Assistant Director at Smart Start Academy Palisade Square

Job Description

Job Description

Smart Start Academy in Jersey City, NJ is looking for one assistant director to join our 24 person strong team. We are located on 502 Palisade Avenue. Our ideal candidate is self-driven, ambitious, and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Staff-focused and Scheduling employee breaks
• Complete relevant forms and paperwork
• Manage extracurricular activities
• Assist with tours
• Keeping rooms up to date with correct bulletin boards
• Tracking tuition and attendance
• Identifies and prioritizes materials and equipment needed in classrooms and playgrounds, and coordinates with the operations director in completing inventory lists.
• Request and order necessary supplies needed to run the center smoothly. Greet the parents daily in the morning drop-off and at the end of the day.
• Provides strong support to families in any aspect related to the school.
• Manage all incident reports, investigations and notifications to parents and management.
• Communicate with families
• Follow all state required guidelines and maintain excellent records and documentation required by the state.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required;
• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education Preferred
• Experience in a preschool or daycare environment is a must
• Must be a strong, communicative team player
• Leadership and management skills required
• Must be responsible, reliable and flexible to work between the hours of 6:30AM to 7:30PM

We are looking forward to receiving your application. Thank you.