Assistant Director

Child Development Schools; Burleson (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k)

Holidays and PTO

Tuition discount for CDS children

Tuition reimbursement for continued ed

PerkSpot discounts

Job summary

Child Development Schools seeks an Assistant Director to help run a thriving center with a focus on safety, compliance, and quality. You will partner with the Center Director to manage daily operations, support teaching staff, and ensure a welcoming, high-quality experience for children and families.

You will lead staff scheduling, coaching, and onboarding, while handling routine parent communication and tours, with opportunities for growth through CDS Aspire leadership training.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating staff schedules and classroom coverage.
• Ability to coach staff and ensure program quality.
• Familiarity with compliance and reporting requirements.
• Experience communicating with parents and tours.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff schedules and center operations daily.
• Monitor classrooms, coach staff, and uphold quality standards.
• Maintain accurate child and staff files; complete reports.
• Handle routine parent communication and school tours.
• Support onboarding and coaching; provide coverage in the Director's absence.
• Open or close the center as assigned.

Skills

Staff coaching

Operations management

Policy enforcement

Parent communication

Onboarding

Job description

Your role

As an Assistant Director at Child Development Schools, you will help lead a center where children thrive, families feel at home, and educators are set up to do their best work every day. You will partner closely with the Center Director to manage daily operations, support your teaching team, and keep the center running smoothly, safely, and in full compliance.

Essential Functions

• Operational stability: Manage staff schedules, ensure proper classroom ratios, coordinate coverage, and keep the center running smoothly on a day-to-day basis
• Classroom monitoring and quality oversight: Conduct regular classroom walkthroughs, provide real-time coaching and corrections to staff, and ensure program quality standards are upheld
• Administrative and compliance execution: Maintain accurate, up-to-date child and staff files; complete required compliance and corporate reporting; manage USDA and agency paperwork as applicable
• Documentation: Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly compliance and corporate reporting documents
• Parent communication and experience: Handle routine parent communication, conduct school tours for prospective families, and escalated complex concerns to the Director
• Staff onboarding, coaching, and accountability: Support onboarding of new hires, assist with day-to-day staff coaching, enforce policies consistently, and provide supervisory coverage in the Director's absence
• Opening and/or closing the center as assigned

What You Can Decide Independently

Assistant Directors at CDS have real ownership and authority. You can independently make decisions on:

• Daily staffing and coverage adjustments
• Classroom-level corrections and coaching
• Routine parent communication
• Policy enforcement within established guidelines
• Compliance with current standards
• Supply orders within an approved budget
• Immediate problem-solving during operations
• Major parent or staff complaints and inquiries are escalated to the Director

Pay And Benefits

Pay: $35,000 - $37,000 based on experience and education.

Full-time Employees Receive

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability
• 401(k)
• 9 company-paid holidays and 8 days of PTO
• 50% tuition discount for your own children enrolled at a CDS center
• Up to $5,250 in annual tuition reimbursement for continued education
• Access to PerkSpot for discounts on major brands and services

ASPIRE -- Director in Training: Assistant Directors have access to our ASPIRE program, a 3-month leadership development initiative focused on business operations, customer service, and people management. It is designed to build the skills and confidence needed to run a center independently.

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