Lead Childcare Teacher - Make Everyday Matter

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

Starting pay: $15/hour+ depending on experience and Wisconsin Registry qualifications.

Do you love watching children learn something new, celebrating their milestones, and making a difference in their everyday lives? Joyful Beginnings Academy is looking for a Lead Teacher who brings enthusiasm, patience, and a passion for early childhood education to the classroom.

What You’ll Do

As a Lead Teacher, you’ll help shape the experiences that make childhood meaningful. You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Bring learning to life: Plan creative, age-appropriate activities that encourage exploration, imagination, and development.
• Create a classroom where children thrive: Build a safe, welcoming space where every child feels included, supported, and encouraged.
• Be a team leader: Work alongside fellow educators to maintain a positive classroom environment and support consistent, quality care.
• Connect with families: Share classroom experiences, communicate about children’s progress, and develop trusting relationships with parents.
• Make the little moments count: Encourage independence, guide children through challenges, and celebrate the everyday victories that help them grow.

Who We’re Hoping to Find

We’re looking for an educator who enjoys taking initiative, brings a positive attitude to work, and understands that every child learns in their own way. You’re someone who can lead with confidence, adapt when plans change, and approach both exciting and challenging moments with patience and care.

Most importantly, you want your work to mean something. You believe early childhood is an important time in a child’s life, and you’re excited to help lay the foundation for future learning and success.

Why Join Joyful Beginnings Academy?

At JBA, you have the opportunity to build meaningful connections, contribute your ideas, strengthen your teaching skills, and be part of a team that makes a difference for children and families in our community.

If you’re ready to bring your talents to a classroom where your work matters, we’d love to hear from you!

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What You'll Do

• Build strong partnerships with families by sharing updates about children’s experiences, development, and progress through daily conversations, written communication, and scheduled conferences.
• Follow all center procedures, childcare licensing requirements, and applicable state regulations.
• Keep the classroom clean, organized, and secure while promoting children’s health, well-being, and safety.
• Provide guidance and direction to assistant teachers and volunteers, ensuring classroom routines, planned learning experiences, and safety practices are consistently followed.
• Complete and organize classroom documentation, child records, required forms, and other administrative paperwork accurately and on time.
• Pursue ongoing professional growth by identifying learning opportunities and working toward individual professional development goals.
• Design and carry out engaging learning experiences aligned with children’s developmental needs, Wisconsin early learning standards, and developmentally appropriate teaching practices.
• Support a strong classroom team by demonstrating effective teaching strategies, offering constructive feedback, and encouraging collaboration.
• Prepare and facilitate a variety of individual and group experiences that foster children’s social skills, emotional well-being, cognitive development, and curiosity.

Requirements

• Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.
• Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification.

Nice To Haves

• Free meals
• Referral Bonus
• No nights and weekends!
• Flexible schedule

Benefits

• Paid Holidays
• No nights or weekends
• Parental Leave
• Start earning PTO on day one!