Preschool Lead Teacher

Faith Family Early Learning Center is a gold-rated Step Up To Quality center. Our team takes their jobs seriously, providing quality care (not just care), and are proud to be part of the ELC family. Employees of the ELC are employed by Faith Family Church, where they are well taken care of with an extremely rich benefit package that includes low deductibles and great coverage at a low cost. We recognize that caring for children is hard work and strive to provide ample reward for a job well done. We believe in our team and therefore ensure that we are pouring into them during our annual staff development day, holidays, and routine coaching sessions. Come be a part of this exceptional center, where we care about you so you can care for the children!

• To develop a cohesive teaching team, implement the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom.
• To understand children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where children are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed.
• To communicate with both children and adults to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns.
• The desired performance is to work with a level of excellence that represents the vision set forth by the Lead Pastors and Director of Faith Family Church Early Learning Center.
• Implements educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards.
• Leads by example; encourages teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plans individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Maintains frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensures all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Ensures a healthy classroom environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
• Supervises teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintains accurate records, forms and files.
• Maintains personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 1 years of professional child care experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
• High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Infant/child CPR, First Aid certification, Child Abuse prevention and Communicable Disease training.
• Continuing professional development hours (OCCRRA) registered
• Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.
• Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels.
• May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• A specific vision ability will be required including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Must be able to lift to 35 lbs. comfortably.

• Associate’s Degree in early childhood education or related field of study with a minimum of 30 Credits in ECE; Or
•  CDA

• Birthday off paid.
• Shift differential pay for extra shifts worked.