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Are you looking for an opportunity in the Early Childhood Education field? At Lightbridge Academy of Randolph, you will have the opportunity to care for children in an innovative and dynamic environment, while providing a nurturing, safe, educational, and fun environment. You will collaborate and work alongside a dedicated team of teachers and administrative staff!

Lead Teachers- must have CDA or College Degree-plus experience

Assistant Teachers- no degree needed

We provide CPR and First Aid Training

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Deliver quality classroom experiences by ensuring a safe and nurturing learning environment that encourages social, emotional, physical and intellectual development.

Take the lead or assist in overall classroom management, developing clear classroom goals, planning and implementing appropriate lesson plans in accordance with the Seedlings curriculum, and guiding Assistant Teachers to continually meet the highest standards of excellence in quality childcare and education.

Encourage a partnering relationship with parents to work as a team for the benefit of the child and keep parents informed of the child’s progress on a regular basis, including formal parent conferences twice a year.

Deliver exceptional customer service to parents by going above and beyond to address questions and concerns, and assist parents promptly and effectively.

Observe and assess students for creating and maintaining individual profiles, portfolios and parent conferences, and adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

Maintain interaction with children at all times during small and whole group interactive learning.

Implement a philosophy of positive reinforcement and redirection of children’s behavior, in accordance with the company’s Discipline of Children policy.

Maintain a safe and clean environment and follow all safety procedures at all times.

· Ensure proper staff/child ratio as set by the State Licensing Entity.

Maintain responsibility in the areas of 1) planning, assigning and directing work of Assistant Teachers, 2) conducting performance observations, providing constructive feedback, supportive coaching, corrective action, and overall guidance for professional development, and 3) addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Develop and conduct weekly mini-meetings with Assistant Teachers, and other meetings as needed.

· Participate in required trainings and meetings, and travel to off-site trainings as needed.

Participate in marketing events and tours as needed; assist with the sales process by engaging parents during the classroom tour and following-up post-tour.

Maintain the standards per the Association of Early Learning Leaders and the company’s operation and education audit.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Maintain continuing education requirements per company and state requirements.

Communication – Ability to read, write, and communicate using proper English grammar, communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

Teamwork – Ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; act as a team leader by demonstrating interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together.

Adaptability – Responds to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives.

Customer Service – Demonstrates strong commitment to identifying and meeting customers’ needs in a timely and appropriate manner, and continually seeks to ensure their full satisfaction.

Motivation – Willingness to take self-directed or self-motivated actions to do more than is expected in the job with the aim of improving job performance and finding or creating new opportunities.

Leadership – Ability to set a vision, inspire collaboration among staff members, and coach and build teams to achieve mutual goals.

Integrity – Instills mutual trust and confidence, creates a culture that fosters high standards of ethics, behaves in a fair and ethical manner toward others, and demonstrates a sense of corporate responsibility and commitment to the population served.

Decision-Making & Judgment – Able to react quickly with sound judgment and problem solving skills in complex and critical situations such as injuries and accidents.

Self-Development –Responds positively to feedback regarding performance, continually strives to develop professionally, and takes advantage of opportunities to grow.

Technical –Proficiency with use of technology such as tablets, smart devices, and Microsoft Word.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Must have flexibility to deal with changing work hours as needed. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The typical work environment for this position is a classroom, but requires the ability to perform duties outdoors during daily recess, except in cases of extreme weather conditions.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

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Work Remotely

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