Area Manager

Company: KinderCare Education
Location: Bowie
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Working with KinderCare Learning Companies means using your outstanding talents to help set the foundation for lifelong learners, where you can collaborate with colleagues, grow and learn, and positively impact the families we serve.
With over 50 years of experience, 30,000+ employees, and more than 2,000 early learning center programs, we are the most accredited leaders in early childhood education. Together, we create environments where kids grow and thrive. As one of only four companies to receive the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award six times, we're confident that you can grow and thrive here, too. We can't wait to meet you.
If you're passionate about leading and coaching others to deliver on our brand's promise, the Area Manager role could be for you! Area Managers are responsible for a portfolio of teaching staff, providing them with the tools they need to succeed. Area Managers are critical leaders within our company who drive quality and consistency in the center experience to improve customer acquisition and retention.
When you join our team as an Area Manager, you will:

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• Recruit, develop, motivate, and engage a highly talented team of teaching staff.
  
• Drive consistent focus on quality and educational excellence throughout the market.
  
• Manage business portfolio, identify sales opportunities, and drive business decisions to improve revenue, customer retention, and acquisition.
  
• Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, schools and district leaders, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners.
  
  Qualifications: Required Skills and Experience:
  
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  • Ability and appetite to lead and engage diverse and equitable teams
    
  • Minimum of 1 year of leadership experience, preferably in a multi-unit environment
    
  • Outstanding customer service skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to multi-task and lead multiple situations effectively
    
  • Meet state specific guidelines for the role
    
  • Physically able to use a computer, lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors as needed
    
  • Budget and financial accountability with revenue generation experience preferred
    
  • NAEYC/NAC and state licensing knowledge preferred
    
    Our benefits meet you where you are. We're here to help our employees navigate the integration of work and life:
    
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    • Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
      
    • Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).
      
    • Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.
      
    • Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
      
    • --- and much more.
      
      Working in local schools with our Champions before- and after-school programs means supporting hardworking families and giving back to your community. It also means having the chance to genuinely make an impact on future generations with your outstanding ability to inspire and delight.
      As the first national early childcare education provider to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute, we continue to follow the latest science-backed and evidence-based strategies for maintaining a safe and worry-free workplace.
      Our highest priority has always been to keep our employees, children, families, and communities as safe and healthy as possible. KinderCare highly encourages its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves and their communities. We are proud to provide paid time off for employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We are also subject to state law, local ordinances, and Health Department requirements for employees working in child care, school facilities, and corporate work spaces.
      We truly believe that everyone belongs in our circle, and everyone deserves to be celebrated for who they are. By partnering with underrepresented groups and experts in DEI, we are identifying areas to improve and forging a path forward through accountability, compassion, accessibility, and inclusion.
      KinderCare Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.Primary Location : Bowie, Maryland, United StatesJob : Field Leadership

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