Early Learning Lead Teacher
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe description), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements (maybe qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes compensation and schedule details. Also benefits list.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with placeholder text. All sections have content.
We need to format:
About the role
then ... description? The description includes "This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire." That's schedule info; but we also have separate Schedule section maybe. However schedule info is also in description. We could put schedule details in Schedule section. The description also includes "Position Summary ..." which is about role. So we can put About the role: combine description and position summary? Might be duplication. Let's parse.
Original text:
Description This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire. Position Summary The Lead Teacher is responsible for the planning, developing, and implementation of Wobbler classroom activities. This position requires face-to-face leadership in this program and may involve early morning responsibilities. Essential Functions [list] Compensation $17.09 - $21.36 ; Full-Time; Non-Exempt (40 hours/week) Benefits [list] Requirements QUALIFICATIONS ... CERTIFICATIONS ... Work Environment And Physical Demands ...
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About the role
This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. The Lead Teacher is responsible for the planning, developing, and implementation of Wobbler classroom activities. This position requires face-to-face leadership in this program and may involve early morning responsibilities.
But we also need to include schedule info maybe in Schedule section.
Schedule
Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Plans and leads daily lesson plans
- Organizes and participates in games and activities
- Provides weekly lesson plans to parents
- Provides each participant’s parent with information on individual activities on a daily basis
- Prepares materials for daily activities
- Maintains records of attendance and arrival and departure times
- Maintains supervision of children
- Conducts parent-teacher conferences at least annually
- Maintains the quality and quantity of supplies, equipment, and materials in the classroom
- Disciplines children and recommends or initiates other measures to control behavior
- Handles parent concerns
- Performs any other functions necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
Requirements
Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education or Preschool CDA required. Bachelor’s Degree (BA) preferred; six months to one year childcare related experience; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Ability to interact with people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, and lifestyles. Ability and desire to work with infants, toddlers, preschool and school age children. Working knowledge of computers and experience with a variety of software applications. YMCA experience preferred.
Certifications
maybe not in list but we could include under Requirements? The instruction only gave examples but we can add Certifications as a heading if content exists. It says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should stick to those examples? It says "e.g." meaning examples, not exhaustive. But to be safe, we could incorporate certifications into Requirements section. However we have a separate Requirements section; we could add certifications there as a sublist? But we need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Certifications is a list; we could make a
under Requirements. But we already have a paragraph for requirements; we could add a for certifications after the paragraph. That's okay.
Better: Keep Requirements heading with paragraph for qualifications, then a for certifications.
Similarly Benefits: we have a list.
Pay: we have compensation.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with placeholder text. All have content.
Now produce HTML fragment.
We must not include or . Just the fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. The Lead Teacher is responsible for the planning, developing, and implementation of Wobbler classroom activities. This position requires face-to-face leadership in this program and may involve early morning responsibilities.
Schedule
Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Plans and leads daily lesson plans
- Organizes and participates in games and activities
- Provides weekly lesson plans to parents
- Provides each participant’s parent with information on individual activities on a daily basis
- Prepares materials for daily activities
- Maintains records of attendance and arrival and departure times
- Maintains supervision of children
- Conducts parent-teacher conferences at least annually
- Maintains the quality and quantity of supplies, equipment, and materials in the classroom
- Disciplines children and recommends or initiates other measures to control behavior
- Handles parent concerns
- Performs any other functions necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
Requirements
Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education or Preschool CDA required. Bachelor’s Degree (BA) preferred; six months to one year childcare related experience; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Ability to interact with people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, and lifestyles. Ability and desire to work with infants, toddlers, preschool and school age children. Working knowledge of computers and experience with a variety of software applications. YMCA experience preferred.
- Blood Borne Pathogen training
- CPR Certification required within the first 60 days
- First Aid Certification required within the first 60 days
- State of Michigan criminal background clearance (ICHAT)
- Fingerprinting
Benefits
- Free YMCA Family Membership – Enjoy full access to facilities & program discounts for you and your family!
