Primrose School of Strongsville located at 18713 Pearl Rd. Strongsville, OH 44136 is seeking an Assistant Director/Education Coach for our private preschool. This position will ensure adherence to our mission of bringing the best and most trusted in early childhood education and child care services to families we serve. We are seeking an individual who is energetic, organized, a problem solver, and possesses great communication skills. This individual needs to be passionate about early childhood education and dedicated to the success of our next generation. They will need to promote the Primrose School of/at (school name) in the community to build awareness, enrollment, and achieve planned profitability.

Primrose School of Strongsville is an accredited private preschool that provides a premier educational child care experience. We offer year-round programs for children from infant through elementary-aged school age.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide support to both staff and families.

Observes all rules and regulations at Primrose School of Strongsville and the local, state or national regulatory agencies pertaining to the health, safety and care of children

Assumes responsibility to manage the operation of the school in the Director’s absence

Assists the Director with the necessary management responsibilities to ensure maximum enrollment and effective cost control to produce profit

Knowledge of and adheres to employment laws and compliance issues related to those laws.

Assists in keeping school physically well kept, attractive, and safe

Ability to perform all of the essential functions for each position in the School, including, but not limited to, other leadership team positions, teacher, food service teacher, and bus driver.

Understands and has a strong working knowledge of Primrose Balanced Learning® curriculum

Passionately believes in and is able to communicate all aspects of the Primrose Balanced Learning® approach to teaching and learning

Participates in the selection and hiring of teaching staff

Coordinates with other members of the Leadership Team to implement the training plan for new teaching staff according to classroom-specific Continual Learning Guides

Conducts classroom observations to regularly support and ensure Balanced Learning® curriculum implementation and delivery

Collaborates with other members of the Leadership Team to provide ongoing feedback for teaching staff, using a variety of tools such as Classroom Observation Forms and Teacher Evaluations

Works with teachers to identify strengths and areas of opportunity to design plans for continual improvement

Creates a culture of engagement by empowering teachers to find solutions for themselves

Assists in other capacities that Director, or designee, determines is necessary

Desired Skills and Experience:

A Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related field

A minimum of two years teaching experience in a licensed early childhood program

Must meet state licensing and Primrose training requirements

Ability to provide constructive feedback and advice to others

Solution and detail-oriented

Strong organizational skills

Coachable and able to coach

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong classroom management and organizational skills

Each Primrose school is a privately owned and operated franchise, and the respective Franchise Owner is the employer at each school. Franchise Owners set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary among Franchise Owners. Primrose Schools and its Franchise Owners are equal opportunity employers. Positions and position titles vary by school.