Assistant Director
Job Location:
Ephrata, PA - USA
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Job Summary
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
Assitant Director Enrollment Marketing & Business Operations
The Learning Experience Ephrata is a brand-new state-of-the-art early childhood education center DHS-certified for up to 122 children. Were building something special in the Ephrata community and we need a driven business-minded Assistant Director to help us grow fast and run tight.
This isnt a traditional back office Assistant Director role. Were looking for someone who treats enrollment growth like a sales target owns every lead from first call to signed contract and runs the business side of the center alongside our Center Director. Youll split your time between the front lines of family-facing marketing and enrollment and the numbers/operations side of the business.
Enrollment & Lead Management
- Own the entire lead pipeline every inquiry (phone web walk-in referral) gets tracked followed up and driven to a tour and enrollment
- Respond to leads fast and follow up persistently until you get a yes or a clear no
- Conduct center tours that convert youre the closer
- Track enrollment metrics weekly: leads in tours booked conversions waitlist by room/age group
- Manage a simple CRM/tracking system so no lead ever falls through the cracks
- Plan and execute local marketing: social media flyers community events employer partnerships chamber of commerce activity
- Represent TLE Ephrata at community events basket drops and local partnership opportunities
- Work with local media/radio and digital advertising to keep inquiry volume up
- Support day-to-day business operations: billing tuition collection family account management
- Assist with payroll coordination vendor relationships and basic bookkeeping support
- Help manage subsidy/ELRC family billing and paperwork
- Partner with the Center Director on staffing schedules ratios and compliance
- Support budgeting expense tracking and operational reporting to ownership
- 2 years in childcare administration enrollment/sales or business operations (childcare industry experience strongly preferred)
- A genuine hunter mentality you like chasing and closing not just answering the phone when it rings
- Comfort with numbers: tuition rates billing basic P&L thinking
- Strong organizational skills you dont let things slip
- Warm professional presence with parents; direct accountable presence with ownership
- PA Chapter 3270 knowledge a plus (or willingness to learn fast)
- Marketing/social media savvy
- Competitive base salary strong enrollment-based performance incentives
- Opportunity to shape a growing center from the ground up
- Direct mentorship from ownership on the business side
- Room to grow as the center scales toward full capacity (170 children)
At The Learning Experience we make early education joyful engaging and fun so children are happy to learn play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE weve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners educators partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.
This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
The Learning Experience is more than just a child care center. It’s a place where children learn, grow, and have fun. Discover our programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners today!
