Child Care Assistant Director *$1000 Sign On Bonus*

Magical Beginnings; Pembroke (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Director to lead a vibrant team at a Pembroke center. This role is pivotal in ensuring the center operates smoothly and profitably while fostering a positive environment. The ideal candidate will oversee daily operations, support curriculum development, and maintain compliance with state regulations. With a focus on leadership and communication, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact on children's education and staff development. Join a team that values work-life balance and offers competitive benefits, including paid time off and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Paid Week-long Winter Break

14 Paid Holidays

Childcare Discount

Parental Leave

Paid Professional Development

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-4 years experience in early childhood education settings.
• Strong knowledge of licensure regulations and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee center operations to ensure compliance with state regulations.
• Support teachers in developing an innovative curriculum.
• Engage with staff to build a cohesive team environment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Curriculum Development

Customer Service

Compliance Knowledge

Education

Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education

EEC Director II Certification

First Aid and CPR Certification

Job description

Magical Beginnings is looking for an Assistant Director to join the leadership team at our Pembroke center!

As a part of the center leadership team, you are responsible for ensuring your center is operating safely, efficiently, successfully, and profitably. We want every staff member and teacher to feel truly appreciated and motivated by the positive environment we’ve worked hard to create. Your role is central to keeping things running smoothly, both day-to-day and over the long term. You'll be entrusted with overseeing many important aspects of the center’s operation, including enrollment, teacher retention, organizing events, managing daily tasks, ensuring we have the right supplies, and keeping the center clean and inviting.

The Assistant Director plays a key role in creating and refining the center’s culture by supporting teachers in the development of an innovative, hands-on curriculum designed for the children in your care and building an environment where the children, families, and staff thrive. The ability to lead by example is an important aspect of this position. The ability to work a flexible schedule over the course of five (5) days is required.

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• A minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or other degree with relevant experience or training
• EEC Director II Certification, active maintenance of annual continuing education requirements, current First Aid and CPR Certificate, and updated State Registry required
• A solid grasp of licensure regulations, including preparing for all licensing visits, communicating with licensors, and adapting to licensing changes
• Minimum of 2-4 years experience as an Assistant Director, Lead Teacher, or Keyholder/Mentor Teacher in an early childhood education setting

What You'll Do:

• Oversee all center operations, ensuring that they follow state regulations and Magical Beginnings Learning Center’s mission, goals, and handbooks. Provide excellent customer service, exceeding customer expectations
• Ensure and implement all child-to-teacher state-mandated ratio compliances
• Ensure and enforce all state-mandated safety and education regulations
• Ensure and implement all company policies and procedures per employee and family handbooks.
• Convey and display mastery of licensure regulations, including the ability to prepare a school for licensure visits, communicate with licensors, and adapt to changing regulations
• Ensure all staff and child files always meet compliance
• Ensure monthly fire drills are completed
• Schedule school staff within budgeted payroll guidelines, ensuring that licensure guidelines and company quality standards are met and maintained
• Guide our teaching team to excellence.
• Engage in active listening with staff to build relationships, understand individuals' goals and interests, take the initiative to assist in achieving those goals, and create a cohesive team effort with cooperative relationships.
• Ensure the implementation of a developmental and multicultural curriculum that fosters the progression of skills and social development in all children.
• Review each classroom’s daily program schedule to ensure that it reflects the progression of skill development between classrooms. Monitor the implementation of the curriculum as planned
• Help guide staff in assessing growth and recording weekly growth as observations in Teacher Strategies Gold.
• Conduct monthly staff meetings, one-on-one meetings with all staff, and parent meetings as needed

What We Can Offer You:

We believe in work-life balance, and we have fun together too! We offer competitive wages based on education and experience, full-time benefits, and flexible schedules.

Balance: Paid time off, a paid week-long winter break, and 14 paid holidays for full-time staff

Family Support: Significant childcare discount and parental leave

Growth: Paid professional development, tuition reimbursement, career growth opportunities

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long Term Disability, and additional ancillary benefits

Connection: Staff appreciation events and community outreach projects

Physical Requirements

The ideal candidate must be able to complete the physical job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation. We will work with you to determine reasonable accommodations so you can complete your responsibilities safely and to the best of your ability.

• Stand, run, play, and move with ease on and off the floor/ground for up to 70% of the day
• Be able to sit for long periods to perform computer work as needed
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds multiple times a day

Magical Beginnings is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to be a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. All employment is based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Magical Beginnings does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, nationality, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.