- 50% Childcare Discount – Discount is off the regular rate for each child enrolled in a YMCA childcare program, excluding the infant room.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage – Up to 93% employer paid plan options through Blue Care Network.
- Dental and Vision Insurance – low-cost coverage options.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) – Receive up to $1,040 in employer contributions each year to help cover qualified medical expenses.
- Generous Paid Time Off – Beginning with 3 weeks of PTO per year, plus 9 paid holidays.
- Paid Parental Leave - Dedicated time off to support you during the arrival or adoption of a child.
- Retirement Savings – 12% employer retirement contribution, no match requirement (upon eligibility) and a 403(b) savings plan.
- Paid Disability Leave – short & long term disability coverage.
- Life Insurance – employer paid life insurance, plus voluntary coverage for the entire family.
- Optional Insurance – Customize your coverage with options like accident, hospital, pet, and legal insurance, plus more to fit your lifestyle and needs.
- Pay on Demand – Access your earned wages before payday.
- Professional Growth – Access to ongoing training, development programs, and career advancement opportunities.
- Loan Forgiveness - Eligible employees can also take advantage of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential resources and counseling for you and your family.
Pay
$17.09 - $21.36 per hour; Full-Time; Non-Exempt (40 hours/week)
We should also maybe include Work Environment And Physical Demands? Not in the list of headings but we could add a section if we want. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate that into About the role or Responsibilities? It's about reasonable accommodations, travel. Could be a separate section but maybe we can add a short paragraph under About the role? However we already used About the role for description and position summary. Could add a separate section "Work Environment". But not in examples; but we can still include if we think it's substantive. However to keep few sections, maybe we can incorporate travel and accommodations into About the role or Responsibilities? It's not a duty. Could add a short paragraph after About the role: "Work Environment And Physical Demands". But that would be another heading. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding a Work Environment section would be thin (just a couple sentences). Better to fold into About the role or Responsibilities? The work environment includes reasonable accommodations and travel. Could add a paragraph under About the role after position summary: "Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Travel 0 - 5% of local travel
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe description), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements (maybe qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes compensation and schedule details. Also benefits list. We need to ensure we don't create sections with placeholder text. All sections have content. We need to format:
About the role
then... description? The description includes "This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire." That's schedule info; but we also have separate Schedule section maybe. However schedule info is also in description. We could put schedule details in Schedule section. The description also includes "Position Summary ..." which is about role. So we can put About the role: combine description and position summary? Might be duplication. Let's parse. Original text: Description This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire. Position Summary The Lead Teacher is responsible for the planning, developing, and implementation of Wobbler classroom activities. This position requires face-to-face leadership in this program and may involve early morning responsibilities. Essential Functions [list] Compensation $17.09 - $21.36 ; Full-Time; Non-Exempt (40 hours/week) Benefits [list] Requirements QUALIFICATIONS ... CERTIFICATIONS ... Work Environment And Physical Demands ... We need to extract sections. We'll create:
About the role
This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. The Lead Teacher is responsible for the planning, developing, and implementation of Wobbler classroom activities. This position requires face-to-face leadership in this program and may involve early morning responsibilities.
But we also need to include schedule info maybe in Schedule section.Schedule
Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Plans and leads daily lesson plans
- Organizes and participates in games and activities
- Provides weekly lesson plans to parents
- Provides each participant’s parent with information on individual activities on a daily basis
- Prepares materials for daily activities
- Maintains records of attendance and arrival and departure times
- Maintains supervision of children
- Conducts parent-teacher conferences at least annually
- Maintains the quality and quantity of supplies, equipment, and materials in the classroom
- Disciplines children and recommends or initiates other measures to control behavior
- Handles parent concerns
- Performs any other functions necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
Requirements
Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education or Preschool CDA required. Bachelor’s Degree (BA) preferred; six months to one year childcare related experience; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Ability to interact with people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, and lifestyles. Ability and desire to work with infants, toddlers, preschool and school age children. Working knowledge of computers and experience with a variety of software applications. YMCA experience preferred.
