Child Care Field Assistant Director

• Uphold our mission, culture, and values to ensure an inclusive environment and strong relationships with families, staff, and clients
• Monitor program quality, ensuring children’s learning is documented and visible
• Ensure compliance with licensing and accreditation standards, health and safety protocols, and company policies
• Support the Center Director with daily operations
• Administration and educational programming
• Mentoring teachers
• Welcoming new families
• Provide center supervision, curriculum delivery, business management, and customer and client services
• Temporarily serve as a supervising caregiver for relatively brief periods of time on an as-needed basis

• Candidates must pass required state and company background checks
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Education is required
• NYS Teaching Certification (B-2, N-6, 1-6, Special Education) is required
• At least two years of center supervisory or administrative experience in a high-quality program required
• Must be qualified to meet Bright Horizons, client (as applicable), and state/local requirements
• Must meet and maintain state/local licensing credentials
• Must be willing to commute up to 1 ½ hours each way from home center to a center/school for their temporary assignment
• Must demonstrate in-depth understanding of center quality, compliance, health, safety and licensing standards
• Must have knowledge and ability to lead staff in implementation of developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Must demonstrate skill in communication, leadership of diverse teams, organization and systems management, customer service, and ability to perform job responsibilities in all levels of direct care
• Must demonstrate knowledge of business operations and management of center/school financial performance
• Must be proficient with technology platforms for business operations

Experience working in a NAEYC-accredited center strongly preferred

• $2,000 hiring incentive payable after 100 days of employment
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Career development for you plus free college degrees for your teachers through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
• Employee Referral Bonus