Assistant Director

Job Description

Job Description

Are you passionate about childhood education and helping children learn, grow, and develop while working in a fun and rewarding environment?

At ELSSA, our mission is to serve families in our community. The Early Learning Shared Services Alliance (ELSSA) is a network of childcare centers and home-based childcare providers who focus on providing high quality early childhood education.

We have several open teaching and administrative positions across the ELSSA schools, and we will help you find the position that is right for you.

If you are passionate about the development of young children and are looking to advance your career in early childhood education, apply now for one of our preschools’ open positions or reach out to our dedicated recruiter D'Andra at 407-794-0487 with any questions!

This is a position that works a schedule of 40 hours per week based on programs operational hours, ideally Monday to Friday.

The pay is $31,400-45,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications such as DCF mandated 45 hours and industry credentials.

This position is onsite at our center located here in Orlando, FL Orange County

The Assistant Director plays a meaningful role in turning children's goals into reality and helping the center become the best it can be.

You'll have the chance to use your natural interpersonal and sales skills while bringing energy to the staff and facility.

The Assistant Director is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and quality of education for all children within the center’s care.

The goal of this position is to collaborate with staff to ensure that curriculum and classroom activities are professionally delivered, and that the needs of the students and the goals of the center are met appropriately while we send our students off to kindergarten feeling academically prepared, socially confident, and personally happy.

If you would like to make a difference in young lives, we'd love to hear from you!

Why You’ll Love Working with Us :

• Team members that serve as industry peer mentors
• Growth Opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement for degree in Early Childhood Education through T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship
• Full- Time opportunities with Weekends Off
• Continuing Education Assistant : Professional Development Opportunities

What You’ll Do :

• Manage adherence to quality standards in accordance with both center’s vision and state and local requirements
• Lead by example and encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement
• Ensure all Center policies and state regulations are met
• Ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
• A strong understanding of child development and appropriate engagement strategies.
• Prepare weekly report for the Senior Director’s outlining the details of your contacts, tours, and resulting enrollments
• Collect information, assess applications, handle application documentation, enter data into files, make recommendations, and provide customer service to families as needed
• Assist with administrative duties including budget management, personnel record keeping, childcare management systems, and daily reporting and inspection.

What We Need from You :

• Associate degree in early childhood education or related field of study
• FL 45 DCF hours and CDA (Child Development Associate) required with VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten) Endorsement and Directors Credential
• FL DCF Transcript Please send transcript to [email protected]. You can retrieve the transcript from

https : / / training01- dcf.myflorida.com / studentsite / admin / signin

• Minimum of 2 -3 years of professional early childhood education or experience
• Must clear a level II background check
• CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), First Aid, and Fire Extinguisher Certification completion within 30 days of employment
• Demonstrate empathy and patience in demanding situations while being Cheerful, enthusiastic, and engaging in the workplace
• Strong understanding of children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where students are engaged and encouraged to succeed
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and basic computer skills
• Effective in communicating with both students and adults to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concern
• Fluent in both English and Spanish is a Plus

ELSSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in and seek diversity in our applicants.