Assistant School Director

Assistant School Director

The Assistant School Director at Family Star Montessori in Denver Metro area provides critical leadership and operational support to ensure the smooth, high-quality day-to-day functioning of the school's early childhood programs. Working in close partnership with the School Director, this role supports classroom excellence, staff supervision and development, enrollment and family engagement, and compliance with Montessori principles and Head Start Performance Standards. The Assistant School Director oversees the consistent implementation of operational systems, policies, and procedures across classrooms, utilizing data and monitoring tools to drive continuous improvement, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintaining program fidelity and organizational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the management and monitoring of classroom activities and other aspects of compliance including but not limited to State Licensing and Early Head Start/Head Start
• Collaborate with the Montessori Education Manager to ensure teachers and classroom support are up to date on all training and certification requirements.
• Assist in the management of daily and long-term staffing plans including maintaining ratios, after-hours childcare, tracking classroom staffs' time-off requests, substitute teacher staffing requests and staffing schedules, and opening/closing the building as needed.
• Recruitment and retention efforts for high-quality classroom staff, including interview scheduling and participation.
• Serve as a member of the health team, ensuring adherence to Family Star and licensing policies regarding illness exclusion, data entry of health-related notes, medication administration for children, health emergencies, and monitor/maintain symptom logs and incident reports.
• Work with nurse consultants and other departments to monitor medication training and support. Scheduling and planning for expirations of all health-related trainings including CPR and individual health trainings (allergy/asthma) per student.
• Provide classroom coverage as needed to maintain proper ratios.
• Serve as administrative support for school by answering multi-line telephone, greeting guests and scheduling tours. Direct calls and inquiries to appropriate people and track inquiries.
• Provide prospective family tours aligned with enrollment team goals and follow-up as needed, including thank-you cards and answering additional questions.
• Participate in community events to promote Family Star to prospective families and potential staff.
• Support with tracking daily attendance, including but not limited to Early Learning Ventures (ELV), COPA, Colorado Childcare Assistance Program (CCCAP), Denver Preschool Program, etc.
• Participate in various programmatic meetings with members of the center team, program team, and teaching staff to ensure effective center operations.
• Manage reflective consultation schedule for all classroom staff.
• Maintain and participate in all collaboration meetings for classroom staff and other departments.
• Serve as a Family Star representative at external meetings as requested by the School Director.
• In the absence of School Director, complete all School Director responsibilities.
• Support classroom staff on compliance with ELV communication and ROMS data entry
• Support in the tracking of staff trainings to stay in licensing compliance
• Independent thinking, work collaboratively with teams, and ability to meet time-sensitive deadlines

Required Qualifications:

• 2-3 years supervisory experience in an early childhood education setting (Head Start/EHS experience highly desirable).
• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field or BA/BS in non-related field along with 3 or more year's experience teaching.
• Must meet State of Colorado Department of Human Services Center Director qualifications and must have and maintain current Center Director licensure.
• Familiarity with federal Head Start regulations, including ERSEA, program governance, and fiscal operations.
• Comprehensive understanding of state-level childcare licensing requirements and quality rating systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Proficiency in using data systems (like COPA or similar) to monitor program performance and drive operational improvements.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Must be able to work the hours of the position based on the school and organization's needs, including early mornings, evenings, and some weekends for community events.
• Must have current Infant/Child CPR, First Aid, Universal Precautions, and Medication Administration, or they must be obtained within the first 90 days.
• Must successfully complete pre-employment background checks, physical, and TB test.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Montessori school environment
• Head Start/Early Head Start experience.
• Bilingual fluency in writing and speaking the Spanish language

About Family Star

For over 35 years, Family Star Montessori's two Denver locations have been transforming early childhood education by uniquely combining Montessori philosophy with Early Head Start/Head Start programing. We believe in creating nurturing spaces for every child, which is essential in preparation for a successful future and of a lifetime of learning. Family Star supports the individual needs of each child and empowers them to achieve their human potential, resulting in students who grow up to be more confident, enthusiastic, and self-directed learners and citizens - accountable to both them and their community; who think critically, work collaboratively, and act boldly and with integrity.

Family Star provides eligible employees Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life insurance as well as 401(k) Retirement plan with company match, and generous paid holidays and PTO.

Family Star Montessori is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences to apply, however unable to sponsor work visa at this time, so must be eligible to work in the United States.