Lead Teacher

Hetty's Brilliant Mind LLC; Latham (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare center is seeking a committed Lead Teacher who shares Christian values to nurture and educate young children. Responsibilities include creating lesson plans, supervising staff, and ensuring a safe environment for children's growth. Join a team focused on developing the whole child in a supportive, loving setting.

Benefits

Employee discount

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in a childcare setting, especially with toddlers.
• CDA in Infant/Toddler is required.
• Associate Degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop lesson plans based on the curriculum.
• Supervise assistant teachers and volunteers.
• Communicate with parents about children's progress.

Skills

Nurturing

Communication

Collaboration

Education

CDA in Infant/Toddler

Associate Degree preferred

Job description

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Hetty's Brilliant Minds is a Christian childcare center that offers innovative, year-round, before school, full-day and after school educational preschool as well as infant care. It is at the heart of our vision to offer a program that addresses the whole child. The mission of our childcare center is to provide a safe, loving, and encouraging environment that not only meets children's developmental and academic needs. We would love to have a lead teacher who shares our values to join our team to help teach our Brilliant Minds.

Requirements

Responsibilities

While the activities vary, infant and toddler teachers focus primarily on nurturing, monitoring teaching children to share, express themselves, communicate, and collaborate well with others, follow their curiosity, and further their language and vocabulary development.

Other Day-to-day Duties Can Include

• Supervise assistant teachers and volunteers
• The lead teacher will develop lesson plans based on our curriculum and should be able to access the developmental growth of the children.
• Communicating with parents' on the progress of their children.
• The lead teacher is responsible for setting up their classroom to reflect the lessons they are currently teaching.
• Planning and carrying out curriculum
• Helping children develop positive self-images and experience success Encouraging the exploration of interests and developmental social skills
• Developing schedules and routines ensuring physical activity, rest, and playtime
• Teaching children how to play fairly with others
• Observing, assessing, and documenting each assigned child’s health, skills, behavior, growth, and development Identifying any physical or mental development concerns in assigned children
• Meeting with parents to discuss concerns Optimizing children’s developmental, intellectual, and social achievements in class activities
• Providing leadership and guidance to other staff and colleagues
• Creating and leading a supportive, nurturing learning environment that encourages responsibility and motivation
  
  

Additional Duties

• The teacher has to be vigilant about the health and safety of the children. They should also have to report anything that poses a health hazard to the appropriate staff member.
• They should report any suspected cases of child abuse to the appropriate authorities.
  
  

Qualifications

• Must have 2 years experience of working in a childcare setting especially with Toddlers (18 months to 38 months).
• CDA in Infant/Toddler
• Associate Degree preferred but not required.
• MAT, First aid and CPR CertificateJob Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship
  
  

Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour

Schedule

8 hour shift

Day shift

Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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Benefits

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Internship

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Education Administration Programs

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