Join The Rising Stars Academy Team in Los Angeles
At Rising Stars Academy, we believe our team is the heart of everything we do. When you join our Academy, you become part of a warm, supportive, family-focused environment where every educator is valued, respected, and empowered to make a real difference.
We’re more than a workplace, we’re a community. A place where your passion for early education is nurtured, your growth is supported, and your impact is felt every single day by the children and families we serve.
About Rising Stars Academy
Rising Stars Academy is a private, family-owned childcare and early education center serving children from infancy through 5th grade. We have 4 locations across LA. With our Abeka Curriculum and STEM-based learning, we prepare children for school and life with a blend of academic rigor, creativity, and social-emotional development.
We believe in learning through both structure and play. By combining indoor and outdoor classrooms in a home-away-from-home setting, we create an atmosphere where children feel safe to explore, try new things, and develop confidence.
Founded on a passion for providing high-quality care to families, our Academy goes beyond education—we build meaningful relationships, nurture emotional growth, and create a true sense of belonging for every child and team member.
Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Family - We create a welcoming, supportive environment where team members, children, and families feel valued, respected, and connected.
Communication - We believe in open, honest, and consistent communication—supporting collaboration within our team and strong partnerships with families.
Contribution - Every team member plays a meaningful role. We celebrate the unique strengths each person brings and the difference they make every day.
Responsibility - We are committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and high-quality environment where children and team members can thrive.
Customer Service - We go above and beyond to create positive experiences for our families, building trust through care, professionalism, and attention to detail.
Why Join The Rising Stars Team?
Supportive Team Environment
Work alongside passionate, dedicated educators who are committed to making a difference and supporting one another every step of the way.
Professional Growth
We invest in your future with ongoing training, development opportunities, and pathways for career progression within the Academy.
Competitive Benefits
Enjoy a rewarding package that includes health insurance, paid time off, and a positive, inclusive workplace culture.
Make an Impact
Be part of a program that prioritizes children’s development, well-being, and long-term success—your work truly matters here.
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Our Current Vacancies
Regional Manager
Regional Manager | Full-Time | Lead Across Our LA Campuses
Location: Los Angeles
About Us
Every family that walks through a Rising Stars Academy door deserves a five-star, best-in-class experience, the kind of warm, polished service people remember and talk about for years.
We're looking for a Regional Manager who leads the way great hospitality brands do, with obsessive attention to detail, a genuine love of people, and the discipline to make excellence repeatable across every campus, every single day.
This is a role for a builder — someone who can walk onto any campus, read the room instantly, coach a Director up, solve a licensing question, calm a worried parent, and leave the place better than they found it.
What You'll Do
As Regional Manager, you're the vital link between ownership and every Campus Director, making sure each location consistently delivers exceptional care, legendary guest service, full Title 22 compliance, and a joyful, high-quality learning environment.
Responsibilities
- Leadership & Operations: Provide hands-on coaching to Directors, set consistent operational standards across all locations, and conduct regular site visits and audits with clear follow-up action plans.
- Staff Leadership: Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop campus management talent, and conduct performance evaluations for campus leadership.
- Licensing & Regulatory Compliance: Ensure every campus maintains full CCL and Title 22 compliance, and support Directors through inspections and corrective action plans.
- Educational Quality: Partner with Directors on high-fidelity curriculum implementation and coach toward best practices in early childhood education.
- Enrollment & Family Experience: Drive enrollment growth and retention, and personally resolve escalated parent concerns with speed and empathy.
- Financial & Business Performance: Partner with ownership on budgeting, labor cost management, and financial planning across the portfolio.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Business Administration, Education, or a related field (Master's preferred); equivalent professional experience considered.
- Minimum 5 years of progressive leadership experience in early childhood education, childcare, preschool, or multi-site operations, including supervising managers or Directors.
- Working knowledge of Title 22 and California Community Care Licensing requirements.
- Valid California driver's license, reliable transportation, and insurability for regular travel between campuses.
- Ability to pass DOJ/FBI Live Scan background clearance.
- California Child Development Program Director Permit (or higher), multi-site management experience, and bilingual ability in Spanish, Armenian, or Russian are all a plus.
How to Apply
Please submit your application via the form below. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Job Type: Full-time, Exempt
Pay: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience (minimum guaranteed salary of approximately $70,304/year per California exempt classification requirements)
Benefits
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Professional development opportunities
- Health benefits (if applicable)
- Additional benefits as offered by Rising Stars Academy
Experience
- Leadership in early childhood education/childcare operations: 5 years (Required)
- Supervising managers or Directors (Required)
Ability to Commute: Los Angeles, CA (Required)
Work Location: In-person, with regular travel across campuses
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant | Full-Time & Part-Time | The Friendly, Whip-Smart Engine Behind Every Great Campus Day
Location: Los Angeles
About Us
Rising Stars Academy is a close-knit early childhood program, and first impressions matter to us.
