Lead Teacher - South Learning Center

About the role

A Lead Teacher is responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment, promoting the positive development of all children, planning, directing, and coordinating academic and non-academic activities, carrying out learning objectives for all ages of children in their care/classroom, greeting parents and children at drop off/pick up, ensuring daily tasks are completed correctly and in a timely manner, knowing and complying with state mandated child/staff ratios and other regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and healthy learning environment
• Promote the positive development of all children
• Plan, direct, and coordinate academic and non-academic activities
• Carry out learning objectives for all ages of children in their care/classroom
• Greet parents and children at drop off/pick up
• Ensure daily tasks are completed correctly and in a timely manner
• Know and comply with state mandated child/staff ratios and other regulations

Requirements

• Minimum of 9 college hours related to early childhood OR MOA Educational Wavier obtained upon hire
• Current CDA credential (Child Development Associate Credential)
• 1-2 years related experience preferred
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, communication, organization, prioritizing, decision-making and planning skills
• Able to perform in highly stressful situations, including high volume times such as morning drop off times and during overlap (start of 2nd shift) drop off/afternoon pickup times
• Health Screening required
• Successful annual clearance from Family Care Safety Registry
• An annual TB test required
• At least 18 years of age
• Must obtain Heartsaver Pediatric CPR/FA/AED certification within 30 days of hire

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum of 9 College hours related to early childhood OR MOA Educational Wavier obtained upon hire. OR Current CDA credential (Child Development Associate Credential)

Skills

• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, communication, organization, prioritizing, decision-making and planning skills
• Able to perform in highly stressful situations, including high volume times such as morning drop off times and during overlap (start of 2nd shift) drop off/afternoon pickup times

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental
• Retirement with Employer Match
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Pay

• Up to $900 Sign-On Bonus
• Up to 12 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
• Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus

Schedule

• Variably scheduled weekly hours of 20
• Rotating work shift