FULL-TIME - ASSISTANT AREA MANAGER -Charles County Maryland/PG County MarylandThis position will be based at our Support Office in Waldorf Maryland and will require travel as necessary to 3 sites across our Early Learning Centers in La Plata, MD, Port Tobacco, and Waldorf About the Position: Do you value children, learning, and fun? Are you curious and hungry for growth, always looking for ways to motivate yourself and those around you? If so, you may be a great fit for our team. We are passionate about educating children and making a positive impact on those we serve students, parents, school district partners, and our fellow team members. We are growing in a fun and fast way and are redefining the after-school experience. With growth comes opportunity and we are looking to fill an ASSISTANT Area Manager position. Our ASSISTANT Area Managers lead and support their team members, measuring their individual success by the success of their team. They care about our culture and our stakeholders and are committed to ensuring our programs run seamlessly (allowing us to offer the best experience to families and school partners). The ASSISTANT Area Manager plays a key role in the organization by providing multi-site operational leadership for our before and after-school programs. However, this role isn't just about tactics it's also about leadership through example, and about driving the mission and vision of AlphaBEST. If you thrive in an environment that promotes success through creativity, innovation, and collaboration, you will excel as a member of our team. Join our growing team of committed individuals with a passion for children and learning! In this exciting role, you'll have the chance to do the following:
- Actively recruit internal and external talent from diverse backgrounds, and then manage the onboarding and development of your team.
- Conduct interviews and select appropriate staff members who embody our core values.
- Recognize parent, school, and staff concerns; develop a course of action to reassure and resolve problems appropriately.
- Ensure licensing compliance at all sites according to the state regulations.
- Set high standards of performance for yourself and others; assume responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks.
- Observe, monitor, coach, train, and provide feedback to staff around programming.
- Articulate clear standards and expectations and ask questions and actively listen, while giving timely and effective feedback.
- Maintain a weekly and monthly financial control system to include: review of enrollment and attendance, payments and deposits, delinquent accounts, and expenses related to personnel hours along with snack and supply purchases.
- Review, monitor, and submit payroll, staff timesheets, expense reports, leave requests, and other employee action forms in a timely manner.
- Maintain strong relationships with school and district leadership and build positive rapport throughout the community and within the industry.
- Direct community involvement while seeking opportunities to serve the community.
Here's what you will need:
- Associates Degree or BA or BS in Education, Business Management or related field preferred. Master's degree or higher a plus.
- Previous experience in an elementary school setting, school administration, or in school-age childcare setting strongly desired.
- Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills required, preferably in a multi-site environment.
- Strong performance-driven, proactive leader with the ability to inspire and motivate a team to exceed tactical and strategic objectives.
- An entrepreneurial spirit that craves growing within the existing footprint and knows how to develop industry relationships socially adept with high emotional intelligence.
- A natural team player, able to work as part of a leadership team to achieve shared goals.
- Flexible and comfortable with change. Open to new and innovative ideas, with a bias towards continuous improvement.
- IT fluency, particularly Microsoft Office software.
- A sense of urgency and the ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines.
- The ability to treat people respect, keep commitments, inspire trust in others, work with integrity, and uphold organizational values.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: AlphaBEST offers a competitive salary based on education and experience. We offer a strong benefit package to include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance along with 401K, long-term disability, and paid leave time.