Preschool Teacher (Pre-K)

The Learning Experience•Grand Prairie, TX

1d•$13 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

We’re The Learning Experience Grand Prairie Forum Drive, located in Midtown GP near Epic West (I-20/PGBT). We’re building out our education team, and we’d love for you to join us! As a Preschool Teacher, you will: Help children learn skills and topics for kindergarten readiness. Partner with other teachers to implement our proprietary curriculum and have the unique opportunity to use our engaging characters to make TLE a fun place for children to learn, play, and grow. Maintain quality compliance and health and safety standards throughout the daycare classrooms and programs. Collaborate with your peers to create a great working environment and a welcoming and engaging daycare space for children. Communicate with parents and families, sharing their child's latest adventures and achievements through various avenues, including mobile apps and personal discussions. Fill gaps across the center to meet childcare needs. You will focus on: Classroom Leadership: Plan, prepare and collaborate to orchestrate a stimulating, welcoming space where children can play, learn, and grow. Curriculum Implementation: Bring to life our proprietary L.E.A.P. Curriculum®, adapting your approach to the individual needs of Infants, Toddlers, and/or Preschool children. Health & Safety: Always prioritize a safe, nurturing environment where children are safeguarded and can thrive.Family Communication: Regularly update parents on their child's progress and milestones, leveraging a mix of mobile apps and in-person discussions. Center Collaboration: Be a team player. Collaborate with center staff and leadership to drive retention, enrollment, and engagement goals. Relationship Building: Cultivate warm relationships with families and colleagues, fostering an environment where learning and play coexist effortlessly.

Requirements

Educational Background: Must have a high school diploma or GED, meet state specific guidelines for role, including, but not limited to, Infant and Toddler ECE component.
Experience: Must have experience in a licensed child care facility. A deep-rooted passion for early childhood education is essential.
State Compliance: Must meet state specific guidelines for the role, including immunizations, required health and safety training, CPR/ First Aid Certification, and fingerprint clearance through the DOJ.
Caregiving Skills: Proven judgment to identify and address potential risks in a childcare setting. Ensure that children are safe and that their everyday needs are met – this may include diapering, dressing, grooming, and feeding. Model and encourage good social skills, e.g. strong communication and conflict-resolution skills. Ensure children are kept active, entertained, and engaged in developmentally appropriate activities. Exhibit high levels of composure, patience, and professionalism at all times. Maintain cleanliness of common areas and classrooms.
Physical Resilience: Demonstrates full range of motion to: Stand and walk for extended periods of time without significant discomfort. Work in outdoor/indoor conditions. Ability to safely lift and carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Reach, stretch with hands and arms. Climb or balance. Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Use of a stool or ladder to reach high places as necessary. Ability to supervise by sight and sound.
Be respectful and kind to children, families, and team members.
Display empathy, compassion, and understanding.

Responsibilities

Help children learn skills and topics for kindergarten readiness.
Partner with other teachers to implement our proprietary curriculum and have the unique opportunity to use our engaging characters to make TLE a fun place for children to learn, play, and grow.
Maintain quality compliance and health and safety standards throughout the daycare classrooms and programs.
Collaborate with your peers to create a great working environment and a welcoming and engaging daycare space for children.
Communicate with parents and families, sharing their child's latest adventures and achievements through various avenues, including mobile apps and personal discussions.
Fill gaps across the center to meet childcare needs.
Classroom Leadership: Plan, prepare and collaborate to orchestrate a stimulating, welcoming space where children can play, learn, and grow.
Curriculum Implementation: Bring to life our proprietary L.E.A.P. Curriculum®, adapting your approach to the individual needs of Infants, Toddlers, and/or Preschool children.
Health & Safety: Always prioritize a safe, nurturing environment where children are safeguarded and can thrive.
Family Communication: Regularly update parents on their child's progress and milestones, leveraging a mix of mobile apps and in-person discussions.
Center Collaboration: Be a team player. Collaborate with center staff and leadership to drive retention, enrollment, and engagement goals.
Relationship Building: Cultivate warm relationships with families and colleagues, fostering an environment where learning and play coexist effortlessly.