Director, Education Administration, Education ​/ Teaching

Site Director – Early Childhood Education & Center Leadership

Location: Omaha Metro

Position Type: Full-Time

Organization: A Step Ahead Child Care & Education Center

About A Step Ahead

At A Step Ahead, we believe early childhood education isn’t just a service or a daycare holding pen—it is a vital educational calling. Our Site Directors are mission-driven operators and culture champions who set the tone for excellence, composure, and genuine human connection across our centers every single day.

We are seeking a confident, relational, and operationally rigorous leader to join our collaborative network of Directors across four locations. As Site Director, you are the operational and cultural heartbeat of your center. You won’t lead on an island—you will work shoulder-to-shoulder with our executive leadership and director peer group, meeting regularly to align standards, solve challenges, and raise the bar for early childhood education in Nebraska.

Our

Core Values

• All People Matter: We are radically “for” people. We believe in children, honor families, and actively see the potential in our team members.
• Growth: We continually develop our gifts, skills, and leadership capacity.
• Positive Mental Attitude: We bring great energy, steady optimism, and purposeful presence to work every day.
• Unselfishness: We put our team, children, and families before ourselves.
• Integrity: We keep our word, hold uncompromising safety baselines, and do what is right even when unmonitored.
• Servant Leadership: We lead through support, mentorship, and giving what we have received.

What You’ll Lead & Own
1. Classroom Excellence & Curriculum Momentum

• Drive developmental momentum across every room, ensuring environments are purposeful, developmentally rich, and immaculately maintained.
• Coach and model elite classroom habits: 360-degree zone awareness ('withitness'), physical room geometry with zero blind spots, and smooth, orderly transitions (free play to clean-up, meals to naptime).
• Guide teachers in effective lesson planning, student observation, and developmental tracking so children stay actively engaged rather than passively supervised.

2. Staff Coaching, Mentorship & Orchestration

• Serve as the daily field coach for lead teachers and aides, holding structured weekly 1-on-1 check-ins and frequent classroom walk-throughs.
• Train lead teachers to actively orchestrate their assistants—assigning clear operational zones and micro-responsibilities rather than working in silos.
• Instill a culture of constructive feedback, emotional steadiness, and professional career progression.

3. Emotional Composure & Co-Regulation

• Champion emotionally responsive care across the building. Model how to lower vocal pitch and project physiological calm during peak sensory overload or behavioral meltdowns.
• Support teachers in real time during tough classroom moments, ensuring guidance is rooted in safety, empathy, and de-escalation rather than reactive discipline.

4. High-Trust Family Partnership & Tour Conversions

• Act as the welcoming, professional face of the center, building genuine long-term trust with current and prospective families.
• Host compelling, warm tours that showcase our educational standards, curriculum intentionality, and community culture.
• Handle sensitive parent inquiries, incident follow-ups, and developmental questions with absolute ownership, proactive communication, and de-escalation.

5. Operational Rigor, Compliance & Ratios

• Own roster integrity, classroom ratios, and staff scheduling, ensuring zero compromise on Nebraska state licensing standards and child safety protocols.
• Partner with the central leadership team to manage labor budgets, optimize center utilization, and lead conversion efforts from initial inquiry to enrollment.

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