Daycare Assistant Director-Lucrative Wage

Celebree School of Pike Creek•Wilmington, DE

2h•Onsite

About The Position

Celebree School of Pike Creek is seeking an energetic, results-driven educational leader to partner with the School Director in overseeing daily operations, educational quality, compliance, talent development, enrollment, family engagement, and financial performance. The role calls for an organized, proactive professional skilled in planning, coaching, communication, project management, and turning ideas into measurable results. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring visible, high-energy leadership through classroom support, staff coaching, family engagement, enrollment efforts, and operational execution. The Associate Director is expected to set a standard of urgency, professionalism, accountability, and follow-through, and to help create an engaging culture in which employees, families, and children thrive. The stated salary is $63,000.

Requirements

Early Childcare Director license or out-of-state equivalent.
2–3 years of experience in early childhood education.
1–2+ years of leadership experience in a center with 100+ enrollment.
Demonstrated success leading teams, developing employees, and managing projects.
Proficiency with Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and CapCut or similar platforms.
Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities and translate information into effective action plans.
Valid driver's license for community outreach.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds.
Flexibility to alternate opening and closing shifts during operating hours of 6:30 AM–6:30 PM.

Responsibilities

Recruit, hire, onboard, coach, evaluate, develop, recognize, and retain educators while fostering accountability, collaboration, integrity, and professional growth.
Oversee daily operations, staffing, payroll, budgeting, records, and compliance with Delaware licensing, DOE, Delaware First, accreditation, and Celebree standards.
Maintain safe, organized, and brand-consistent learning environments.
Plan, prioritize, manage, and execute projects, school initiatives, events, and operational priorities using project management tools.
Conduct classroom observations, provide actionable coaching, develop individualized growth plans, support onboarding and professional development, and identify future leaders through succession planning.
Build relationships with families and community partners, represent the school professionally, coordinate enrollment and family engagement events, and support enrollment growth through customer service.
Support enrollment, retention, staffing, payroll, labor, budget, and financial goals by monitoring KPIs and identifying improvement opportunities.
Provide visible leadership through classroom support, staff coaching, family engagement, enrollment efforts, and operational execution.
Alternate opening and closing duties within the school's operating hours.