Assistant Center Director

Magical Beginnings is hiring an Assistant Director to join the leadership team at our Pembroke center. If you're an experienced childcare or early education professional ready to step into center leadership, we'd love to meet you.

As part of the center leadership team, you'll help ensure the center runs safely, efficiently, and successfully, while building a culture where staff, children, and families all thrive. You'll oversee key areas like enrollment, teacher retention, daily operations, and center events, and help create an environment where every teacher feels appreciated, supported, and motivated.

• Oversee all center operations in line with state regulations and Magical Beginnings' mission, goals, and handbooks
• Ensure child-to-teacher ratios, safety regulations, and licensure requirements are consistently met
• Prepare the center for licensing visits, communicate with licensors, and adapt to regulatory changes
• Keep all staff and child files in compliance, and ensure monthly fire drills are completed
• Schedule staff within budgeted payroll guidelines while maintaining licensure and quality standards

• Guide and support the teaching team toward excellence
• Build strong relationships with staff through active listening, understanding individual goals, and fostering a cohesive, cooperative team
• Conduct monthly staff meetings, one-on-one check-ins, and parent meetings as needed

• Ensure implementation of a developmental, multicultural curriculum that supports skill and social development across all age groups
• Review classroom schedules to ensure appropriate skill progression, and monitor curriculum implementation
• Support staff in assessing and recording children's growth using Teacher Strategies Gold