Lead Teacher- DCELP

Everstand; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Paid sick leave & holidays

Health coverage

Free employee health insurance

Retirement savings with match

Tuition reimbursement

Additional benefits

Job summary

Everstand in Washington, DC is seeking a Lead Teacher to guide the academic, social-emotional, cognitive, language, and physical development of children in the classroom.

You will develop weekly lesson plans, implement age-appropriate activities, and create a safe, developmentally appropriate environment reflecting children’s growth.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in early childhood education.
• Associate degree in ECE or 24 credits in ECE as described.

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing developmental assessments using ASQ’s and Teaching Strategies Gold of children.
• Engage in intentional interactions with children.
• Write required reports and keep accurate records timely.
• Provide guidance to Assistant Teacher(s) and Volunteers.
• Plan and supervise activities to stimulate children's curiosity.

Skills

Child development

Parent communication

Classroom management

Lesson planning

Education

Associate degree in early childhood education

Associate degree in any subject with 24 credits in ECD

Tools

ASQ

Teaching Strategies Gold

Job description

308 15th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

Make a Difference Everyday

What You Will Do

The Lead Teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional, cognitive, language, and physical growth and development of all children in their classroom. This may include infants, toddlers and/or preschool age children. The Lead Teacher develops partnerships with birth parents and/or guardians to engage and encourage parent participation in program. The Lead Teacher develops weekly lesson plans according to Creative Curriculum and implements age appropriate activities to nurture and stimulate all domains of children’s development in their care. The Lead Teacher provides a safe physical and developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children’s learning and growth.

Essential Functions

• Perform on-going developmental assessments using ASQ’s and Teaching Strategies Gold of children.
• Engage in intentional interactions with children in teaching and learning.
• Write required reports/keep accurate and orderly records timely.
• Provide guidance and direction to assigned Assistant Teacher(s), and/or Volunteer(s) ensuring that they demonstrate a participating role within their assigned group of children.
• Participate effectively in all mandatory professional meetings including admission, review, parent conferences and in-service professional development as requested by the Center Director.
• Work effectively with parents, other staff and colleagues.
• Use positive guidance when addressing children’s behavior in the classroom.
• Plan, organize, set up, supervise and clean up planned activities that stimulate children’s curiosity and abilities.
• Support National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) best practices and guidelines.
• Represent Everstand by being responsive, caring and informative in communication with parents, other teaching staff and the organization at large.
• Resolve conflicts quickly and involves supervisor and or other management members when appropriate.
• Develop trustworthy relationships with peers, supervisors and managers.
• Demonstrate applied knowledge of curriculum and the fundamental principles of early childhood care and education.
• Demonstrate familiarity with cultural patterns existing within a community, which may affect the behavior of children.

What experience and education do I need?

• At least 1 year experience working in the Early Childhood Education setting.
• Associate degree in early childhood education, early childhood development, child and family studies or a closely related field OR Associate degree (or higher) in any subject area with at least 24 semester credit hours in early childhood.

What does the benefits package look like?

• Generous Paid Time Off: Accrue three (3) weeks of vacation annually, plus two floating holidays and 10 paid company holidays each year—providing 30+ days of paid time off.
• Paid Leave:Paid sick leave and bereavement leave.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage:Medical, dental, and vision insurance with eligibility beginning on your first day of employment.
• FREE Employee Health Insurance: Everstand provides employee-only medical coverage at no cost through Allied Health.
• Retirement Savings:Retirement plan with an employer match of up to3%.
• Tuition Reimbursement:Eligible after three months of employment, with reimbursement of up to $5,000 annually for approved educational expenses.
• Additional Benefits: Access to a variety of voluntary and employer-sponsored benefit programs designed to support your financial, personal, and professional well-being.

Everstand is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, national origin, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital or veterans status. Everstand is a drug, tobacco and alcohol-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer by choice.

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