Certifications
maybe not in list but we could include under Requirements? The instruction only gave examples but we can add Certifications as a heading if content exists. It says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should stick to those examples? It says "e.g." meaning examples, not exhaustive. But to be safe, we could incorporate certifications into Requirements section. However we have a separate Requirements section; we could add certifications there as a sublist? But we need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Certifications is a list; we could make a
under Requirements. But we already have a paragraph for requirements; we could add a for certifications after the paragraph. That's okay.
Better: Keep Requirements heading with paragraph for qualifications, then a for certifications.
Similarly Benefits: we have a list.
Pay: we have compensation.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with placeholder text. All have content.
Now produce HTML fragment.
We must not include or . Just the fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. The Lead Teacher is responsible for the planning, developing, and implementation of Wobbler classroom activities. This position requires face-to-face leadership in this program and may involve early morning responsibilities.
Schedule
Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Plans and leads daily lesson plans
- Organizes and participates in games and activities
- Provides weekly lesson plans to parents
- Provides each participant’s parent with information on individual activities on a daily basis
- Prepares materials for daily activities
- Maintains records of attendance and arrival and departure times
- Maintains supervision of children
- Conducts parent-teacher conferences at least annually
- Maintains the quality and quantity of supplies, equipment, and materials in the classroom
- Disciplines children and recommends or initiates other measures to control behavior
- Handles parent concerns
- Performs any other functions necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
Requirements
Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education or Preschool CDA required. Bachelor’s Degree (BA) preferred; six months to one year childcare related experience; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Ability to interact with people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, and lifestyles. Ability and desire to work with infants, toddlers, preschool and school age children. Working knowledge of computers and experience with a variety of software applications. YMCA experience preferred.
- Blood Borne Pathogen training
- CPR Certification required within the first 60 days
- First Aid Certification required within the first 60 days
- State of Michigan criminal background clearance (ICHAT)
- Fingerprinting
Benefits
- Free YMCA Family Membership – Enjoy full access to facilities & program discounts for you and your family!
- 50% Childcare Discount – Discount is off the regular rate for each child enrolled in a YMCA childcare program, excluding the infant room.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage – Up to 93% employer paid plan options through Blue Care Network.
- Dental and Vision Insurance – low-cost coverage options.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) – Receive up to $1,040 in employer contributions each year to help cover qualified medical expenses.
- Generous Paid Time Off – Beginning with 3 weeks of PTO per year, plus 9 paid holidays.
- Paid Parental Leave - Dedicated time off to support you during the arrival or adoption of a child.
- Retirement Savings – 12% employer retirement contribution, no match requirement (upon eligibility) and a 403(b) savings plan.
- Paid Disability Leave – short & long term disability coverage.
- Life Insurance – employer paid life insurance, plus voluntary coverage for the entire family.
- Optional Insurance – Customize your coverage with options like accident, hospital, pet, and legal insurance, plus more to fit your lifestyle and needs.
- Pay on Demand – Access your earned wages before payday.
- Professional Growth – Access to ongoing training, development programs, and career advancement opportunities.
- Loan Forgiveness - Eligible employees can also take advantage of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential resources and counseling for you and your family.
