Early Childhood Lead Teacher

Acquire4Hire; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Discounted Childcare

College Tuition Reimbursement

On The Job Training

Professional Development Opportunities

Family Atmosphere

Room For Creativity

Predictable Hours

No Nights or Weekends

Job summary

Acquire4Hire is seeking an experienced early childhood educator to coordinate curriculum, lead a teaching team, and engage young learners in a faith-based environment. The role emphasizes developmentally appropriate activities, strong communication with families, and policy compliance.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of child care experience, CPR/First Aid certification, and a commitment to ongoing professional growth within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Must clear full background check and health screening.
• Ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels; may kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• Vision abilities including close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities aligned with developmentally appropriate practices and standards.
• Lead by example; coach and model to support teaching team success.
• Plan age-appropriate activities to engage children and foster social, cognitive, and emotional growth.
• Maintain communications with parents through discussions, progress reports, and conferences.
• Ensure center policies and state regulations are met.
• Maintain healthy classroom environment with hygiene, safety, and security.
• Supervise teacher assistants and volunteers ensuring compliance with activities and safety.
• Maintain accurate records and files.
• Pursue ongoing professional development to improve quality.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Education

Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education

CDA Credential in Early Childhood Education

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

About This Role

Help shape the lives of our Littles in a nurturing, faith-based environment.

What You’ll Do

• 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.
• Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.
• Requirements include the 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.
• A specific vision ability will be required 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.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s Degree, CDA in Early Childhood Education or related field of study with a minimum of 30 Credits in ECE.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Discounted Childcare
• College Tuition Reimbursement
• On The Job Training
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Family Atmosphere
• Room For Creativity
• Predictable Hours
• No Nights or Weekends

About Us

Come join our team! Family owned Christian center, loving and teaching children through Christ. Flexible management, making employees feel like family.

We Take Care Of Our Employees! Paid Time Off Discounted Childcare