Lead Educator

Bright Horizons•Arlington, VA

6d•$24 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

Bright Horizons is hiring a Lead Educator at its Rosslyn Child Care Center in Arlington, Virginia. The Lead Educator leads a teaching team in implementing high-quality, developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with Bright Horizons’ philosophy and anti-bias education. The role serves as a curriculum expert, uses educational quality tools to assess and improve program implementation, partners and communicates with families, and mentors new teachers while serving as a role model for the teaching team. This is an in-person position in an early education/preschool child care center. The employee provides supervision, care, curriculum delivery, and services under Bright Horizons’ policies and guidance, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with a focus on children’s safety. The role requires compliance with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements. Physical duties include frequently lifting, carrying, or holding children weighing 10 to 40 pounds and occasionally handling more than 40 pounds; demonstrating a full range of motion for activities such as lifting, reaching, squatting, climbing, and sitting; responding promptly to unexpected situations or emergencies; and maintaining mental and physical alertness and energy.

Requirements

Pass required state and company background checks.
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 perform the described physical duties, including lifting and carrying children and responding to emergencies.

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 and applicable requirements.
Help ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons’ care.