Early Childhood Lead Teacher
Acquire4Hire · Chesapeake, VA · 2 wk ago
On-siteEducationFull-time
About the Role
🌟 Extraordinary & Talented Lead Teacher Needed! 🌟 Help shape the lives of our Littles in a nurturing, faith-based environment. Come join our team! We are a family-owned Christian childcare center, devoted to loving and teaching children through Christ. Our leadership values flexibility and a family atmosphere where every employee feels appreciated and supported.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Physical 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, and may require kneeling, bending, squatting, or crawling.
- Specific vision abilities required include the ability to see up close and at a distance, distinguish colors, have peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Qualifications
- Associate’s Degree, CDA in Early Childhood Education or related field of study with a minimum of 30 Credits in ECE (preferred but not required).
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Discounted Childcare
- College Tuition Reimbursement
- On-the-Job Training
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Family Atmosphere
- Room for Creativity
- Predictable Hours
- No Nights or Weekends
About Us
Family-owned Christian center, loving and teaching children through Christ. Flexible management, making employees feel like family. We Take Care Of Our Employees!