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Are you a teacher who is ready for the next step at one of the first licensed Early Childhood programs in Long Beach? Woven into the fabric of the communities which we serve, we are accredited by NAEYC and have graduated thousands of children who were better prepared to take advantage of their kindergarten experience.
Position Details
Long Beach Day Nursery (LBDN) is adding to our team of early childhood full-time Head Teachers at our West Branch!
This position is responsible for the supervision, health, safety, and learning of the children in the classroom. You will work closely with parents to assist the positive growth of their children by instructing them in developmentally appropriate activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for child development. Because you will have direct contact with parents, it is important that you represent LBDN in a positive and professional light. This position will supervise the teachers, assistant teachers, teacher aides, substitute teachers, interns and volunteers in the classroom.
Benefits
We invest in every employee because we know they are the success of our centers! LBDN offers ongoing professional development opportunities including 3-4 paid training days annually, paid sick leave, generous paid vacation and paid holidays. Because we care about our employees, our health benefits for this position include employer sponsored medical benefits and 100% employer paid life insurance. Long Beach Day Nursery also offers: dental and vision benefits, FSA, a 403(b) retirement plan, employee assistance program, child care tuition discount, years of service awards and more.
Qualifications:
- Hold a Child Development Teacher Permit (24 Child Development units and 16 General Education units)
- Minimum of 2 years’ teaching experience with children 0-5 years old
- Associate Degree in ECE required
- Bachelor Degree in ECE preferred
- Experience with DRDPs, NAEYC Accreditation, and Title 5 regulations a plus
- Maintain a collaborative, team-player attitude
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent patience and enjoy creating a fun environment
- Willingness to learn
- Great time-management skills
- Nurturing, friendly, professional and positive attitude
Why LBDN?
LBDN is a high quality, nationally accredited, nonprofit early childhood organization serving over 200 children annually from ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. LBDN believes in developmentally appropriate play-based curriculum and practices continuity of care.
Thank you for your interest! Unfortunately, we are unable to accept direct inquiries about this position. Please submit your resume for consideration. Looking forward to hearing from you!
