You identify two problems with the AD:
--short temper
--a habit of usurping the HD's authority
And there is really a third problem or at least a challenge: A lopsided situation where the AD has more and varied experience than the HD. This doesn't have to be a problem if the AD wants the program to succeed and sees their experience as a way to contribute to that success while maintaining appropriate boundaries. In this case, however, it is not obvious that the AD is thinking that clearly.
Bottom line, you cannot let them become the de facto HD. If this person thinks of themselves as the HD in all but title that attitude will abruptly come to an end when the program suffers and administrators and parents are looking for someone to blame. In that scenario there will be 100% agreement from all quarters that you and you alone are the HD. Make sure that that understanding exists now, today.
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