Preschool Teacher

Overview At every Celebree School™, our mission is to protect, educate, and nurture the children in our care. Child care jobs with our School family are life-changing ones. We say Celebree Schools are a place where we grow people big and small because we all learn from each other, every day. At Celebree Schools, we are committed to offering qualified educators rewarding child care jobs. We encourage staff members opportunities to become increasingly proficient in their position with the chance to grow within the Celebree Organization. To those ends, we have developed and implemented our Employee Investment Cycle. At Celebree School we have an unsurpassed dedication to growing people BIG and small. As a member of the Celebree Team you have access to the tools and resources necessary to reach your full potential. The choice is yours, where do you want to go? What do you want to be? Make your time with Celebree one of personal and professional growth. Click Here to Watch a video from our Celebree Team Benefits Free Continuing Education Units Tiers Program Career Development Short Term Disability 401K Plan Health Insurance Dental Insurance Life Insurance Employer Assistance Program Paid Holidays Paid Time Off Child Care Discounts Orientation Program Employee Referral Bonuses Monthly Team Building Initiatives Onboarding Cost Reimbursement Free Uniform Items not an all-inclusive list Essential Functions Manages classroom ensuring compliance with all MSDE-OCC regulations, company standards, policies and procedures. Provides a welcoming and friendly classroom environment for all children, parents and visitors. Maintains attractive and current classroom/hallway displays and an educational and informative Parent Board that is updated regularly. Creates and implements thorough, timely lesson plans that are age appropriate and stimulating in accordance with weekly themes and Celebree’s curriculum; manages effective classroom transitions. Assists and supervises children during all activities; counsels children as needed using positive and appropriate discipline techniques. Ensures that appearance, cleanliness and safe environment of classroom are appropriately maintained. Accurately completes all classroom paperwork, e.g., Daily Reports, accident reports, attendance records. Provides support and direction to assistant teacher to ensure the classroom functions in an orderly manner. Communicates effectively with parents, e.g., greeting by name, addressing concerns in a timely manner, giving positive feedback, and providing regular updates on their child’s development and classroom happenings. Identifies opportunities and/or problems in the classroom and school and works with the assistant teacher and/or school director to resolve. Physical Demands The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The job requires frequent bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, lifting and carrying; ability to lift 50 pounds. Education/Experience The minimum requirements are 90 clock hrs in Child Development and Curriculum Planning accompanied by 1 years’ experience in a licensed preschool classroom. This required experience may be replaced by 1 year of college (30 semester hours) or a combination of classroom experience & college hours. Additionally, 9 clock hrs of training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public is also required. Those with an AA or BA in early childhood education or an AA or BA in an unrelated field + the above requirements preferred. MD State Credential Level 5 #J-18808-Ljbffr Celebree Learning Centers