/management experience highly preferred. At least one year of center leadership/management experience required.
  • Must have professional teaching experience with infant to preschool children.
  • Bachelor’s degree in ECE or related field highly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of state licensing rules and regulations.
  • CPR and First Aide Certification highly preferred.
  • Must meet state specific guidelines for the role.
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