Early Childhood Teacher

About This Role

This Teacher position is responsible for coordinating the curriculum, managing classroom activities, and leading a cohesive teaching team, ensuring a stimulating and safe environment for children's development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth
• Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment - including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards
• Maintain accurate records, forms and files
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of professional child care experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills
• High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment
• A strong understanding of child development
• Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification
• Ability to clear full background check and pass health screening
• Associate's Degree in early childhood education or related field of study with a minimum of 30 Credits in ECE
• Ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl
• Specific vision ability including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in early childhood education or related field of study with a minimum of 30 Credits in ECE
• Minimum of 2 years of professional child care experience

Nice to Have

• CDA or Childcare Associate Degree

Benefits

Certifications