Lead Teacher – Junior Preschool | Beltline Campus

kidsu; Calgary; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Fueling Brains Academies in Calgary is seeking a Junior Preschool Lead Teacher to guide a consistent group of children aged 19 months to 3 years. You will create a warm, engaging classroom and deliver developmentally appropriate, play-based learning using our curriculum.

You will support emotional development, routines, and independence, observe progress, and partner with families and colleagues to provide a cohesive, safe learning environment that respects licensing requirements.

Qualifications

• Alberta ECE Level 2 or Level 3 Certification; Level 3 preferred.
• Experience with toddlers aged 19 months–3 years; leadership is an asset.
• Strong understanding of early childhood development and age-appropriate learning.
• Confidence with toileting, diapering, meals, naps, transitions, and daily routines.
• Strong communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn, grow, and contribute to the team.
• Genuine passion for helping young children feel safe, capable, curious and confident.

Responsibilities

• Lead your classroom cohort and create a warm, engaging, and predictable environment for children aged 19 months–3 years.
• Plan and deliver developmentally appropriate, play-based learning experiences using the Fueling Brains curriculum.
• Support early executive function skills through routines, repetition, movement, exploration, and purposeful play.
• Help children build independence and self-help skills through toileting, handwashing, meals, naps, transitions.
• Use co-regulation and positive guidance to support emotional regulation, confidence, communication, and positive peer interactions.
• Observe and document children's development and use those observations to support individualized learning.
• Build positive relationships with families and keep them connected to their child's progress, routines, and milestones.
• Collaborate with fellow educators, curriculum leaders, and leadership to create an inclusive and supportive classroom.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and licensing-compliant learning environment.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Early childhood knowledge

Education

Alberta ECE Level 2 Certification

Alberta ECE Level 3 Certification

Job description

THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you an Early Childhood Educator who loves working with toddlers and is ready to take the lead in the classroom?

Fueling Brains Academies is looking for a nurturing, confident, and engaging Junior Preschool Lead Teacher to lead a consistent group of children aged 19 months to 3 years.

At this age, every routine is a learning opportunity. From helping a child navigate big emotions and transitions to encouraging language, independence, turn-taking, and self-help skills, you’ll play an important role in building the foundations for lifelong learning.

You’ll stay with the same group of children throughout their day as they move through our Left Brain, Right Brain, and Movement learning environments - creating the consistency, relationships, and sense of security young children need to thrive.

If you love the toddler years, understand the importance of responsive caregiving, and are ready to lead meaningful early learning experiences, we’d love to meet you!

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead your classroom cohort and create a warm, engaging, and predictable environment for children aged 19 months–3 years.
• Plan and deliver developmentally appropriate, play-based learning experiences using the Fueling Brains curriculum.
• Support early executive function skills through routines, repetition, movement, exploration, and purposeful play.
• Help children build independence and self-help skills through toileting, handwashing, mealtimes, dressing, clean-up, nap routines, and classroom transitions.
• Use co-regulation and positive guidance to support emotional regulation, confidence, communication, and positive peer interactions.
• Observe and document children's development and use those observations to support individualized learning.
• Build positive relationships with families and keep them connected to their child's progress, routines, and milestones.
• Collaborate with fellow educators, curriculum leaders, and leadership to create an inclusive and supportive classroom.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and licensing-compliant learning environment.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Alberta Early Childhood Educator Level 2 or Level 3 Certification - Level 3 preferred.
• Experience working with toddlers/Junior Preschool children aged 19 months–3 years; previous classroom leadership experience is an asset.
• A strong understanding of early childhood development and age-appropriate learning.
• Confidence supporting toileting, diapering, meals, naps, transitions, and other daily care routines.
• Strong communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn, grow, and contribute to the team.
• Most importantly, a genuine passion for helping young children feel safe, capable, curious, and confident.

WHY FUELING BRAINS?

At Fueling Brains, we believe early childhood education is about more than keeping children busy - it’s about helping young minds develop the skills they’ll use for life.

Our uniqueLeft Brain, Right Brain, and Movement approach creates opportunities for children to think, create, explore, move, and develop their emerging executive function skills throughout the day.

Ready to lead, nurture, and make an impact during some of the most important years of a child’s development?