Lead Preschool Teacher

Celebree School of Rockville; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking educational institution as a Lead Preschool Teacher, where you will inspire and nurture young minds in a dynamic and supportive environment. Your role will involve crafting creative lesson plans that foster curiosity and a love for learning, while ensuring a safe and welcoming atmosphere for all children. With opportunities for professional development and a focus on teamwork, this position allows you to make a significant impact on the lives of preschoolers and their families. If you are passionate about early childhood education and eager to grow in your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Free Uniform Items

Team Building Initiative

Employee Referral Bonuses

Child Care Discounts

Paid Holidays

Free Continuing Education Units

Career Development

Competitive Salary

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Must meet lead teacher requirements per MSDE regulations.
• Strong understanding of child behavioral and developmental stages.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement engaging lesson plans for preschoolers.
• Create a safe and inclusive classroom environment.

Skills

Classroom Management

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Organizational Skills

Knowledge of Child Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Child Development Associate Certification

Tools

Lesson Planning Software

Child Care Regulations Knowledge

Job description

Benefits:

1. Free Uniform Items
2. Team Building Initiative
3. Employee Referral Bonuses
4. Child Care Discounts
5. Paid Holidays
6. Free Continuing Education Units
7. Career Development
8. Competitive salary
9. Paid time off

Hours: Monday through Friday: All shifts are available (Morning, afternoon, and evening).

Celebree School of Rockville is a state of the art school opened in May 2022 that is dedicated to the goal of excellence in early education. We are looking for dynamic & talented Lead Teachers for our 4 year-old classroom for our school located in Rockville, MD.

Job Summary

As a Lead Preschool Teacher at Celebree School, you'll be at the heart of the action, creating a nurturing and stimulating learning environment that sparks curiosity and ignites young minds. Your mission? To ensure that Celebree's mission, vision, and values shine through in every activity, while providing preschool children with educational experiences that are as fun as they are enriching. As a Preschool Teacher, you'll also have the opportunity to help classroom Aides on their growth journey to become a Celebree Teacher.

Responsibilities:

1. Develop and implement creative and developmentally appropriate lesson plans and activities that foster learning, curiosity, and exploration among preschool-aged children.
2. Create a warm, welcoming, and inclusive classroom atmosphere where preschoolers feel safe, valued, and encouraged to express themselves and learn through play.
3. Integrate language-rich activities, storytelling, and early literacy experiences into daily routines to help preschoolers develop communication skills, vocabulary, and a love of reading.
4. Ensure the cleanliness, organization, and safety of the classroom environment, including materials, equipment, and play areas, to support optimal learning and exploration.
5. Establish open and ongoing communication with parents, sharing insights, updates, and progress on their child's development.

Qualifications:

1. Must meet the requirements to be a lead teacher as approved by MSDE's Office of Child Care (the governing State agency).
2. This position requires comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the behavioral and developmental stages of children and knowledge of childcare licensing requirements.
3. The ability to manage a classroom, including strong organizational, communication (verbal and written), and problem-solving skills. Patience and flexibility are essential.

Essential Functions:

1. Manages classroom ensuring compliance with all Child Care regulations, and company standards, policies, and procedures.
2. Provides a welcoming and friendly classroom environment for all children, parents, and visitors.
3. Maintains attractive and current classroom/hallway displays and an educational and informative Parent Board that is updated regularly.
4. Creates and implements thorough, timely lesson plans that are age appropriate and stimulating in accordance with Celebree’s curriculum.
5. Manages effective classroom transitions.
6. Assists and supervises children during all activities; counsels children as needed using positive and appropriate discipline techniques.
7. Ensures that appearance, cleanliness, and safe environment of the classroom is appropriately maintained.
8. Accurately completes all paperwork, electronic reports, supervision records and attendance.
9. Attends all team meetings, trainings and School events as requested.
10. Provides support and direction to Aides to ensure the classroom functions in an orderly manner.
11. Provides development, coaching and training to support Aide development.
12. Always presents a positive and professional image, adhering to uniform requirements.
13. Communicates effectively with parents, e.g., greeting by name, addressing concerns in a timely manner, giving positive feedback, and providing regular updates on their child’s development and classroom happenings.
14. Maintains open and effective communication with Management.
15. Identifies opportunities and/or problems in the classroom/School and works with coworkers and Directors to resolve.
16. Maintains all mandatory certification requirements.
17. Performs face to name counts every 30 minutes and upon transitions.
18. Maintains confidentiality regarding families, co-workers, and self.
19. Maintains regular and satisfactory attendance at all times, limits absences.

Education/Experience:

1. Must meet all Teacher requirements per State regulations.
2. Must have a Bachelor's Degree.

License/Certification:

1. Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)
2. 45+45 hours training required to be lead qualified teacher (Required)

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchise-owned location. All inquiries about employment at this franchise owned location should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Celebree School Corporate.