Teacher -Preschool

Acquire4Hire; Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquire4Hire is seeking a dedicated Teacher to lead a cohesive teaching team, coordinate curriculum, and manage day-to-day classroom operations. The role emphasizes understanding children’s development to ensure a safe, engaging learning environment where they are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed.

Responsibilities include developing activities, coaching staff, maintaining parent communication, ensuring policy compliance, and keeping accurate records.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead and coach a teaching team.
• Understanding of child development and best practices in early education.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement curriculum with developmentally appropriate practices.
• Lead by example; model and coach the teaching team.
• Plan age-appropriate activities to promote social, cognitive, and emotional growth.
• Maintain regular communication with parents through progress reports and conferences.
• Ensure compliance with center policies and state regulations.
• Maintain a healthy classroom environment with hygiene and safety standards.
• Supervise assistants and volunteers to follow planned activities.
• Maintain accurate records and files.
• Pursue ongoing professional development to improve quality.

Skills

Strong communication

Team leadership

Child development

High energy

Education

Associate's Degree in ECE

Job description

About This Role

The Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom. Teachers must understand children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development in order to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where children are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed. The Teacher must be skilled in communicating with both children and adults in order to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns.

The Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom. Teachers must understand children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development in order to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where children are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed. The Teacher must be skilled in communicating with both children and adults in order to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate records, forms and files.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of professional child care experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
• High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification.
• Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.
• Associate’s Degree in early childhood education or related field of study with a minimum of 30 Credits in ECE.
• Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• A specific vision ability will be required including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of infant development