Preschool Lead Teacher |Toddlers|

Play and Learn is seeking an Early Childhood Educator (Lead Teacher) to join our team in a play-based, nature inspired, early education program. Our ideal candidate will be a nature lover, enthusiastic, and passionate educator who can support young children's play, exploration, inquiry, and creative/critical thinking skills. We are looking for a passionate lead teacher who can focus on creativity and self-expression while exposing our younger students to the natural world. Candidates should enjoy working in a team-approach, with the belief that children deserve to be with adults that live with integrity, honesty and respect for others.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
• Encourages a respectful, relationship-based atmosphere conducive to a nurturing environment for all the children.
• Establishes and communicates a structure conducive to respect, collaboration, participation, community-building and problem-solving.
• Creates environments conducive to meaningful learning and personal growth and offer a variety of creative learning experiences in the classroom.
• Communicates well with parents
• Creates an effective environment for learning through daily provocations and invitations, intentional presentation of materials centered around hands-on learning opportunities, and documentation.
• Supports families to participate in their children’s educational experiences.
• Accepts constructive suggestions and evaluations conducive to professional growth and contributes constructive and objective suggestions to improve the program as a whole.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• BA in Early Childhood, Speech and Language Pathology, Human Development or related field
• Excellent English communication skills both written and verbal
• Experience teaching in a child-led learning environment (i.e., Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf)
• Experience working with children with special needs
• Spanish/English Bilingual

BENEFITS
• Paid Winter recess (two week period), Fall, Spring recess (one week each) + Holidays
• 2-Week Paid Vacation in August
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development assistance

Competitive salary (commensurate with experience and qualifications)

Full time and Part time opportunities available

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $35,000.00 - $43,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:
• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:
• Early childhood education: 2 years (Required)

Language:
• English (Required)
• Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: In person Read more