Bilingual Spanish/English Childcare Teacher

Position Overview

Tierra Encantada is hiring a teacher for one of their Toddler classrooms at Tierra Encantada - Brookside in Kansas City, Missouri. The position involves managing a classroom, overseeing daily operations, and working collaboratively with other teachers.

Key Responsibilities

• Create a fun and welcoming environment for all children
• Develop daily activities to support curriculum and educational objectives
• Oversee the daily operations of the classroom, including scheduled activities, projects, implementation of curriculum and lesson plans, classroom décor, and classroom cleanliness
• Assess each child's developmental needs on an ongoing basis through observations
• Implement Tierra Encantada's curriculum and lesson plans
• Work with other classroom teachers and leadership to prepare for the semi-annual parent teacher conferences
• Oversee and update classroom décor following the seasons
• Provide parents with updates on how their child is doing during pick-up or drop-off
• Ensure assigned classroom is well-maintained and clean
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with teachers, cooks, other floats, and administration to ensure a team environment is maintained
• Attend all required staff meetings, workshops, training's, etc.
• Must fulfill required training requirements (24 hours a year), and support Center objectives in achieving accreditation

Position Requirements

• Must be fluent in Spanish and English
• Must be 18 years or older
• One (1) year of experience working in Early Childhood Education. Experience working as a lead teacher in Early Childhood Education, Preschool, Montessori school, is strongly preferred
• Able to complete all required licensing training upon hire
• CPR/First Aide certified or the ability to become certified within 90 days
• Strong communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with families and co-workers
• Able to complete annual required trainings to ensure providing high quality

Physical Requirements

• Requires the ability to frequently walk, stand, climb stairs, crawl, sit, squat, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, and twist
• Requires the ability to carry and lift 25 pounds or less, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, run short distances, and carry and lift 25-50 pounds
• Requires excellent long distance and near vision to monitor children's activities both indoors and outdoors in various light conditions, as well as hearing capabilities to respond to children's needs and maintain safety in a moderately noisy environment

Pay and Schedule

• This is a full-time, non-exempt position that works Monday-Friday
• The starting pay range is between $18.00 and $23.00 per hour
• Benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 12 paid holidays, generous PTO package, 401(k) with employer match, performance bonus, discounted childcare and waitlist priority for enrollment, and company paid professional development

About The Position

• Once a job offer has been accepted, the candidate must pass a background check and fingerprinting
• Tierra Encantada is an E-verify employer
• Tierra Encantada is an equal opportunity employer
• We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law
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