Infant/Toddler Lead Teacher

Job Description: The Learning Experience – Clinton Hill (TLE – Clinton Hill) is seeking candidates for Lead Teachers for our play-based early childhood development center in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn serving children from six weeks to five years of age.

Compensation:
$24-$26.44/hour

Full-Time Staff Benefits (35-40 hours a week) :

• Five vacation days and five 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
• Training and Development

Principal Areas of Responsibility:

• Encourage positive student engagement using play-based activities to develop all aspects of their mental, physical, and social beings.
• Co-teach alongside staff members to develop and execute lesson plans focusing on social and emotional learning, curriculum themes, indoor and outdoor play, the arts and hands-on experiences
• Perform all duties related to childcare including diapering, feeding, cleaning, and nurturing.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management as per program needs.
  
  

Required Credentials:

• Associates or Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education or Related Field and/or 5 years experience as a teacher for children six weeks to 24 months
• New York State Teacher's Certification (Birth - 2nd or elementary), if applicable
  
  

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. 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 and children.