Preschool / Pre-K Lead Teacher

The Goddard School; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Lead Teachers to join their vibrant team. This role is centered around fostering children's growth in a nurturing environment, implementing a comprehensive educational program, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. As a Lead Teacher, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing children's intellectual and emotional development while creating fun and engaging lesson plans. If you have a love for teaching and a commitment to making a difference in young lives, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Subsidized health, vision, and dental insurances

Subsidized childcare assistance

Online review bonuses

Anniversary bonuses

Tour bonuses

Monthly luncheons

Monthly teacher gifts

Monthly teacher of the month recognition

Yearly paid time off

Paid training

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience preferred for Lead Teacher role.
• Quality experience essential for caring for preschool and pre-k students.

Responsibilities

• Advance children's intellectual, social, and physical development.
• Support emotional development and provide positive guidance.
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance and licensing standards.

Skills

Child Development

Classroom Management

Lesson Planning

Emotional Guidance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Education

CDA Certification

Job description

Compensation

New Preschool or Pre-K Lead Teachers generally earn between $13 and $17 an hour depending on professional experience and educational background.

Benefits

We pride ourselves in offering the best benefits for our teachers! We offer:

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental insurances
• Subsidized childcare assistance (based on availability)
• Online review bonuses
• Anniversary bonuses
• Tour bonuses
• Monthly luncheons
• Monthly teacher gifts
• Monthly teacher of the month recognition
• Yearly paid time off up to 10 days based on tenure
• Flexible hours
• Paid training (CDA [yes, CDAs!], CPR, and yearly childcare trainings)

Job Summary

Help us implement Goddard’s comprehensive educational program! As a member of our teaching team, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Advancing children’s intellectual, social, and physical development
• Supporting each child’s emotional development and providing positive guidance
• Ensuring compliance with all Goddard quality assurance, Cognia, and Texas childcare licensing standards
• Working as a team to execute lesson plans
• Establishing and maintaining positive and effective family relationships
• Maintaining a clean and presentable classroom
• Responding to all children’s needs
• Sustaining professional commitment
• And most importantly, having fun! You are working with children!

Qualifications

Quality experience is essential to care for our preschool and pre-k students! To be considered as a Lead Teacher, a minimum of two years of experience is preferred.