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Kids First Academy, Inc.; Bay Point (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Free uniforms

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Job summary

Kids First Academy Preschool & Child Care in Bay Point is seeking a Lead Preschool Teacher. You will provide a safe, engaging environment for children aged 2 to 5, teach basic skills, and support development through structured activities.

Strong teamwork and adherence to school readiness goals are essential. Responsibilities include implementing curriculum, communicating with parents, and collaborating with staff to promote learning and development.

Qualifications

• Provide materials for children 2–5 to explore and learn.
• Attend to children's basic needs as required.
• Teach basic skills: colors, shapes, numbers, letters, hygiene, social skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce school readiness behavior in the classroom.
• Read aloud to classes or small groups.
• Lead circle time activities for physical, mental, and social development.
• Observe and evaluate children's development and health.
• Communicate with parents about progress and needs.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for activities.
• Greet children and guide activities; ensure safety.

Skills

Strong team player

Provide special needs assistance

Observation and assessment

Education

18 Early Childhood Education Units

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Free uniforms
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off

Child Care Center/ PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER (LEAD)

at Kids First Academy Preschool & Child Care in Bay Point

Requires at least 18 Early Child Education Units.

Job Description:

• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children from 2 years old to 5 years old to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Attend to children's basic needs - may include assisting in feeding them, dressing them, and changing their pull-ups.
• Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
• Establish and enforce school readiness behavior in the classroom
• Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
• Organize and lead circle time activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related concerns and or delays, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
• Communicate with parents and guardians by app or in person to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
• Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
• Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
• Greet arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to children.
• Demonstrate activities to children.
• Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Make incident reports and communicate to parents by text or app, or in person
• Implement set curriculum in the classroom and modify by individual student ability
• Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
• Collaborate with other teacher in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
• Very important to be a strong team player
• Provide special needs assistance
• Administer screening tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.
• Light housekeeping duties in the classroom, including sanitizing table, toys, vacuuming, sweeping as needed