Regional Director of School Operations
Leading Multiple LeafSpring School Sites
Regional Director of School Operations
Full Time • Leading Multiple LeafSpring School Sites
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Multi-Site Early Childhood Education & Private Schools
Location: Richmond, VA metropolitan area | Full-time, primarily on-site |
Base Salary: $80,000 |
Lead great schools. Develop strong leaders. Deliver measurable results.
We are an established early education and private school organization serving children from infancy through age 13 across three campuses. We seek a hands-on Regional Director to lead School Directors, strengthen daily operations, and deliver school-level and regional goals for enrollment, revenue, staff retention, family experience, and educational quality. The role works directly with our Co-CEOs and collaborates with a regional counterpart serving North and South Carolina.
What You Will Own
· Lead, coach, evaluate, and hold School Directors accountable for results at all three campuses.
· Build annual school operating plans, budgets, weekly scorecards, and quarterly priorities; drive corrective action when results miss targets.
· Own enrollment, marketing execution, retention, weekly tuition billing targets, and school-level revenue performance.
· Manage payroll processing and approval: verify timecards, PTO, overtime, pay changes, and exceptions; approve payroll registers within delegated authority while finance independently reconciles and releases funds.
· Oversee staffing, hiring priorities, employee performance, retention, and consistent people practices, with external HR and labor counsel available for support.
· Ensure licensing, franchise, safety, child protection, staffing-ratio, and inspection-readiness requirements are met.
· Improve family satisfaction, educational quality, summer program results, and facilities coordination.
· Collaborate with the North/South Carolina Regional Director to share systems, develop leaders, and improve regional performance.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must possess a love for children and an ability to relate well with them, their families, and teachers.
- 6+ months of programmatic experience working in a licensed and/or accredited child care facility required.
- Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Child Development, or other child-related fields preferred.
- Does not have scheduling restrictions between the hours of 6:45 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
What You Bring
· Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Franchise or corporate childcare and EOS experience preferred.
· Five or more years of progressive school, childcare, or comparable multi-site operating leadership; demonstrated success leading managers.
· Strong business and financial judgment, including budgets, labor management, enrollment performance, and payroll controls.
· Experience with licensing/compliance, employee management, and effective school or site-level operations.
· Must have reliable transportation and the ability to travel regularly among three Richmond-area campuses and periodically collaborate with leadership in North and South Carolina; excellent coaching, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Why Join Us?
Help shape the next chapter of an established education organization, with meaningful responsibility, direct executive access, and the opportunity to develop school leaders and strengthen outcomes for children, families, and employees.
Benefits & How to Apply
Paid time off, retirement plan, health, life, and dental insurance. Performance bonus eligibility: based on performance and subject to plan terms.
Apply with your resume and a brief note describing measurable improvements you have delivered across multiple locations.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment policies and decisions on employment and promotion are based on merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs. The decisions and criteria governing the employment relationship with all employees are made in a nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful by federal, state, or local statutes. Employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable law.
Compensation: $80,000.00 per year
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Make a Difference
LeafSpring School has been the standard of excellence in early education and school-age recreation for over 35 years, providing an enriching environment and a nurturing school setting for children and their families. We are a nationally recognized early childhood education franchise that offers innovative programs for infants, preschoolers, and school-age children. With a commitment to fostering cognitive, social, physical, and emotional growth, LeafSpring School provides a community of families and educators who partner for each child’s success.
LeafSpring School employees help build the foundation for excellence within every student by developing lifelong learners and the leaders of tomorrow. Make a real difference in your community by helping young minds develop and grow into healthy, productive individuals.
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 franchise. All inquiries about employment at this franchise should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to LeafSpring School Corporate.
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