Toddler Lead Teacher

The Learning Experience • Brooklyn, NY

32d • $22 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Learning Experience – Clinton Hill (TLE – Clinton Hill) is seeking candidates for Toddler Lead Teachers for our play-based early childhood development center in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. Full-Time Staff Benefits: 5 vacation days and 5 sick days by accrual after 90-day introductory period. Paid holidays, including extended breaks: Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Leftover Day, New Year’s, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, August Break (5 days), Winter Break. 401k retirement plan after initial 6 months of employment. Training and Development Referral Bonuses Principal Areas of Responsibility: Work as a full-time teacher (35-40 hours a week) as part of a high-expectations, high-achievement performance culture that integrates best practice from New York City, New York State, and The Learning Experience. Encourage positive participation of students using enrichment and play-based activities to develop all aspects of their mental, physical, and social beings. Co-teach alongside staff members to develop and execute creatively on lesson plans focusing on diversity, social, and emotional learning, along with enrichment, curriculum themes, indoor and outdoor play, combining the arts and hands-on experiences with supportive guidance from management. Perform all duties related to childcare including potty training, diapering, feeding, cleaning, and nurturing. Perform additional duties as assigned by management as per program needs. About Us: TLE – Clinton Hill is a high-quality childcare and early childhood learning center. Using child-centric activities and play, combined with a research-based curriculum, TLE – Clinton Hill covers all aspects of a child's most important developmental years. TLE – Clinton Hill works hard to nurture a more diverse and inclusive generation of children. By Learning, Playing and Growing, children will flourish in a newly constructed 12,000-square-foot facility with an indoor playground serving children from six weeks to six years of age. We believe in the importance of working and learning in a beautiful environment, focusing on classroom design, creative process art, and engaging children with high-quality materials. Our goal is to provide growth opportunities to team members who demonstrate flexibility, growth mindset, cooperative teamwork, receptiveness to feedback and excellent communication skills towards coworkers, children and families. The Learning Experience At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow. Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff. At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.

Requirements

• 5 years experience as an early childhood educator and/or pursuing an associates or bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education or Related Field
• New York State Teacher's Certification (Birth - 2nd or elementary), if applicable

Responsibilities

• Work as a full-time teacher (35-40 hours a week) as part of a high-expectations, high-achievement performance culture that integrates best practice from New York City, New York State, and The Learning Experience.
• Encourage positive participation of students using enrichment and play-based activities to develop all aspects of their mental, physical, and social beings.
• Co-teach alongside staff members to develop and execute creatively on lesson plans focusing on diversity, social, and emotional learning, along with enrichment, curriculum themes, indoor and outdoor play, combining the arts and hands-on experiences with supportive guidance from management.
• Perform all duties related to childcare including potty training, diapering, feeding, cleaning, and nurturing.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management as per program needs.

Benefits

• 5 vacation days and 5 sick days by accrual after 90-day introductory period.
• Paid holidays, including extended breaks: Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Leftover Day, New Year’s, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, August Break (5 days), Winter Break.
• 401k retirement plan after initial 6 months of employment.
• Training and Development
• Referral Bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree