District Manager

ARE YOU A… Dynamic Leader. Strong Operator. Critical Thinker. Learning Care Group, Inc., is the leading provider of early childhood education programs in the country. We have a great opportunity for a District Manager with our La Petite Academy brand in the Riverside, CA area. At Learning Care Group, we pride ourselves on excellence, putting the education and development of our children first and foremost. When you consider a career with any of Learning Care Group's family of brands, know you will be joining a team that is passionate about thoroughly preparing their students for all the challenges that lie ahead. The exceptional curriculum at La Petite Academy is what makes us who we are. Our goal is to provide our students with a strong beginning to their education, not to baby-sit. This, along with devoted customer service, creates an environment and learning center that families trust and are comfortable with. District Managers at La Petite Academy play a major role in making us a provider of choice in educational programs in the communities that we service. Some of the exciting things that you will do as a District Manager with LPA include but are not limited to: · Utilize our management philosophy to effectively implement LPA's child care and educational objectives; ensure Program execution and Curriculum delivery. · General accountability for overall operation of 10-12 academies in a region. · Generate strategic and operational plans. · Assume responsibility for financial and enrollment growth of academies in a region. · Ensure Academy Directors effectively manage all aspects of school operations. · Hire, train and manage a quality management team. · Serve as a Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education in your community!!  JOB QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field is preffered • 3 to 5 years of multi-site management experience (at least 10 locations). • Must have a track record for achieving and maintaining excellence in standards of operations as well as maximizing sales revenue. • Ability to lead and inspire team members and manage safety and security programs for multi-site locations, while ensuring all Federal/State and local licensing and regulatory compliance. • A strong business acumen, excellent customer service, leadership, business development, communications and decision making skills. If you share Learning Care Group's commitment to educating young people, we invite you to take a closer look at joining us. We recognize that the only way we can do great things for children is with great people. Our policies, culture, and benefits reflect this fact. We are a company that’s expanding quickly and the more we grow, the more opportunities that are created along the way. At Learning Care Group, this is more than just a job; you’ll be continuing your career as a professional educator while making a positive difference in the lives of children. One of the nation's largest privately held educational child care companies, La Petite Academy, Inc. operates over 600 schools in 36 states and the District of Columbia. We offer a range of educational and care programs for children of all ages: from infants to toddlers, two year olds to preschoolers, and kindergarteners to school-age kids who come to the Academy before and after school. We're very proud of our unparalleled preschool curriculum, and that in setting higher standards for educating young children we've invested more than $1.3 million in books and new materials and nearly 20,000 hours of teacher training. Learn more about our curriculum. Our headquarters are in Chicago, however, each of our Academies is licensed by the state where it operates. Each adheres to the highest standards of safety, security, cleanliness, teaching and loving care. We have the resources of a large company, such as our own Education Department to set programs and curricula, as well as top training and professional development for our teachers. But, we also offer a small community environment at each of our local Academies. Each Academy operates the way any good neighborhood business does. We know our community and we understand how best to serve the parents and children who live there. La Petite Academy was established in 1968, with the purchase of seven university-sponsored centers. Today we operate more than 600 centers with over 13,000 employees. We are a pioneer in center-based care and our Preschool Curriculum has set the standard for preschool education. We are also a recognized leader in before and after school programs, summer and holiday camps and corporate programs. If you share La Petite Academy's commitment to educating young people, we invite you to take a closer look at joining us. We recognize that the only way we can do great things for children is with great people. Our policies, culture, and benefits reflect this fact. We are a company that is expanding quickly, and the more we grow, the more opportunities that are created along the way. At La Petite Academy, this is more than just a job. You'll be continuing your career as a professional educator while making a positive difference in the lives of children.