Preschool Teacher
The Goddard School
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Job summary
The Goddard School in Maryland is seeking a Preschool/Pre-K Teacher to foster a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment for young children. You will implement age-appropriate activities, manage classroom routines, and partner with families to support each child’s growth.
Responsibilities include creating developmentally appropriate plans, maintaining safety procedures, and ensuring compliance with state ratios.
Qualifications
- Candidates must meet state/local licensing requirements.
- Eligible candidates hold the specified preschool credentials or higher.
- A related degree with relevant coursework is acceptable.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment.
- Develop an appropriate classroom management system to support goals and developmental level.
- Understand and implement The Goddard School emergency procedures.
- Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements.
- Adhere to a classroom schedule with routines and learning opportunities.
- Adhere to health and safety policies and procedures.
Skills
Education
Job description
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedule
- Free food & snacks
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
A Preschool/Pre-K Teacher at The Goddard School is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment.
All candidates who wish to be considered for the position of a Preschool Teacher must meet one or more of the following criteria, in addition to any/all requirements that may be mandated by their state and/or local licensing authorities:
- 99-hour Preschool Certification
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Child Development.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field, including 18 semester hours of completed coursework related to young children birth to age 8.
A Preschool Teacher responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Develop an appropriate classroom management system to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom
- Understand and implement The Goddard School® emergency procedure(s)
- Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements
- Perform nominal cleaning responsibilities (eg, spills) immediately
- Adhere to a classroom schedule that meets the needs of the children and includes a routine and learning opportunities
- Adhere to all GSI Health and Safety policies and procedures
- Adapt program to meet the individual needs of each child
- Create a multi-cultural learning environment
- Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate materials
- Interact with the children to support play, exploration and learning
- Encourage children to talk with each other and with the faculty
- Present age- and developmentally-appropriate expectations for all children
- Create a print-rich environment in order for children to learn about books, literature and writing
- Encourage creativity through art, music, dramatic play and blocks
- Provide a reasonable balance between teacher-directed and child-directed activities
- Provide opportunities for both active and quiet play
- Integrate GSI resources (including Enrichment Programs) into lesson plans
- Plan and implement activities to develop children's self-esteem and social skills
- Plan and implement activities to enable children's feeling of security
- Encourage empathetic and respectful feelings for others, as well as the environment, through positive modeling
- Respect cultural and ethnic diversity
- Communicate, in a professional manner, with families and faculty
- Encourage families to become an integral part of their children's learning experiences
- Provide opportunities (e.g., conferences) in which families are made to feel a part of their children's learning experiences
- Prepare a Daily Activity Report for each child
- Maintain a portfolio for each child
- Assess supplies and materials needed to implement activities
- Build teamwork
- Develop lesson plan books and posted lesson plans
- Manage classrooms according to GSI QA Standards
- Perform child observations and document in their portfolios
- Use assessment tools
- Promote GSI philosophy and educational objectives
- Support a code of ethical conduct
- Pursue professional development/continuing education
- Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $37,440.00 per year
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
In person
Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.
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