Child Care Lead Educator
About The Position
Bright Horizons is hiring a Lead Educator at its Interbay center. The role leads a teaching team in delivering high-quality, developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with Bright Horizons’ philosophy and anti-bias education. The Lead Educator serves as a curriculum expert, uses educational quality tools to assess and improve program implementation, partners with families, and mentors new teachers while modeling effective practice for the teaching team. This is an in-person position at an early education/preschool child care center in the Seattle, Washington area. The employee provides supervision, care, curriculum delivery, and related services in accordance with Bright Horizons’ policies and applicable laws and guidance, while helping ensure the safety of children. The position requires compliance with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements. The listed hourly pay range is $27.50–$33.55. Actual compensation depends on factors including experience, education, training, certifications, geography, and other business or organizational factors. Bright Horizons describes its workplace as a community that supports individuality, professional growth, and employees’ overall well-being.
Requirements
- Pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements.
- Hold a CDA and have an educational plan to complete an associate degree.
- Have at least three years of professional teaching experience in high-quality child care, daycare, or preschool settings.
- Comply with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements.
- Be able to frequently lift, carry, or hold children weighing 10 to 40 pounds and occasionally lift, carry, or hold more than 40 pounds.
- Demonstrate full range of motion to lift, reach, squat, climb, sit, and participate in activities.
- Respond immediately and appropriately to multiple or unexpected situations or emergencies.
- Maintain mental and physical alertness and an appropriate level of energy to perform essential job requirements.
Nice To Haves
- An associate or higher degree in early childhood education or a related child development field.
- Experience working in a NAEYC-accredited center.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team in implementing high-quality, developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with Bright Horizons’ philosophy and anti-bias education.
- Serve as a curriculum expert and use educational quality tools to assess and enhance program implementation.
- Partner and communicate effectively with families.
- Mentor new teachers and serve as a role model for the teaching team.
- Provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery, and services in an early education/preschool child care center in accordance with Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures, guidance, and applicable laws and regulations.
- Help ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons’ care.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental bonding leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
- Career development opportunities
- Free college degrees through the Horizons CDA & Degree Program
- Caregiving support and resources for children and adults in employees’ families
- Up to 9 paid holidays annually, depending on hire date and eligibility
- Up to 69.33 hours of sick time per year based on a full-time schedule, depending on hire date and eligibility
- Up to 64 hours of vacation time per year based on a full-time schedule, depending on hire date and eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