We're looking for an Administrative Assistant to support our Director and make sure every family who walks through the door feels welcome and looked after.
What You'll Do
As an Administrative Assistant, you'll support the Director and campus leadership with front-office operations, family communication, scheduling, recordkeeping, and general administrative support, helping the campus run efficiently for every family and staff member.
Responsibilities
- Front Office & Family Experience: Warmly greet visitors and families in person and by phone, answer calls and emails, and conduct facility tours with prospective families.
- Administrative & Office Management: Maintain office systems and filing, schedule meetings and manage calendars, draft correspondence, and support payroll processing and timekeeping.
- Program & Compliance Support: Update classroom rosters and licensing-required postings, maintain personnel files, and flag upcoming Title 22 document expirations to the Director.
- Marketing & Miscellaneous: Edit and post content to social media and the Academy website, consistent with brand voice and child-privacy guidelines.
What We're Looking For
- At least 18 years of age; high school diploma or equivalent.
- 1+ years of administrative, office, or customer-service experience (childcare or education setting a plus).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace, and comfort learning new software.
- Ability to pass DOJ/FBI Live Scan background clearance, TB clearance, and immunization requirements.
- Current or willingness to obtain Pediatric & Adult CPR/First Aid certification.
- Prior licensed childcare administrative experience and bilingual ability (Spanish, Armenian, or Russian) are a plus.
How to Apply
Please submit your application via the form below. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Job Type: Full-time / Part-time
Pay: Competitive hourly pay, depending on experience/location
Benefits
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Professional development opportunities
- Health benefits (if applicable)
- Additional benefits as offered by Rising Stars Academy
Experience
- Administrative/customer service: 1 year (Required)
Shift Availability: Day Shift, Monday - Friday (Required)
Work Location: In person
Teacher
Teachers | Full-Time & Part-Time | Join the Rising Stars Classroom Team
Location: Various (LA / Gardena / Hawthorne)
About Us
The best classrooms feel a little like a great theme park and a little like your favorite neighborhood restaurant: warm, energetic, spotless, and just plain fun to be in.
As a Rising Stars Academy Teacher, you set that tone for every child and family who walks through your door, greeting children by name, celebrating their wins big and small, and running a safe, structured, developmentally rich classroom that meets the highest state standards.
What You'll Do
As a Teacher, you'll instruct children in activities designed to promote social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth, consistent with our curriculum and Title 22 licensing standards.
Responsibilities
- Classroom Instruction & Care: Provide materials and experiences for structured learning and imaginative play, teach foundational skills, and attend to children's basic needs.
- Family & Team Partnership: Meet with parents to discuss progress, greet families warmly at drop-off and pick-up, and supervise classroom assistants and volunteers.
- Classroom & Program Management: Prepare materials and classrooms for daily activities, maintain accurate student records, and adapt teaching methods to meet each child's individual needs.
- Observation & Reporting: Document each child's development and behavior, and promptly communicate any concerns to the Director and parents.
What We're Looking For
- At least 18 years of age.
- Holds, or is actively working toward, a California Child Development Teacher Permit (minimum 12 postsecondary semester units in ECE/Child Development, 24 preferred, plus qualifying supervised experience).
- Current Pediatric & Adult CPR/First Aid certification.
- Ability to pass DOJ/FBI Live Scan background clearance, TB clearance, and immunization requirements.
- Knowledge of, or willingness to be trained in, mandated-reporter responsibilities under CANRA.
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in ECE/related field, prior classroom experience, and bilingual ability (Spanish, Armenian, or Russian) are all a plus.
How to Apply
Please submit your application via the form below. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Job Type: Full-time / Part-time, Non-Exempt
Pay: Competitive hourly pay, depending on experience/location
Benefits
- Paid sick leave (40 hours/year minimum)
- Workers' compensation coverage
- Professional development opportunities
- Additional benefits as offered by Rising Stars Academy
Shift Availability: Day Shift, generally 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Monday - Friday (Required)
Work Location: In-person
Infant / Toddler Teacher
Infant / Toddler Teacher | Full-Time & Part-Time | Nurture Our Youngest Learners
Location: Various (LA / Gardena / Hawthorne)
About Us
Rising Stars Academy is seeking an Infant / Toddler Teacher who genuinely enjoys working with our youngest children.
