Older Toddler Lead Teacher

Here at Little Leaders Early Learning Academy, we are a recognized early childhood education provider offering a safe, supportive, and educational environment focused on child development at every stage.

We offer highly competitive wages, and our team members enjoy a multitude of benefits such as:

*$1000.00 dollar sign on Bonus

* Paid Holidays

* Paid Time Off Days

* Child Care Discounts

* Team Member Discount Programs

* Bonus opportunities

* Professional Development Educational Opportunities and Credentialing Assistance

* FREE CDA Certification training

* Various Professional & Personal Continuing Learning Opportunities and Career Advancement

* Support from all levels within the company

Job Responsibilities.

• Implements in high quality programming and educational focus and care in assigned classroom(s).
• Maintains consistent supervisor of classroom children.
• Encourages involvement with children.
• Assists in providing a clean, safe, and caring classroom.
• In conjunction with the classroom Lead Teacher ensures adequate supplies and resources remain available.
• Supports Lead Teacher with planning, evaluating, and implementing educational programs.
• Prepares environment with materials to comply with weekly plans.
• Implements age-appropriate development and culture activities.
• May assist with classroom progress reports.
• Participates in response to intervention (RIT) process.
• Identifies and supports children’s differences and needs; adjusts curriculum and/or environment as necessary.
• Serves as back up to Lead Teacher role.
• Monitors classroom management in size, ratio, attendance, mealtime, toileting, resting, classroom experience, schedules, and procedures.
• Provides leadership for other team members within the classroom 
• Participates in classroom transition processes.
• Abiding by and enforcing company policies and procedures.
• Displays enthusiasm and a nurturing demeanor at all times.
• Participates in team efforts to achieve company’s vision.
• Maintains twenty-four (24) professional development hours or eight (8) college credits each year.

Education/Experience.

High School diploma/Equivalent , CDA or credits toward obtaining Associates or Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education (“ECE”), or forty-five (45) professional development hours, or three (3) to (six) ECE credits is qualifying.

The Ideal individual for this position must have strong organizational skills, possess a friendly but stern disposition, be adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced environment, possess time management skills, have the ability to multi-task, demonstrates attention to detail, have excellent interpersonal/communication skills, problem solving skills,and have the ability to effectively read/write basic English.

Job Type: Full-time