Whole Kids Academy is a warm and vibrant Spanish immersion preschool with over a decade of experience serving local families. We take immense pride in nurturing and developing the whole child, helping children grow as strong, independent thinkers in a loving and supportive environment. Our school is home to an incredibly connected and invested community where children, teachers, and families learn, grow, and thrive together.

We are seeking an Assistant Director to join our team and lead with expertise, passion, and integrity. This role requires someone who is highly organized, an exceptional communicator, and deeply committed to excellence in early childhood education. The ideal candidate will have experience in leadership, team mentorship, enrollment, marketing, and community engagement.

The key functions of this role include:

• Enrollment & Marketing: Lead outreach efforts to grow and maintain enrollment. Manage community relations, conduct tours, and ensure a strong, welcoming presence for prospective families.
• Social Media & Communications: Oversee all social media platforms, ensuring consistent engagement and alignment with our school's values. Create and distribute monthly newsletters and lobby slides, weekly community emails, and other key communications to keep families informed and connected.
• Event & Program Management: Plan and oversee school-wide events, enrichment programs, and special activities to strengthen our school’s culture and engagement.
• Daily Operations & Leadership: Manage the day-to-day operations of our buzzing preschool community, including addressing parent and teacher questions, supporting classrooms when needed, and ensuring a smooth flow of daily activities.
   

Additional responsibilities may arise, for a complete list of duties and responsibilities, please reach out!

You would be a great fit for this role if you are…

AN EXCELLENT COMMUNICATOR. You communicate clearly, kindly, and professionally with children, parents, and staff. You exercise discretion, poise, and sound judgment, serving as an ambassador for our school.

HIGHLY ORGANIZED & DETAIL-ORIENTED. You can juggle multiple responsibilities seamlessly in a fast-paced environment.

RESOURCEFUL & SOLUTION-ORIENTED. You stay cool under pressure, adapt quickly, and find creative solutions to challenges with a positive, can-do attitude.

A NATURAL LEADER & MENTOR. You’re passionate about developing and uplifting educators while fostering a nurturing environment for children.

TECH-SAVVY & MARKETING-MINDED. You’re comfortable managing social media, newsletters, and digital platforms to engage and inform our community.

DEPENDABLE & INTEGRITY-DRIVEN. You act with honesty, professionalism, and good judgment, always choosing what’s right over what’s easy.

WARM, KIND & EMPATHETIC. You genuinely care for our community, listen with empathy, and take action to support those around you.

HUMBLE & A TEAM PLAYER. You value collaboration, express gratitude, and lift others up, sharing credit for successes and responsibility for challenges.

Qualifications: 

• Seeking candidate with a bachelor’s degree.
• At least three years’ experience in a school or childcare setting, preferably with marketing, communication and admissions experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required and fluency in Spanish is a BIG plus, though not required.
• Additionally, candidate should have an advanced knowledge and experience working in Word, Excel, Google apps, Canva, and social media. An overall level of technological savviness is critical to successfully utilizing many of our online apps, programs and databases.
• Per MSDE licensing regulations, all applicants are required to successfully complete a state and federal background check as well as a medical clearance to safely perform all expected job duties.

Physical Requirements: Applicants must be able to move with ease up and down at least three flights of stairs multiple times per day and lift up to 40 lbs as needed.

Team Benefits: 

We seek exceptional team members to work at our school and as such, we work hard to provide exceptional pay and benefits in return for the important work you do!  We offer an extensive benefits package for our team members which includes:

• High quality health care, dental and vision plans 
• 401K retirement savings plan with up to 4% employer match 
• Significant tuition discounts for dependent children
• Paid continuing education opportunities and tuition assistance for related coursework
• Generous annual leave benefits including vacation, sick, birthday, volunteer and continuing education leave PLUS 16 paid holidays, including a full week off at the end of the year! 
• Many on the job perks – snacks, coffee kudos, monthly staff lunches, free parking, on the spot awards and bonuses and a community that respects and appreciates each other and the work that we do! 

Timeframe:

We are looking for our new Assistant Director to begin as soon as possible. Additionally, while we prefer a candidate that is looking for a long-term home with our school, we require a minimum commitment of 18 months. Should you have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at careers@wholekidsacademy.com. We look forward to hearing from you!