Assistant Site Director

Apollo After School

Chicago, IL

Full-time•

Sales / Marketing, Business Development

Assistant Site Directors Needed! Immediate start!

Multiple jobs available in your area.

Do you have management experience? Have you worked in coordinating a school / afterschool program? Do you love working with children? Apollo After School is looking for you!

Compensation: $22 - $24 per hour (depending on experience).

Location:Chicago, Illinois 60647

Starting Date: School Year 2025-2026

Hours

Before Care Monday to Friday from 7:30am - 8:45am CST
After Care Monday to Friday from 3:45pm - 6:00pm CST

Apollo After School is a national curriculum-based enrichment and childcare program. We offer parents before-school and after-school childcare 5 days a week, with a focus on Social-Emotional Learning and Project-Based Learning. We are looking for caring, patient, and enthusiastic childcare professionals to provide a safe, fun, and friendly classroom experience for our students at local PK-8 schools. Our staff is expected to apply their own unique creativity as educators within the framework of our research-based extended-day curriculum. Education is a team effort – our staff must work closely with fellow colleagues, parents, and school personnel to provide a positive learning environment for our students.

As an Apollo Site Director, you will be responsible for the implementation of our extended-day program at your site. You will work closely with Apollo senior leadership and support staff to ensure our program exceeds school, parent, and student expectations. Site Directors also coordinate a team of instructors (depending on program enrollment).

As an Apollo Assistant Site Director, your responsibilities will be:

Provide a high-quality learning environment and manage activities that extend the school day.
Manage daily program operations and logistics, in coordination with Apollo leadership.
Ensure the safety and security of children enrolled.
Supervise all aspects of your site’s before and after-school program.
Build and maintain positive relationships with all participants, parents, school staff, and administration. Communicate regularly with students’ parents/guardians during pick-up times, working together on student successes and challenges.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, attendance, and dismissal data (incident and accident reports, inventory, and parent communication). Meet data entry deadlines. Gather, review, and use program data for program improvement and parent communication.
Assess and solve problems associated with the supervision of PK-8 students.

The Requirements For Our Assistant Site Directors Are

Minimum of two years of experience working with school-age youth, ages 4-10 in a school/after-school setting.
Minimum 6 months of experience in management with at least 5 employees as direct reports.
Associate’s Degree -or- Equivalent Experience

Perks

We encourage Career and Professional Development
Training in relevant childcare subjects
Collaboration, and schedule flexibility
Work-life balance

Physical Environment

Able to stay active and on your feet for extended periods.
Able to move quickly (walk, jog, or run) to ensure student safety.
Frequent bending, reaching, and participating in physical activities with children.
Comfortable working indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions.

Apollo After School or Chess Wizards is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

About the company

Apollo After School

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Apollo After School is comprehensive extended school day childcare program for students in grades Pre-K through 8th. We are founded around the belief that the process of education should involve all aspects of a child’s well-being… and it should also be FUN! Our extended-day and day camp programs offer our students a variety of activities to develop their physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Our exciting curriculum utilizes Project-Based Learning, Social-Emotional Learning, and the Socratic Method to involve our students into setting productive goals, establishing effective thinking processes, and inspiring them to become lifelong learners. We include topics such as entrepreneurship, arts and crafts, science, math, board games, physical activity, civics, storytelling and public speaking in our daily programs. Each day’s schedule consists of a snack time, physical activity, home-work time, enrichment activities, and both free and unstructured play.

Our program is highly customizable to fit your school’s needs, and our excellent staff handles all tasks associated with the program. All costs of the program are included with tuition and we operate at no additional cost to the school.