From first steps to first words, you'll be a big part of each child's earliest milestones, in an environment built on warmth and consistency.
What You'll Do
As an Infant/Toddler Teacher, you'll provide safe, nurturing, developmentally appropriate care and early education to children roughly six weeks to three years old, in full compliance with Title 22's specialized infant/toddler requirements.
Responsibilities
- Care & Development: Build a responsive, consistent, nurturing relationship with each child, interact warmly throughout the day, and use positive guidance techniques to redirect behavior calmly.
- Classroom Environment: Prepare weekly lesson plans and sensory activities, maintain developmental records for each child, and follow Title 22-compliant hygiene and diapering procedures.
- Parent Relations: Communicate proactively with parents at drop-off and pick-up about feeding, sleep, and mood, and promptly flag any health concerns.
- Professional Standards: Attend required training, maintain strict confidentiality, and report any suspected child abuse or neglect immediately as a mandated reporter.
What We're Looking For
- At least 18 years of age.
- Holds, or is actively working toward, a California Child Development Teacher Permit, including specialized infant/toddler coursework required under Title 22.
- Experience in a licensed childcare program, preferably with infants and/or toddlers.
- Current Pediatric & Adult CPR/First Aid certification, including infant-specific choking/CPR response.
- Ability to pass DOJ/FBI Live Scan background clearance, TB clearance, and immunization requirements.
- College coursework in Child Development/ECE and prior infant/toddler classroom experience are a plus.
How to Apply
Please submit your application via the form below. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Job Type: Full-time / Part-time
Pay: Competitive hourly pay, depending on experience/location
Benefits
- Paid sick leave (40 hours/year minimum)
- Workers' compensation coverage
- Professional development opportunities
- Additional benefits as offered by Rising Stars Academy
Shift Availability: Day Shift, generally 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Required)
Work Location: In-person
Childcare Director
Childcare Director | Full-Time | Lead a Rising Stars Campus in LA
Location: Los Angeles, California
About Us
Rising Stars Academy campuses run on one idea: kids should feel like they're somewhere they belong, and parents should feel like they've found their people. That takes a Director who treats a well-run classroom the same way they'd treat a can't-put-your-finger-on-it feeling of a place that "has it together." We're looking for that person to lead one of our Los Angeles campuses.
What You'll Do
As Childcare Director, you're the on-site leader responsible for the day-to-day running of the campus, reporting to the Regional Manager and/or Operations/Executive Officer. You'll plan, organize, and control every part of the program, from budget to curriculum fidelity to staff supervision, operating in full conformance with Title 22 and California Community Care Licensing (CCL) requirements.
Responsibilities
- General Leadership & Licensing: Serve as the campus's primary point of contact with CCL and other regulatory agencies, and ensure full compliance with Title 22 health, safety, staffing, and licensing regulations.
- Fiscal Responsibilities: Prepare and operate within the annual campus budget, purchase equipment and supplies, and manage tuition collection and petty cash.
- Staff Leadership: Recruit, onboard, train, schedule, and supervise all classroom and support staff, and run regular staff meetings and performance evaluations.
- Enrollment & Family Relations: Interview and tour prospective families, guide them through enrollment, and maintain an active parent-communication system.
- Health, Safety & Children's Program: Oversee the health and safety program, educational program, field trips, nutrition, and rest schedules.
What We're Looking For
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a closely related field, or equivalent qualifying units/experience under the California Child Development Permit Matrix.
- Minimum 4 years of teaching experience and 2 years of administrative/supervisory experience in a licensed childcare setting.
- Holds, or is immediately eligible for, a California Child Development Program Director Permit (or Site Supervisor Permit, per current CCL requirements).
- Current Pediatric & Adult CPR/First Aid certification, including management of blocked airways.
- Current Food Handler card.
- Ability to pass DOJ/FBI Live Scan background clearance and meet all Title 22 personnel requirements.
How to Apply
Please submit your application via the form below. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Job Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt
Pay: Starting at applicable CA/LA minimum wage, commensurate with experience, education, and permit level
Benefits
- Paid sick leave (40 hours/year minimum)
- Workers' compensation coverage
- Professional development opportunities
- Additional benefits as offered by Rising Stars Academy
Experience
- Teaching: 4 years (Required)
- Administrative/Supervisory (licensed childcare): 2 years (Required)
Shift Availability: Day Shift, Monday–Friday (Required)
Ability to Commute: Los Angeles, CA (Required)
Work Location: In-person
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