Front Desk Manager
Full Time • Blue Spring MO
Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Free uniforms
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Do you love welcoming families, keeping things organized, and being the “go-to” person who helps everything run smoothly? We’re looking for a Front Desk Manager to join our amazing team! This important role is the heart of our center!
Front Desk Managers at The Learning Experience are the first point of contact for families, children, and visitors. This role is responsible for creating a warm, welcoming, and professional atmosphere while managing front desk operations, answering and making phone calls, assisting with administrative tasks, and serving as a trusted keyholder when leadership is unavailable. Ultimately creating an environment where others can thrive.
Role Responsibilities:
Front Desk & Reception Duties:
- Greet families, children, staff, and visitors with a positive and professional demeanor.
- Answer phones, emails, and inquiries in a timely and friendly manner.
- Manage child sign-in/sign-out procedures to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming front desk and lobby area.
Administrative & Family Support:
- Assist families with paperwork, enrollment forms, and center information.
- Support Directors with record keeping, filing, and communication.
- Maintain confidentiality of all child, family, and employee information.
- Help coordinate events, tours, and parent communications as needed.
Keyholder & Operations Support:
- Serve as a “third key” holder, trusted to open/close the center when assigned.
- Support daily operations by assisting with staff coverage needs when possible.
- Monitor safety and security procedures, ensuring only authorized individuals enter the building.
- Follow licensing regulations and company policies at all times.
Qualifications
- 2+ years' experience in a childcare, school, or customer service environment preferred.
- Strong communication, organizational, and multitasking skills.
- Professional, friendly, and dependable demeanor.
- Ability to maintain composure in a fast-paced environment.
- Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office, email, and childcare software a plus).
- Must meet state requirements for background checks and clearances.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Physical & Schedule Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, and move between classrooms/front desk areas.
- Work schedule would be evening shift for closing responsibilities 9-6 possibly 6:30.
TLE Cares Benefits Package – Because we care about you.
Our Center proudly offers TLE Cares, a comprehensive benefits package for all team members. All premiums for TLE Cares are fully paid by our Center’s owner, with no cost to our employees.
TLE Cares includes:
Our Center proudly offers TLE Cares, a comprehensive benefits package for all team members. All premiums for TLE Cares are fully paid by our Center’s owner, with no cost to our employees.
TLE Cares includes:
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Short & Long-term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Lifemart Employee Discount Program
Compensation: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.
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 franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.
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