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Job Title: Assistant Director
Reports To: Center Director
Status: Level II (Exempt)

Description:
Responsible for assisting the Director with the overall day-to-day operations and general management of the center.

Qualifications/Requirements:
A successful Assistant Director must be able to adequately perform each essential duty, and have the following education and experience:

• Meets state licensing requirements for a Center Director.
• Have effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Possesses strong organizational, general office and basic computer skills.
• Flexible and willing to perform any tasks necessary to ensure successful operations.
• Works a minimum of 45 hours per week. Able to ascertain when additional hours are needed to prevent or solve problems and maintain compliance.
• Understands the chain of command and accepts criticism and suggestions as an opportunity to improve.
• Conducts oneself and represents Brightside Academy in a professional manner at all times.
• Able to solve non-routine problems.
• Able to function independently without constant supervision.
• Frequently lifts or moves weight as in lifting, carrying or holding children and infants of 10-60 lbs.

Essential Duties:
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Ensures that the children are supervised at ALL times by staff.
2. Assists the director in the recruitment, hiring, training, development and monitoring of the center staff to ensure high quality child care services.
3. Accountable for all actions of center staff.
4. Acts as a liaison between the teachers and parents addressing problems and answering questions regarding all aspects of center operations.
5. Knowledge of children enrolled and in attendance, their room assignment and funding status.
6. Assists the director in properly marketing the center to prospective clients. This includes promoting the facilities, activities, policies and enrollment procedures.
7. Assists the Director to ensure that the center is operating efficiently and in compliance with all Brightside Academy policies and state regulations.
8. Ensures that all required corporate paperwork requirements are completed accurately and in a timely manner. These responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
• Enrollment Change Forms
• Daily Deposit
• Monthly Attendance
• Roster Confirmations
• CoPay/PVT Collection
• Writing our Receipts for payments
• Completing and faxing Cash/Check Receipt log information
• SAFA signatures from Parents
• CCIS Notification of Absence; calling Parents and completing form for CCIS
• Faxing Adverse Actions and working with clients to retain funding.
• Eligibility ~ fielding calls from CCIS or DPA relative to our clients needs
• New Client Enrollment Packet – All forms stated on checklist
• Completing Vouchers (Cleveland)
• Headstart Attendance and paperwork
• Payment Arrangement Letters for past due amounts
• Payroll Deduction Forms for Employee children
• CoPay/PVT pay reconciliations
• Reporting Imagistic copy counts monthly to IT Department
• Payroll Reporting
• Petty Cash
9. Communicates all relevant information to the Center Director with respect to staff, children and parents.
10. Assists the Director in completing annual evaluations for all assigned center staff.
11. Provides exceptional customer service to both internal and external customers.
12. All other duties as assigned.

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