Assistant Director
Brookline, MAFull-time$25.6/hrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Assistant Director supports the School Director in the safe and effective operation of the school and assumes sole responsibility in the Director’s absence. The role promotes children’s social, physical, and intellectual growth, maintains compliance with company and state licensing standards, and helps foster a caring educational environment. The position also supports staff recruitment and retention and the school’s profitability.
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Brand: Creative Kids
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Location:
302 Harvard St
Brookline,
MA
Join a strong community where all we do is care-for the children and families we serve every day, as well as for our dedicated team members. Our people are our best asset. We listen and we know what you're looking for:
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You want benefits. We support you with a minimum 50% childcare discount, immediate access to benefits, innovative health programs, 401(k) company match, and much more.
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You want balance. We offer flexible schedules that work for you, no nights or weekends, the ability to bring your children to work with you, and paid time off.
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You want opportunity. We invest in your future with ongoing training, tuition reimbursement, credential assistance, and our unique Master Teacher Program.
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You want recognition. We provide a positive, fun workplace where employees are appreciated.
Are you ready for the next step in your child care career? We’re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners. The Assistant Director is responsible for the safe, effective operation of the school with the School Director, to achieve Learning Care Group’s safety vision. In the Director’s absence, the Assistant Director has sole responsibility for the school. The Assistant Director assists in the promotion of the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the children
Our Assistant Directors are:
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Accountable! Ensure the school is operating in accordance with company and state licensing standards.
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Responsible! Foster an educational, caring, safe environment for the children and parents.
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Creative! Spark imagination, build self-esteem, and help children discover new things each day.
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Positive! Promote the positive image of the company and play a major role in making the company a provider of choice for the communities we serve.
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Team-oriented! Recruit, select, and retain quality staff.
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Dedicated! Help achieve profitability for the company.
Job Requirements:
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Must be at least 21 years of age
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Must have previous leadership experience and at least 1 year of experience working in a licensed childcare facility.
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High School diploma or equivalent.
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Must meet state requirements for education and our center/school requirements.
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Lead Teacher qualified required; Preschool and Infant/Toddler Certificate.
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Willing to pursue Director qualifications, including a BA in Early Childhood Education or a related field and 3 CEUs in Administration.
Compensation/Benefits:
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Compensation of $25.60/starting hourly rate based on Position, Education and Experience. Bi-weekly and Daily Pay options.
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Health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time-off, and 401K (plus company match) provided for full-time employees.
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Child Care discount.
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Education assistance including tuition reimbursement and certification available to all employees
Learning Care is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 414 open Assistant Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$25.6/hr
- US median$24–25/hr25 hourly ranges
This rate, $25.60/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Assistant Director hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 30 open Assistant Director jobs in Massachusetts and 414 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Mass General Brigham5 open
- EY3 open
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Assistant Director postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 314 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 307 of the 414 open Assistant Director jobs (74%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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