Preschool Teacher

Celebree Learning Centers; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Career Development

Employee Referral Bonuses

Onboarding Cost Reimbursement

Free Uniform Items

Job summary

Celebree School is dedicated to protecting, educating, and nurturing children, with a mission to grow people both big and small. This role supports teachers in delivering Celebree’s curriculum, ensuring safety, and fostering a positive learning environment for families.

The position offers opportunities for professional growth within Celebree Organization. The ideal candidate has experience in licensed preschool settings, familiarity with MSDE-OCC regulations, and a passion for child development

Qualifications

• 90 clock hrs in Child Development and Curriculum Planning.
• 1 year of experience in a licensed preschool classroom.
• 9 clock hrs of training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public.
• AA or BA in early childhood education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure classroom compliance with MSDE-OCC regulations and company standards.
• Provide a welcoming classroom environment for children, parents, and visitors.
• Maintain attractive classroom displays and a current Parent Board.
• Develop and implement thorough weekly lesson plans aligned with Celebree curriculum.
• Supervise and support children during activities; employ positive discipline techniques.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the classroom environment.
• Complete daily reports, accident reports, and attendance records.
• Guide and support the assistant teacher to ensure orderly classroom function.
• Communicate with parents about development and classroom happenings.
• Identify opportunities or problems and collaborate with staff to resolve.

Skills

Classroom management

Parent communication

Lesson planning

Discipline techniques

Education

AA/BA in Early Childhood Education

30 semester hours + 1 year college

MD State Credential Level 5

Job 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.

At Celebree School we have an unsurpassed dedication to growing people BIG and small. As a member of the Celebree Team you have access to the tools and resources necessary to reach your full potential. The choice is yours, where do you want to go? What do you want to be? Make your time with Celebree one of personal and professional growth.

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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

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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.

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 years’ 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 childhood education or an AA or BA in an unrelated field + the above requirements preferred. MD State Credential Level 5