Assistant Director

Overview

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.

• 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 elevate 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

• 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: [PAY RANGE], 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 Perk Spot for discounts on major brands and services

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.