Director of Preschool

Director of Preschool

Kids Country Careland has been a leader in providing education based childcare for over 37 years.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in early childhood education setting
• 2+ years of experience as a Director of licensed child care programs
• Solid understanding of accreditation and CA state licensing standards
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills required
• Strong customer service and communication skills (both written and oral) required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and computers a must
• Experience with managing budgets and implementing marketing programs
• Must be physically agile, highly energetic and be able to work both indoors and outdoors

Benefits

• Competitive salary, commensurate to experience
• Paid Time Off
• 10 paid holidays

Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintain a center that meets or exceeds the company guidelines, licensing requirements, health regulations, and fire codes, and keep all permits and licenses current
• Conduct tours for prospective parents, enroll new families, and assist management’s efforts to quickly ramp up and meet the academy’s enrollment goals
• Create and execute local marketing plan (both internal and external) necessary to drive new enrollments and maintain desired capacity
• Recruit, train and retain quality staff
• Handle staff scheduling and other personnel-related matters
• Establish positive working relationships and communicate effectively with corporate office, staff, parents, children, state licensing authorities, vendors and other members of the community
• Order supplies and snacks on a regular basis to ensure sufficient inventory
• Ensure all students and staff records and files are up to date and current.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $43,000.00 - $58,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person