School Age Teacher

Huffman Family Brands; Lutherville (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; 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 School is seeking a dedicated leader to plan and direct the classroom operations for school-age activities, ensuring the Celebree mission and values guide daily work. You will support the teacher assistant, maintain engaging displays, and craft age-appropriate lesson plans aligned with weekly themes.

You will mentor staff, communicate with parents, and help resolve classroom issues with the center director, maintaining ongoing certification requirements.

Qualifications

• AA or credit equivalent in Elementary Education, Psychology, Child Development, Family Studies or a similar discipline.
• 45 clock hours Child Development (birth through school-age)
• 45 clock hours Curriculum for School Age Care
• 9 clock hours of training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public
• 400 hours of experience with school children or 1 year of college (30 semester hours) will be considered on a case by case basis.

Responsibilities

• Manages classroom ensuring compliance with 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 Parent Board updated regularly.
• Creates and implements thorough, timely lesson plans that are age appropriate and stimulating.
• Assists and supervises children during all activities; counsels children using Conscious Discipline and appropriate behavior management techniques.
• Communicates effectively with parents and provides regular updates on their child’s development and classroom happenings.
• Maintains open and effective communication with team and parents.
• Identifies opportunities and/or problems in the classroom and center; works with the assistant teacher and/or center director to resolve; maintains certification requirements (three Continuing Education Credits per year).

Skills

Classroom management

Parental communication

Lesson planning

Team collaboration

Conscious Discipline

Education

AA in Elementary Education

Child Development coursework

School-Age care training

400 hours of experience with school children

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.

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.

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**

Job Description and Responsibilities Position Summary:

Plan and direct operations of the assigned classroom for school age activities to ensure Celebree mission, vision and values are upheld, and children are provided with a developmentally age-appropriate learning environment. Provide support and direction to teacher assistant.

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; ensures that the activities of said lesson plans are clearly delegated and communicated to all staff involved.
• Assists and supervises children during all activities; counsels children as needed using Conscious Discipline and appropriate behavior management techniques.
• 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.
• Maintains open and effective communication with team and parents
• Identifies opportunities and/or problems in the classroom and center and works with the assistant teacher and/or center director to resolve. Maintains certification requirements (three Continuing Education Credits per year).

Requirements

Job Requirements Education/Experience:

Ideal candidate will have an AA(or credit equivalent) degree in Elementary Education, Psychology, Child Development, Family Studies or a similar discipline. Those with the 45 clock hrs Child Development (birth through school-age), 45 clock hrs Curriculum for School Age Care, the 9 clock hrs of training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public, and 400 hours of experience with School children or 1 year of college (30 semester hours) will also be given consideration on a case by case basis.