10/05/2026
Carver Community Center is looking for an Assistant Childcare Administrator!
Carver Community Center in Chillicothe is seeking a caring, organized, dependable Assistant Childcare Administrator to help lead our childcare programs and support the children, families, and staff we serve each day.
This is an important leadership-support role for someone who loves children, understands the daily realities of childcare, and can balance compassion with organization, communication, compliance, and problem-solving. The Assistant Childcare Administrator will work closely with other staff to help ensure our daycare and youth programs remain safe, nurturing, well-organized, and compliant.
Our programs serve children and families in our community through daycare, afterschool programming, summer camp, meals, and other supportive services. We are looking for someone who wants to be part of a mission-driven organization that makes a real difference in the lives of local families.
The right person will be
-Passionate about helping children learn, grow, and feel safe
-Experienced in a childcare, daycare, preschool, school-age, summer camp, afterschool, or youth-development setting
-Comfortable supporting staff, helping provide direction, and stepping into leadership when needed
-Organized and confident managing schedules, files, paperwork, records, and deadlines
-Able to communicate professionally and respectfully with parents, staff, agencies, and community partners
-Familiar with, or willing to learn, Ohio childcare licensing and compliance requirements
-Dependable, flexible, calm under pressure, and able to solve problems as they arise
-Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information professionally
-Committed to serving families in our community with dignity, patience, and care
Responsibilities include
Assisting with the daily operation of Carver Community Center’s childcare and youth programs
Helping maintain a safe, positive, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment for children
Supporting the program with staff supervision, coaching, scheduling, training, and classroom coverage
Assisting with staff schedules and ensuring appropriate classroom coverage and ratios
Helping monitor staff performance, attendance, professionalism, and compliance with center policies
Providing leadership support and stepping in to assist with program oversight when the Childcare Administrator is unavailable
Communicating with parents and guardians in a respectful, professional, and timely manner
Assisting with enrollment, attendance, child files, parent communications, staff files, and other required records
Helping ensure that child records, staff records, incident reports, attendance records, medical documentation, and licensing paperwork are complete and up to date
Assisting with implementation and monitoring of Ohio childcare licensing requirements, health and safety procedures, emergency procedures, and center policies
Helping prepare for licensing inspections, monitoring visits, audits, and required reporting
Supporting classroom staff with behavior concerns, transitions, family needs, and day-to-day problem-solving
Assisting with planning and coordination of childcare activities, special events, summer camp, afterschool programming, and family-engagement activities
Helping maintain clean, organized, safe classrooms and common areas
Coordinating with Kitchen and assisting with meal service, meal counts, food-program documentation, and ensuring children’s dietary needs are communicated appropriately when needed
Helping maintain supply inventories and communicating program needs, maintenance concerns, and safety concerns to the appropriate supervisor
Supporting ongoing staff training and professional development
Working collaboratively with the staff, families, volunteers, and community partners
Supporting the mission of Carver Community Center and helping provide quality services to children and families in Chillicothe
Required qualifications
Previous childcare experience is required. Applicants must have experience working directly with children in a daycare, licensed childcare center, preschool, school-age program, afterschool program, summer camp, school, or similar youth-development setting.
Experience in a licensed childcare program is strongly preferred.
Experience supervising staff, serving as a lead teacher, coordinating programs, or assisting with childcare administration is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of Ohio childcare licensing requirements is preferred; willingness and ability to learn and follow all applicable regulations is required.
Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and computer skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
CPR/First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain certification
Ability to meet all required background-check, health, training, and childcare-employment requirements
This position is best suited for someone with real childcare experience who is ready to take on additional responsibility and help lead a program serving children and families in Chillicothe.
To apply, please send your resume to [email protected] explaining your childcare, youth-program, or leadership experience.
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Carver Community Center is an equal opportunity employer.
