Assistant Director at Yakima KinderCare

Assistant Director Responsibilities

• Assist the Center Director in leading teaching staff, supporting families, and achieving enrollment, accreditation, and operational objectives.
• Partner with parents who share a desire to provide the best care and education for their children.
• Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners.
• Serve in various center roles as needed, including teacher, cook, and/or driver.

• At least two years of early childhood education experience, with an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices and the ability to ensure their use in the classroom.
• Excellent administrative, organizational, verbal, listening, and communication skills.
• CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to obtain.
• Meet state‑specific guidelines for the role.
• Physically able to use a computer with basic proficiency, lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors.
• Able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity.
• Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English.
• Please indicate if you require reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

Range of pay $22.45 - $26.20 Hourly

• Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
• Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).
• Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs
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• Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, paid time off and discounts for work necessities such as cell phones.
• And so on.

Kinder Care Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

In the state of Minnesota, an additional $3.00 per hour premium is paid on all classroom hours worked, funded through the Minnesota Great Start Grant Compensation Support Program.