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Partnering closely with the Center Director, you’ll help guide daily operations while maintaining our high standards for care, learning, and safety. From supporting educational programming and mentoring teachers to building meaningful relationships with families, your leadership will play an important role in shaping a center where children and teams can thrive.\nResponsibilities:\nUphold our mission, culture, and values to ensure an inclusive environment and strong relationships with families, staff, and clients \nMonitor program quality, ensuring children’s learning is documented and visible \nEnsure compliance with licensing and accreditation standards, health and safety protocols, and company policies \nFulfill mandated reporter requirements as defined by the appropriate State agency. This includes reporting any suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to the agency, informing the director, and ensuring teaching staff are aware of this requirement\nQualifications:\nCandidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements:\nAssociate or higher degree in early childhood education, education, or child development related field is required; bachelor’s degree is preferred\nAt least two years of leadership experience in high-quality child care, daycare, or preschool settings is required\nStrong understanding of center quality, compliance, health, safety and licensing standards is required\nBring your leadership skills and passion for early childhood education to Bright Horizons, and be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We’re changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.\nPhysical Requirements:\nThis leadership role requires work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide center supervision, curriculum delivery, business management, and customer and client services per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.\nThis role has a mixture of duties including office/computer/phone-based work, in-person supervision of care delivery and employees throughout all areas of the center, family/prospective family interactions which may take place in various areas of the center, and the ability to temporarily serve as a supervising caregiver for relatively brief periods of time on an as-needed basis (e.g., covering employee breaks or unscheduled absences).\nThe full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodation for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.\nThis position requires in-person work in the Charlottesville, VA area.\nCompensation:\nThe annual salary for this position is between $59,000 - $66,000 annually. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.\nBenefits:\nBright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance \nPaid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave \n401(k) retirement plan \nLong-term and short-term disability insurance \nLife insurance \nMoney-saving discounts and financial planning tools \nCareer development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program \nCaregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family \nLearn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness \nCompensation: $59,000 - $66,000 annually\nLife at Bright Horizons:\nAt Bright Horizons, you’re more than your job title - you’re the difference. Whether you’re nurturing a child’s first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact. We’re a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future - for yourself and for others.\nBright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. 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