Early Childhood Teacher

The Centers; Lakewood (OH); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Early Childhood Educator to design and implement engaging programs for young children. This role emphasizes the importance of nurturing development through tailored lesson plans and High Scope approaches, ensuring that each child's unique learning needs are met. With a focus on creating a safe and stimulating environment, the ideal candidate will work collaboratively with a team of educators to foster growth and development. If you are passionate about early childhood education and want to make a positive impact in children's lives, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Retirement Savings (401k) with company contribution

Mental Health Support

Employee Assistance Program

Calm Subscription

Short- and Long-term Disability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field required.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a classroom setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement developmentally appropriate programs for children.
• Supervise children and maintain a clean and safe classroom environment.
• Engage parents through meaningful relationships to enhance child development.

Skills

Early Childhood Education

Classroom Management

CPR/First Aid Certification

Behavior Management

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education

AA in Early Childhood Education

16 credit hours in Child Development

Job description

13389 Clifton Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA

Job Description

Posted Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM

About The Centers

We provide health, family, residential, and workforce services at 11 locations throughout Greater Cleveland, creating life-changing solutions for people to lead healthier and more successful lives.

Our Early Learning Centers and programs provide high-quality care for children during the critical first 2,000 days of life by operating six high-quality early learning centers, serving children birth through five years old, in Cleveland and the inner-ring suburbs. Because of our high standards, all sites achieved a 5-Star rating on the Step-Up-To-Quality Rating and have been recognized and selected to be part of Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) and PRE4CLE.

We strive to be a service-oriented workplace that pioneers and co-creates solutions while fostering belonging in a community where our team members thrive.

Wellbeing and Benefits

Providing quality benefits for our staff is important to us. Just as important is our staff’s well-being. That’s why we offer several choices from medical to dental to vision plans to meet the different needs of our staff.

Choice of medical and dental plans, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care, Vision, Support for continuing education and credential renewal, Life Insurance, Retirement Savings (401k) with a company contribution, Mental Health Support, Employee Assistance Program, Calm Subscription, Short- and Long-term Disability.

About the Role

Job Summary

Designs, develops, and implements developmentally appropriate programs and lesson plans for children in their care. Will utilize High Scope approaches to develop content and employ multiple teaching strategies to accommodate learning differences such as those with Individual Education Plans (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP).

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, BA with an AA in ECED, or BA in related field of study with 16 credit hours in Child development courses.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a classroom setting required; early childhood focus preferred.
• CPR/First Aid, Communicable Disease, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention within 90 days of hire (training provided by The Centers).
• Some entry-level experience in a classroom setting required; early childhood focus preferred.
• Occasional evening hours may be required.
• No record of child abuse or moral turpitude as determined by background check based on fingerprints.
• Assumes responsibility for the assigned children in the Teacher’s classroom; meets the social, emotional, physical and cognitive developmental needs of children in routine areas of their care and throughout their planned daily schedule of activities.
• Completes individual assessments and screenings for children in their care; formulates plans to support children with special needs.
• Helps individual children recognize and use acceptable behavior; demonstrates empathy for misbehavior and responds professionally; sets reasonable limits for children; uses incidents of misbehavior to teach children positive behavior, social awareness, social interaction skills, verbal skills, etc.
• Will always supervise children while in care custody and control.
• Help maintain exciting well-equipped learning environments to foster exploration.
• Participate in a cooperative team of teachers.
• Cultivate optimal growth and development through High Scope Curriculum activities in both the indoor and outdoor environment.
• Promote personalized planning with high levels of teacher-child interactions under the direction of a supervisor.
• As a teaching team, help design, develop, and implement developmentally appropriate activity plans for children based on assessment and screening data.
• Be a team member in engaging parents through caring, meaningful, and professional relationships to enhance child(ren)’s development.

Other Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of the assigned classroom area, other areas in the center, toys and equipment regularly throughout the day.
• Responsible for laundry within the assigned classroom – washing, drying, and folding, as needed.
• Maintains playground area by cleaning and sanitizing high touch areas after each classroom outside play.
• Assist Center with child enrollment by communicating with community members and passing out flyers.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Family Education

Pay Type Hourly

Hiring Min Rate 21.15 USD

Hiring Max Rate 23.12 USD