Lead Preschool Teacher - Kandivali.

Safarikidindia; Mumbai; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Safari Kid in Mumbai is seeking an experienced Lead Teacher for our preschool. You will create a safe, nurturing learning environment and drive development across physical, social, emotional, and cognitive domains.

You will coordinate preschool staff, implement the curriculum, observe progress, communicate with parents, and ensure smooth daily classroom practice through planning, teaching, and assessment.

Qualifications

• Education: Preferably certified in early years education.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years as lead/head teacher in pre-primary teaching.
• Organizational skills: Highly organized and able to plan daily activities.
• Creativity and flexibility: Able to adapt to changing needs of young children.
• Interpersonal skills: Attentive, patient, and empathetic with children and parents.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and supporting students' academic and social development.
• Coordinating and supervising preschool personnel including aides and assistants.
• Facilitating all-around development to help children reach their potential.
• Supporting curriculum implementation and observing progress.
• Using diverse resources to meet individual needs and ease transitions.
• Planning, teaching, and assessing with daily classroom practice.
• Being a contact point for parents and maintaining open communication.

Skills

Organizational skills

Creativity

Interpersonal skills

Lead teacher experience

Education

Early years education certification

Job description

Safari Kid is an International Chain of Preschools and After School Programs, founded in the heart of Silicon Valley in Newark, California. Over 15 years, 35,000 children going through the program have shown consistent excellence in elementary and middle schools. We currently have more than 50 schools across the US, Canada and India. We are keen on expansion in India and want to bring an Experienced Lead Teacher on board.

Objective

To provide a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment that promotes physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development.

Job Description

• Assessing students' academic and social development, maintaining necessary records, creating progress reports and meeting emotional needs while being sensitive to the child's feelings and actions.


• Coordinating and supervising the preschool personnel, which includes aides, volunteers, and assistant teachers.


• Facilitating the all-around development of all children, enabling them to reach their full potential.


• Supporting the development of the children within the curriculum. Producing accurate and effective observations to assess the children’s progress and their effectiveness.


• Using a variety of resources representing multiple perspectives and addressing the individual needs of children with different levels and types of ability. Providing reassurance to new children to enable a smooth transition.


• Utilizing a range and balance of planning, teaching, and assessment (recording and reporting) strategies. Execute Monthly/weekly/daily learning outcome goals, implementing and supervising into daily classroom practice.


• Be accessible and available as a point of contact for parents or careers. Actively communicating with team members and creating an inclusive environment for the staff, students and parents.

Requirements

• Education: Preferably certified in early years education


• Experience- Minimum 2 years of experience as a lead/Head teacher in pre-primary teaching.


• Organizational skills: Highly organized, able to plan and organize daily activities, and manage administrative tasks.


• Creativity and flexibility: Creative and flexible, able to adapt to the changing needs of young children and create engaging and fun learning experiences.


• Interpersonal Skills: good listener with attention to detail in case of children, patient, ability to remain calm even in challenging situations, good conflict resolution skills and empathetic.