Assistant Director

Primrose School of St. Louis Park West located at 8955 West 36th Street St. Louis Park, MN 55426 is seeking an Assistant Director for our private preschool.

This position will ensure adherence to our mission of bringing the best and most trusted in early childhood education and child care services to families we serve.

We are seeking an individual who is energetic, organized, a problem solver, and possesses great communication skills. This individual needs to be passionate about early childhood education and dedicated to the success of our next generation.

They will need to promote the Primrose School of / at (school name) in the community to build awareness, enrollment, and achieve planned profitability.

Primrose School of St. Louis Park West is an accredited private preschool that provides a premier educational child care experience.

We offer year-round programs for children from infant through elementary-aged school age.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Provide superior customer service to all external and internal customers
• Observes all rules and regulations at Primrose School of St. Louis Park West and the local, state or national regulatory agencies pertaining to the health, safety and care of children
• Assumes responsibility to manage operation of the school in the Director’s absence
• Assists the Director with the necessary management responsibilities to ensure maximum enrollment and effective cost control to produce profit
• Knowledge of and adheres to employment laws and compliance issues related to those laws.
• Assists in keeping school physically well kept, attractive, and safe
• Provides verbal recognition and acceptance to children while providing clear and consistent expectations for the children's behavior
• Ability to perform all of the essential functions for each position in the School, including, but not limited to, other leadership team positions, teacher, food service teacher, and bus driver.
• Attends all required staff meetings, workshops and / or school functions
• Maintains overall professional personal appearance adhering to the guidelines offered in the Primrose School of St. Louis Park West Employee Handbook
• Assists in other capacities that Director, or designee, determines is necessary

Desired skills and experience :

• Must meet basic requirements of local child care regulatory agency
• Previous teaching or assistant teaching position in a licensed early childhood program preferred
• Knowledge of the social, emotional and creative needs of young children
• Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations.

For Infant and Young Toddler teachers, must be able to properly lift infants into and out of a crib.

• Must be CPR / First Aid certified or willing to obtain within the first 90 days of hire.
• Infant - Preschool Teachers : 2 year degree in early childhood or related field preferred
• Pre-Kindergarten Teachers : 4 year degree in early childhood or related field required
• Kindergarten Teacher : 4 year degree in early childhood and certified to teach in the state in which the school operates required

Benefits :

• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• CDA training offered.
• 50%Childcare Discount
• Health Care Benefits
• 401K plan
• Free On-duty Meals
• Bereavement Leave
• Sick Time
• Formal Ongoing Training Program

Each Primrose school is a privately owned and operated franchise, and the respective Franchise Owner is the employer at each school.

Franchise Owners set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary among Franchise Owners. Primrose Schools and its Franchise Owners are equal opportunity employers.

Positions and position titles vary by school.