Preschool - Lead Teachers & Teacher Assistants

Job Description

Job Description
Summary

Are you passionate about early childhood education? Do you love working with children in a fun and nurturing environment? Little Sandpipers Preschool, a boutique-style, brand-new preschool located in Summerville, is looking for dedicated Lead Teachers and Teacher Assistants to join our team! Se habla espanol!

Duties

Lead teacher duties:

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards. We provide our teachers with a curriculum that is easy to navigate and implement!
• 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 a personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.
• Reports to the facility Director directly
• Quarterly meetings with staff

Assistant Teachers duties:

• We provide our teachers with a curriculum that is easy to navigate and implement!
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Assist in 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.
• Maintain accurate records, forms and files.
• Maintain a personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.
• Supports Lead Teacher in daily operations of the classroom and in lesson plans
• Reports to the facility Director directly
• Quarterly meetings with staff

Requirements

Lead teacher requirements:

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• High School Diploma or GED
• At least 1 year of experience teaching in a state-licensed early childhood education facility
• Enjoy working with children
• Fun and nurturing personality
• Desire to learn and grow in the field of early childhood education
• Pediatric CPR/First Aid Certified or willing to obtain upon hire
• Must be able to pass a background check, health screening and TB test
• Attend staff meetings and training
• Must be available to work 8 hour work shifts Monday - Friday

Assistant Teachers requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• High School Diploma or GED
• At least 6 months of experience teaching in a state-licensed early childhood education facility
• Enjoy working with children
• Fun and nurturing personality
• Desire to learn and grow in the field of early childhood education
• Pediatric CPR/First Aid Certified or willing to obtain upon hire
• Must be able to pass a background check, health screening and TB test
• Attend staff meetings and training
• Must be available to work 8 hour work shifts Monday - Friday

Nice To Haves

• Training and support for obtaining further education in early childhood development
• A comprehensive, easy-to-navigate curriculum
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within our school through trainings
• A supportive, collaborative and healthy work environment - we want our teachers to be comfortable and happy!
• No after-hour work meetings/trainings
• New perks are always being added

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Sick PTO
• Paid time off
• Discount tuition for employees upon availability