Lead Teacher

About This Role

Join the support team at Little Sprouts Nursery School in Beloit, WI as a Lead Teacher. This role pays $15 – $17/Hr and requires relevant professional experience.

What You'll Do

• Provide a nurturing and stimulating environment that encourages social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Develop and implement engaging lesson plans that meet the unique needs of each child.
• Build strong relationships with children, families, and colleagues through positive communication and respect.
• Maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment that promotes exploration and learning.
• Prepare and distribute monthly classroom newsletters to keep families informed and engaged.
• Observe and record childhood milestones to track each child's progress.
• Create portfolios for children in care to showcase their growth and development.
• Participate in bi-annual classroom conferences to share progress and set goals.

Requirements

• Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.
• Able to build respectful relationships with children, families, and co-workers.
• Willingness to lead a small group of children and maintain an organized classroom.
• Ability to create a safe warm environment for the children.
• Positive Attitude
• Must have or be able to obtain within 6 months of hire: Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development Credential, or a relevant field. Minimum state required classes will be completed during onboarding.
• Ability to lift and hold students
• Ability to stand, sit, walk on various surfaces inside and outside
• Infant CPR, or be willing to obtain

Nice to Have

• A strong Level 7 or higher Registry credential would be an added asset to your application.
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply, as we strive to provide a culturally responsive and inclusive environment for all families.

Benefits

About Little Sprouts Nursery School: Little Sprouts Nursery School values the beliefs that children are strong, competent and capable citizens who are full of wonder and curiosity to learn. We believe that children have a natural drive that makes them want to understand the world around and how the world relates to them. Children are capable of constructing their own methods of researching and learning, using everything from play to a variety of hands-on-learning experiences.

Common Questions

• What is the education required for this position?
• This Lead Teacher role requires at least an associate degree.
• What does this position pay?
• This Lead Teacher role pays $15 to $17/Hr.
• Is this full-time or part-time?
• This job is Full Time.

About Little Sprouts Nursery School

Little Sprouts Nursery School is located at 2255 Prairie Avenue, Beloit, WI.