Preschool Teacher

Celebree; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Continuing Education Units

Tiers Program

Career Development

Short Term Disability

401K Plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Employer Assistance Program

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Child Care Discounts

Orientation Program

Employee Referral Bonuses

Monthly Team Building Initiatives

Onboarding Cost Reimbursement

Free Uniform Items

Job summary

Celebree Schools in Annapolis, MD seeks an energetic early childhood educator to manage a classroom, implement age-appropriate curricula, and foster a welcoming environment for children and families.

The role emphasizes strong classroom organization, teamwork with assistants, and proactive communication with parents to track child development and daily activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 90 clock hours in Child Development and Curriculum Planning.
• 1 year of experience in a licensed preschool classroom required (or 30 college hours + classroom experience).
• 9 clock hours of training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public required.

Responsibilities

• Manages classroom in compliance with MSDE-OCC regulations and Celebree standards.
• Provides welcoming, friendly environment for children, parents and visitors.
• Maintains engaging displays and an informative Parent Board updated regularly.
• Creates and implements weekly age-appropriate lesson plans aligned with Celebree curriculum.
• Supervises children during activities and uses positive discipline techniques.
• Ensures classroom appearance, cleanliness, and safety; maintains safety standards.
• Completes classroom paperwork (Daily Reports, accident reports, attendance).
• Supports and guides the assistant teacher to keep the classroom orderly.
• Communicates with parents with updates on development and classroom happenings.
• Identifies opportunities or problems and works with staff to resolve.

Skills

Classroom management

Parent communication

Positive discipline

Team collaboration

Education

90 clock hrs in Child Development and Curriculum Planning

1 year experience in licensed preschool classroom

AA or BA in early childhood education

9 clock hrs of training in communicating with staff and parents

Job description

Description

At every Celebree School™, our mission is to protect, educate, and nurture the children in our care. Child

care jobs with our School family are life-changing ones. We say Celebree Schools are a place where we

grow people big and small because we all learn from each other, every day. At Celebree Schools, we

are committed to offering qualified educators rewarding child care jobs. We encourage staff members

opportunities to become increasingly proficient in their position with the chance to grow within the

Celebree Organization. To those ends, we have developed and implemented our Employee Investment

Cycle.

Full Time (30+ hour per week) Benefits Offered:

• Free Continuing Education Units
• Tiers Program
• Career Development
• Short Term Disability
• 401K Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employer Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Child Care Discounts
• Orientation Program
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Monthly Team Building Initiatives
• Onboarding Cost Reimbursement
• Free Uniform Items

not an all inclusive list

Essential Functions:

• Manages classroom ensuring compliance with all MSDE-OCC regulations, company standards, policies and procedures.
• Provides a welcoming and friendly classroom environment for all children, parents and visitors.
• Maintains attractive and current classroom/hallway displays and an educational and informative Parent Board that is updated regularly.
• Creates and implements thorough, timely lesson plans that are age appropriate and stimulating in accordance with weekly themes and Celebree’s curriculum; manages effective classroom transitions.
• Assists and supervises children during all activities; counsels children as needed using positive and appropriate discipline techniques.
• Ensures that appearance, cleanliness and safe environment of classroom are appropriately maintained.
• Accurately completes all classroom paperwork, e.g., Daily Reports, accident reports, attendance records.
• Provides support and direction to assistant teacher to ensure the classroom functions in an orderly manner.
• 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.
• Identifies opportunities and/or problems in the classroom and school and works with the assistant teacher and/or school director to resolve.

Requirements

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The job requires frequent bending,

stooping, squatting, reaching, lifting and carrying; ability to lift 50 pounds.

Education/Experience:

The minimum requirements are 90 clock hrs in Child Development and Curriculum Planning

accompanied by 1 year’s experience in a licensed preschool classroom. This required

experience may be replaced by 1 year of college (30 semester hours) or a combination of

classroom experience & college hours. Additionally, 9 clock hrs of training in communicating

with staff, parents, and the public is also required. Those with an AA or BA in early

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