Early Childhood Educator - Washington, D.C.

Brynmor Lorton•Washington, DC

6d•$47,000 - $62,000

About The Position

Early Childhood Educators will provide care in our Infant, Toddler and Preschool pods. The candidates will provide Brynmor with an innovative advantage by identifying and implementing promising new ways of delivering exceptional care and experiences to our children, their families and our team. These are roles that require thought leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset, exceptional operational and people skills, and a demonstrated commitment to high quality early care and education. Our Early Childhood Educators will be responsible for the daily health, safety, well-being, development and learning of young children in their care. They will have independence and work as a collaborative team to ensure the experiences young children are having at Brynmor optimize their health, development and learning. These individuals will see themselves as proactive partners with families—actively communicating about child experiences, their observations and listening and learning from families about their aspirations and concerns for their children. These individuals are eager to contribute to the daily culture to ensure we are living into our commitment to children and families including strong adherence to all policies and practices designed to ensure the health, safety, development and learning of each, and every child in our care. The candidates are transparent and collaborative partners willing to innovate and experiment to support the evolving practice of high-quality early childhood education.

Requirements

Minimum high school diploma with Child Development Associate (CDA).
Ability to lift 50 pounds, sit on floor, kneel, bend, and carry young children.

Nice To Haves

Associates degree or Bachelors degree in early childhood education or closely related field preferred.
Preferred experience in working in a NAEYC Accredited early education program.
Preferred experience in HighScope curriculum.
Familiarity with COR Advantage Assessment and Brightwheel childcare management is welcomed.
Familiarity with Reggio Emilia approaches and practices is welcomed.
Fluency in multiple languages is welcomed.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate Brynmor’s vision, mission, values and beliefs that center children, families and educators as the core components to high quality early childhood education.
Ensure the safety, care, well-being and learning of children at all times and compliance with all local, state and federal laws, standards and regulations.
Ensure that high quality, inviting, well-resourced environments and materials are maintained and accessible both in each classroom and outdoors.
Exemplify the highest level of business and personal integrity, be mission driven and have a team orientation at all times.
Competently utilize HighScope Curriculum and COR Advantage to drive decisions about daily lesson planning, activities and child experiences.
Establish and maintain strong, proactive relationships and communications with families.
Partner with educator teammates to ensure the entire experience for children and families and the Brynmor team is one of mutual respect, shared responsibility and a common vision.
Role model for Integrity and Honesty : Has the highest standards of integrity and honesty. Will be an ambassador for Brynmor and have a direct impact on Brynmor’s brand.
Demonstrates strong service orientation : Adept at working with children, families, team members and other stakeholders from many racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to make a positive impact, build futures and do good. Recognize contributions and celebrate what is unique about each of us.
Embraces the principles of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging : Contributes to an inclusive and safe environment where team members have the opportunity to contribute to their full potential while developing a powerful sense of shared purpose that motivates the team to achieve higher levels of performance.
Innovation and Expertise : Proactively communicates challenges and opportunities to the Educator Team Lead and the team while implementing solutions to overcome the constraints.
Care and Collaboration - Demonstrates a highly collaborative style grounded in a service mindset by balancing between an entrepreneurial spirit and the day-to-day needs of the program, i.e., both the ability to operate comfortably in a start-up environment and the requisite ability to deal with ambiguity.
Drives results : Strong bias for nurturing creativity, curiosity and learning to deliver results that are aligned with our vision and values. Sense of urgency, goal orientation and focus; ability to solve problems in a way that consistently meets or exceeds established goals; sets new and stretch goals even under adverse circumstances; motivated by creating better ways of doing things, so that higher levels of performance are possible.

Benefits

Paid Holidays
Vacation
Sick Leave
Parental and Family Leave
Flexible spending account
Group health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
401(K) with a matching plan
Tuition reimbursement for coursework leading to a degree or credential in early childhood education.
Child care tuition discount
NAEYC Membership
Annual professional development