Pay
$17.09 - $21.36 per hour; Full-Time; Non-Exempt (40 hours/week)
We should also maybe include Work Environment And Physical Demands? Not in the list of headings but we could add a section if we want. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate that into About the role or Responsibilities? It's about reasonable accommodations, travel. Could be a separate section but maybe we can add a short paragraph under About the role? However we already used About the role for description and position summary. Could add a separate section "Work Environment". But not in examples; but we can still include if we think it's substantive. However to keep few sections, maybe we can incorporate travel and accommodations into About the role or Responsibilities? It's not a duty. Could add a short paragraph after About the role: "Work Environment And Physical Demands". But that would be another heading. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding a Work Environment section would be thin (just a couple sentences). Better to fold into About the role or Responsibilities? The work environment includes reasonable accommodations and travel. Could add a paragraph under About the role after position summary: "Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Travel 0 - 5% of local travel
- under Requirements. But we already have a paragraph for requirements; we could add a
- Plans and leads daily lesson plans
- Organizes and participates in games and activities
- Provides weekly lesson plans to parents
- Provides each participant’s parent with information on individual activities on a daily basis
- Prepares materials for daily activities
- Maintains records of attendance and arrival and departure times
- Maintains supervision of children
- Conducts parent-teacher conferences at least annually
- Maintains the quality and quantity of supplies, equipment, and materials in the classroom
- Disciplines children and recommends or initiates other measures to control behavior
- Handles parent concerns
- Performs any other functions necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
- Blood Borne Pathogen training
- CPR Certification required within the first 60 days
- First Aid Certification required within the first 60 days
- State of Michigan criminal background clearance (ICHAT)
- Fingerprinting
- Free YMCA Family Membership – Enjoy full access to facilities & program discounts for you and your family!
- 50% Childcare Discount – Discount is off the regular rate for each child enrolled in a YMCA childcare program, excluding the infant room.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage – Up to 93% employer paid plan options through Blue Care Network.
- Dental and Vision Insurance – low-cost coverage options.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) – Receive up to $1,040 in employer contributions each year to help cover qualified medical expenses.
- Generous Paid Time Off – Beginning with 3 weeks of PTO per year, plus 9 paid holidays.
- Paid Parental Leave - Dedicated time off to support you during the arrival or adoption of a child.
- Retirement Savings – 12% employer retirement contribution, no match requirement (upon eligibility) and a 403(b) savings plan.
- Paid Disability Leave – short & long term disability coverage.
- Life Insurance – employer paid life insurance, plus voluntary coverage for the entire family.
- Optional Insurance – Customize your coverage with options like accident, hospital, pet, and legal insurance, plus more to fit your lifestyle and needs.
- Pay on Demand – Access your earned wages before payday.
- Professional Growth – Access to ongoing training, development programs, and career advancement opportunities.
- Loan Forgiveness - Eligible employees can also take advantage of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential resources and counseling for you and your family.
- for certifications after the paragraph. That's okay.
Better: Keep Requirements heading with paragraph for qualifications, then a
- for certifications.
Similarly Benefits: we have a list.
Pay: we have compensation.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with placeholder text. All have content.
Now produce HTML fragment.
We must not include or . Just the fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
This position is for a Lead Teacher at the David D. Hunting YMCA. The Lead Teacher is responsible for the planning, developing, and implementation of Wobbler classroom activities. This position requires face-to-face leadership in this program and may involve early morning responsibilities.
Schedule
Applicants must be available Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00. The schedule may consist of four 10-hour shifts or a traditional five-day workweek. Specific scheduling details can be discussed upon hire.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education or Preschool CDA required. Bachelor’s Degree (BA) preferred; six months to one year childcare related experience; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Ability to interact with people of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, and lifestyles. Ability and desire to work with infants, toddlers, preschool and school age children. Working knowledge of computers and experience with a variety of software applications. YMCA experience preferred.
Benefits
Pay
$17.09 - $21.36 per hour; Full-Time; Non-Exempt (40 hours/week)
We should also maybe include Work Environment And Physical Demands? Not in the list of headings but we could add a section if we want. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate that into About the role or Responsibilities? It's about reasonable accommodations, travel. Could be a separate section but maybe we can add a short paragraph under About the role? However we already used About the role for description and position summary. Could add a separate section "Work Environment". But not in examples; but we can still include if we think it's substantive. However to keep few sections, maybe we can incorporate travel and accommodations into About the role or Responsibilities? It's not a duty. Could add a short paragraph after About the role: "Work Environment And Physical Demands". But that would be another heading. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding a Work Environment section would be thin (just a couple sentences). Better to fold into About the role or Responsibilities? The work environment includes reasonable accommodations and travel. Could add a paragraph under About the role after position summary: "Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Travel 0 - 5% of local travel