If you love to make others smile, create “a-ha” moments, and develop future leaders… join our team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Deliver quality classroom experiences by ensuring a safe and nurturing learning environment that encourages social, emotional, physical and intellectual development.
- Responsible for overall classroom management, developing clear classroom goals, planning and implementing appropriate lessons plans in accordance with the Seedlings curriculum, and guiding Assistant Teachers to continually meet the highest standards of excellence in quality childcare, education and safety.
- Encourage a partnering relationship with parents to work as a team for the benefit of the child and keep parents informed of the child’s progress on a regular basis, including formal parent conferences twice a year.
- Deliver exceptional customer service to parents by going above and beyond to address questions and concerns, and assist parents promptly and effectively.
- Observe and assess students for creating and maintaining individual profiles, portfolios and parent conferences, and adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Maintain interaction with children at all times during small and whole group interactive learning.
- Implement a philosophy of positive reinforcement and redirection of children’s behavior, in accordance with Lightbridge Academy’s Discipline Policy.
- Supervise children during daily outdoor recess.
· Ensure proper staff/child ratio as set by the state licensing entity.
- Maintain responsibility in the areas of 1) planning, assigning and directing work of Teacher Assistants, 2) conducting performance observations, providing constructive feedback, supportive coaching, corrective action, and overall guidance for professional development, and 3) addressing complaints and resolving problems of direct reports.
- Develop and conduct weekly mini-meetings with Assistant Teachers, and other meetings as needed.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
· Child Development Associate (CDA), Group Teacher, or Associates Degree in education or related field; Bachelors Degree in education or related field is preferred.
· Minimum of 2 years of child care experience, classroom experience preferred.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
License/Certification:
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
- Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person