Lead Teacher - Blessings Children's Learning Center

Job Details

Description

Saint Joseph's Center is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented individual with a passion for education and childcare for the role of Lead Teacher for our NEW daycare, Blessings Children's Learning Center. The ideal candidate will get to use their knowledge, skills, and abilities in early learning to create a supportive and educational environment to ensure the health, growth, development, and safety of the children in your care. The Lead Teacher will also assist the Director in the day-to-day operations of the childcare center.

The Lead Teacher position is full time, working with children ages infant to three and interacting with parents and coworkers on a daily basis.

Blessings Children's Early Learning Center operates from 6am to 6pm.

Why You’ll love working at St Joseph’s center:

Saint Joseph’s Center has always had a strong foundation in creating & maintaining meaningful relationships with everyone who comes into contact with the organization. We dedicate ourselves to giving children in our center the same quality of care that has become a staple within the organization and is synonymous with the St. Joes name. The families we serve can rest easy knowing that their Blessings are in loving, capable hands so that they can serve other parts of the community with the care, concern, compassion & commitment that cornerstones the foundation of St. Joe’s.

What You Get

Financial

Competitive Salary

Heath

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Access to 24 hour No Cost Telehealth for employee and dependents

Company paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance

Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

Work / Life Balance

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Attendance bonus incentive
• Growth and Support
• 401-K with company contribution and match
• Employee referral bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program: Counseling services, Legal and Financial services, Child/Elder care resources, and more
• Discount Programs with national and local companies
• Paid training
  

Essential Functions

What You Will Do

To Perform This Job Successfully, An Individual Must Be Able To Perform Each Essential Job Duty Satisfactorily. Essential Functions Include But Are Not Limited To The Following

• Work as a team with the co-teachers in the classrooms as well as the center's Director. Classroom responsibilities are to be handled equally.
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive, and emotional growth in accordance with program philosophy.
• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom and outdoor activities based on developmentally appropriate practices by using provided curriculum as a guide and following PA early learning standards.
• Actively engage children and participate in activities.
• Assess children's academic progress and provide feedback to families and the center's Director.
• Communicate needs of children to the director.
• Ensure and follow all policies, procedures and regulations that govern the program including DHS and Keystone Stars as well as assist the Director in ensuring all policies, procedures and regulations are followed. This includes assisting the Director in maintaining up to date and accurate paperwork and maintain children and staff files.
• Ensure active supervision of children at all times of the day.
• Understand and follow emergency procedures and how to both direct and implement them (emergency preparedness plan – will be provided to you during orientation).
• Ensure a healthy classroom and outdoor environment-including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards to protect the children and staff against infectious/communicable diseases in accordance with regulations.
• act as a classroom Teacher (Group Supervisor) at the discretion of the Director in order to maintain child to staff ratios within the childcare center.
• help prepare the center to both open and close for operations daily at Director's discretion.
  
  

What’s Required Of You

• Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or another Human Services field.
• 2 years of experience working with children in a similar role
• 2 written personal references (non -family)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• A willingness to learn and embrace new challenges.
  
  

If you are ready to be part of a team that values relationships, and providing opportunities for all individuals to develop their abilities to the fullest extent possible, then partner with us today!

Non-Discrimination Policy

St. Joseph’s Center is an equal opportunity employer and provider of services and referrals to clients without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation or limited English proficiency