Lead Teacher- La Petite Academy at AtlantiCare

La-Petite-Academy; Galloway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

La-Petite-Academy in New Jersey is seeking a dedicated Lead Teacher to inspire young learners and model best practices in early childhood education. You will lead a classroom, develop engaging lesson plans, and mentor fellow teachers to deliver joyful, high-quality care.

You'll be responsible for classroom management, curriculum implementation, and ensuring licensing guidelines and company standards are followed, while building strong relationships with families to support each child's growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a classroom and creating educational lesson plans.
• Ability to meet state requirements for education and licensing.
• Ability to work indoors or outdoors and engage with children.

Responsibilities

• Create fun, interactive learning experiences while mentoring fellow teachers.
• Care: promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of preschool children in your class.
• Lead classroom management and curriculum implementation, and be an expert on licensing guidelines and company standards.
• Communicate: build relationships with enrolled and prospective families to promote achievement.

Skills

Lesson planning

Classroom leadership

Child development

Activity planning

Job description

This is more than just a daycare job. It’s a journey, where you learn, grow, thrive—and play—every day. Being a teacher at a child care center is something special. We’re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners.

As a Lead Teacher, you’ll:

• Create! Develop fun,interactive learning experiences while mentoring fellow Teachers.
• Care! Promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the preschool childreninyour class.
• Call the shots! Take the lead onclassroom managementand curriculum implementation,plusbe an expert on all licensing guidelines and company standards.
• Communicate! Build sincere relationships with enrolled and prospective families to promote achievement for the child and to support your center’s success.

Wewant energetic, dependable, passionate individualswhoare at least 18 andhave:

• Experience leading a classroom and creating educational lesson plans.
• The ability to meet state requirements for education and our childcare center requirements.
• The ability to work indoors or outdoors and engage in physical activity with children.