Lead Teacher, Pre-K

Are you the type of person who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families in your community? Do you have a passion for teaching and the joy that learning gives to children? Do you desire a career that allows you to integrate your professional skills and abilities with your faith?

About Us

At The Pillars Christian Learning Centers, our dedicated team of professionals partner with parents to provide the absolute best in childcare, education, and development – all based on a foundation of faith in Jesus.

The Pillars Christian Learning Center was founded to be different. From the beginning, our mission has always been to offer the most exceptional care for the children in our community. Care that is secure, innovative, and compassionate. We serve families with children as young as infants all the way up to the age of twelve. Our premier curriculum focuses on a child’s academic, physical, and spiritual development to support all areas of personal growth. It is our belief that the key to early development is to reinforce academic teachings with a good dose of creativity, fun, exploration, and new experiences.

We understand that working parents and families desire to give their children every possible opportunity for long-term success and achievement. Working families also need childcare providers they can trust to walk alongside of them in their child’s journey. That’s why we hire the best people and work hard to keep them as a part of our family.

About the Position: Full Time Lead Teacher, Pre-K

Our teachers can create their own classroom environment and are given the tools and support they need to be successful. The Lead Teacher will facilitate meeting the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs of a group of young children.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
• Relate to children with courtesy, respect, acceptance, and patience.
• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining classroom safety and order.
• Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Attend to children's basic needs as age appropriate, such as feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
• Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.

Environment

This job operates in a childcare environment.? The position will interact with children in early learning classrooms daily.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Expected Schedule

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are generally Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Extended hours may be necessary as needed to cover staffing during center hours.

Travel

Local travel may occasionally be required for training and staff development activities.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Meet HHS minimum education and experience requirements

Preferred Education and Experience

• Prior teaching experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Meet minimum age, education, background check and medical qualifications for caregivers established by DFPS Licensing
• Complete annual training required by DFPS Licensing
• Maintain Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED certifications
• If transporting children, Class C driver license with clear Department of Public Safety record and two hours of transportation training annually.