Assistant Director | Center Leader in Training

Child Development Schools; Maiden (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

PTO

Tuition discount

Tuition reimbursement

PerkSpot discounts

Job summary

Child Development Schools is seeking an Assistant Director to 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 with the Center Director to manage daily operations, support your teaching team, and ensure the center runs smoothly, safely, and in full compliance.

This role offers leadership growth through the ASPIRE program and hands-on responsibilities in staffing, coaching, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

Child Development Schools is seeking an Assistant Director to 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 with the Center Director to manage daily operations, support your teaching team, and ensure the center runs smoothly, safely, and in full compliance.

This role offers leadership growth through the ASPIRE program and hands-on responsibilities in staffing, coaching, and community engagement.