Regional Director
2 days ago
Pittsburgh
Job Description Position Summary The Regional Director provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and performance management for multiple early childhood education centers within an assigned region. This role ensures that each campus maintains high standards in educational quality, regulatory compliance, financial performance, and family satisfaction. The Regional Director works closely with school directors to support staffing, enrollment growth, program quality, and operational excellence while aligning each center with the organization’s mission, policies, and performance goals. This role reports directly to the CEO and requires up to 50% travel by plane, car, or train. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Operational Oversight • Provide leadership and guidance to School Directors across multiple campuses, • Ensure consistent implementation of organizational policies, procedures, and educational standards, • Conduct regular campus visits tomonitoroperations, classroom quality, safety, and compliance, • Ensure curriculum implementation aligns with early childhood education best practices., • Monitor classroom environments, teacher-child interactions, and program delivery., • Support professional development initiatives for directors and teaching staff., • Supervise and mentor School Directors within the assigned region, • Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies for center leadership, • Conduct performance evaluations and provide coaching for directors, • Ensure all centers maintaincompliance with state licensing regulations, health and safety standards, and accreditation requirements., • Oversee licensing inspections, audits, and regulatory reporting, • Ensure required documentation, ratios, and classroom standards are consistentlymaintained., • Monitor enrollment trends and capacityutilizationacross centers, • Work with directors to implement enrollment growth, • Promote strong family engagement andhigh levelsof parent satisfaction, • Monitor center budgets, expenses, and revenue targets, • Review enrollment and staffing levels to ensure financial sustainability, • Partner with leadership to support cost control and operational efficiency, • Track key performance indicators (KPIs) for each campus,including:, • Enrollment levels, • Staff retention, • Licensing compliance, • Family satisfaction, • Financial performance Education • Minimum 5-7 years of leadership experience in early childhood education or childcare operations, • Experience overseeing multiple childcare centers or educational campuses preferred, • Strategic leadership and decision-making, • Multi-site operational management, • Staff coaching and leadership development, • Regulatory compliance and risk management, • Financial and enrollment management, • Conflict resolution and problem-solving, • Strong communicationand relationship management skills