Early Childhood Education Lead Teacher

Bright Horizons Children's Centers • San Francisco, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Bright Horizons is hiring a Lead Preschool Teacher at Laurel Heights in San Francisco. The teacher guides a teaching team in creating classroom plans and goals, and leads hands-on activities tailored to children’s needs and interests. The role includes communicating with parents about children’s daily milestones, maintaining a safe and clean classroom, and fulfilling mandated reporter responsibilities, including reporting suspected child abuse or neglect to the appropriate state agency and informing the director.

This is an in-person position at an early education/preschool child care center in the San Francisco, California area. The teacher provides supervision, care, curriculum delivery, and services according to Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures, and guidance, applicable laws and regulations, and requirements intended to ensure children’s safety. Candidates must meet state and company education and experience requirements and pass required background checks.

The hourly pay range is $25.75–$31.45. Bright Horizons offers benefits subject to applicable eligibility requirements, including insurance, paid leave, a 401(k) plan, disability and life insurance, discounts, financial planning tools, career development, free college degrees through the Horizons CDA & Degree Program, and family caregiving support and resources.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or GED.
• Complete 12 ECE units: Child Development, Child Family Community, and two curriculum courses. For an Infant or Toddler position, the Infant/Toddler class must be one of the curriculum courses.
• Provide transcripts at the time of hire.
• Have 12 to 18 months of professional teaching experience in child care, daycare, or preschool settings.
• Demonstrate knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP).
• Pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements.
• Comply with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements.
• Meet the physical requirements of the role, including frequently lifting, carrying, or holding children weighing 10 to 40 pounds and occasionally lifting, carrying, or holding more than 40 pounds; demonstrating a full range of motion; and maintaining the alertness and energy needed to perform essential job requirements.

Nice To Haves

• A CDA, associate degree, or higher degree in early childhood education or a related child development field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guide a teaching team in creating classroom plans and goals.
• Lead hands-on activities that meet the needs and interests of children.
• Maintain open communication with parents and share their child’s daily milestones.
• Maintain a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines.
• Fulfill mandated reporter requirements, including reporting suspected child abuse or neglect to the appropriate state agency and informing the director.
• Provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery, and services in accordance with Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures, guidance, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Respond immediately and appropriately to multiple or unexpected situations or emergencies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Long-term and 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 the employee’s family

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED