Team Lead

Learning Care Group, Inc.; Smyrna (TN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Learning Care Group, Inc. is hiring a Team Lead for our Smyrna, TN childcare center. You will guide daily activities, promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of children, and lead lesson planning and curriculum implementation.

Communicate with families to support each child’s achievement, mentor new hires, and assist with staffing and training. In the absence of leadership, you may open or close the center and uphold licensing and company standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a licensed childcare facility with classroom leadership.
• College credits towards Early Childhood Education or Child Development or a CDA preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

Responsibilities

• Promote growth in children and manage the classroom.
• Lead curriculum implementation and daily instruction.

Skills

Classroom leadership

Lesson planning

Childcare licensing

Education

ECE credits or CDA

Job description

This is more than just a daycare job. It’s a journey, where you learn, grow, thrive—and play—every day. Are you a teacher ready for your next step? Being a Team Lead at a child care center is something special. We’re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners.

As a Team Lead, you are a:

• Teacher!Promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the children in your care. Take the lead on classroom management and curriculum implementation.Classroom instruction is at least 50% of weekly schedule.
• Communicator!Communicate and build relationships with families to promote achievement for the child and to support your center’s success.
• Mentor!Be responsible for, or assisting with, the management, training, and mentoring of new hires and your fellow Teachers, as you create fun, interactive learning experiences to share with the preschool children.
• Leader!Take on the duties of Director or Assistant Director in his/her absence, including opening and closing the school.
• Expert!Ensure the daily care of every child by following all licensing guidelines and implementing all company standards.

We want energetic, dependable, passionate individuals who are at least 18 and have:

• Experience in a licensed childcare facility, leading a classroom, and implementing lesson plans.
• College credits towards Early Childhood Education or Child Development degree or a CDA, preferred.
• The ability to meet state and/or accreditation requirements for education and experience.
• Able to work indoors or outdoors and engage in physical activity with children.