Preschool Education Coordinator/Head Teacher

About This Role

As a Preschool Education Coordinator/Head Teacher at Winsted Area Child Care Center in Winsted, CT, you will guide ECE program quality and staff development. Candidates must bring the appropriate professional qualifications.

The Winsted Area Child Care Center is seeking a Preschool Education Coordinator/Preschool Head Teacher. This is a dual-role position responsible for providing high-quality classroom leadership while supporting consistency, quality improvement, and professional growth across our preschool program. This position is approximately 75% Head Teacher classroom responsibilities and 25% Education Coordinator responsibilities, including coaching, mentoring and assisting preschool teaching staff.

What You'll Do

• Plan and implement a developmentally appropriate, engaging, and inclusive preschool curriculum.
• Create learning experiences based on children's interests, individual needs, developmental levels, cultures and experiences.
• Maintain a safe, nurturing, organized, and engaging classroom environment.
• Use observation and assessment information to plan individualized and group learning experiences.
• Serve as a head teacher in one preschool classroom while providing educational leadership and support to the preschool program, which consists of two classrooms serving up to 20 children each.
• Support children's social-emotional development through positive guidance, relationship based practices, and appropriate behavior support strategies.
• Work collaboratively with classroom teaching staff to establish consistent routines, expectations, and teaching practices.
• Ensure classroom practices align with NAEYC standards, WACCC policies, CT ELDS and OEC licensing requirements.
• Mentor and support preschool teachers in implementing developmentally appropriate and high-quality teaching practices.
• Support teachers in maintaining classroom documentation and preparing for NAEYC accreditation reviews and OEC licensing inspections.
• Aid teachers with curriculum planning, classroom environments, learning centers, daily schedules and daily transitions.
• Serve as a professional role model who promotes teamwork, reflective practice, accountability and a positive workplace culture.

Requirements

• An associate's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or a related field.
• Experience with NAEYC accreditation process, classroom observations, documentation, and continuous quality improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of CT OEC child care licensing regulations and requirements.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to balance classroom teaching responsibilities with coaching and program leadership responsibilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with teaching staff, administration, families, consultants, and community partners.
• Experience using child observation and assessment information to guide curriculum and instruction.
• Must clear a full background check and must pass a health screening per OEC licensing regulations.
• Lift up to 50lbs and perform other physical tasks related to an early childhood environment including the ability to kneel, bend squat and crawl.

Nice to Have

• A bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or a related field.
• Experience with Teaching Strategies GPLD or a comparable early childhood assessment system.
• Pediatric First Aid, CPR and Emergency Medication certification.

Benefits

This Preschool Education Coordinator/Head Teacher role pays $22 to $25/Hr.

Pay

This Preschool Education Coordinator/Head Teacher role pays $22 to $25/Hr.

Schedule

This job is Full Time.