ELL Lead Teacher

TITLE: ELL Lead Teacher 

CLASSIFICATION: Admin Services

Who We Are: Tri County Tech is a high-performance organization that strives to hire the best and the brightest talent. The ultimate goal is to find the perfect candidate for the position itself and for someone who will meld naturally in the TCT culture. Every educator at Tri County Tech helps us further our vision of inspiring success through life-changing learning experiences. 

Tri County Tech isn't just a place where we work. It's a mindset we embody. We thrive on challenges, innovate through constraints, and do everything with the student in mind. Whether you're called to create exciting content, help students with financial assistance, or keep a budget in check, you'll first need a commitment to the culture we've built and a strong desire for continuous improvement. Successful Tri County Tech employees are here to give everything they've got to serve something bigger than themselves. 

Who You Are: The Lead Teacher in the Early Learning Lab Workgroup at Tri County Tech is responsible for overseeing the X classroom, which functions as a learning lab for Early Care and Education students. This classroom aims to enhance the quality of early education through structured curriculum development and lesson planning for children ages one to two years. In this role, the Lead Teacher provides a high-quality, safe, calm, nurturing, and playful environment that supports the development of children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive skills. The teachers also prioritize family engagement by fostering a friendly atmosphere that values cultural diversity and builds community relationships. At Tri County Tech, the Lead Teacher collaborates with assistant teachers and substitutes in a supportive workplace that appreciates contributions and encourages professional growth.

What You'll Possess

As a qualified candidate:

• You'll possess a High School Diploma. Technology Center Certificate or  Associate's Degree preferred.


• You'll be on the Oklahoma Registry through the Center for Early Childhood Professional Development or get registered within 90 days of employment.


• You'll possess your Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Certificate of Mastery preferred.


• You'll possess your CPR/First Aid certification.


• You'll possess a minimum of two years of related work experience.


• You'll have a background in early childhood.


• You'll have the physical ability to lift at least 50 lbs.

• You are detail-oriented and organized. 


• You'll strive to exceed expectations and have excellent communication skills. 


• You'll take the initiative, seek out projects, and openly accept other duties as assigned.


• You continually look for ways to improve your skill set and are always open to receiving feedback.

What You'll Do

ELL Teachers are individual contributors and collaborative team members working in a task-oriented environment while planning and providing high-quality educational experiences for children ages 6 weeks to 4 years. Semi-transactional, an ELL Teacher focuses on establishing a safe, calm, nurturing, and playful environment that develops young children's appropriate physical, social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Teachers are highly focused on building relationships with the Early Care and Education students, the ELL children, and parents, and excellent communication skills are essential. As lab teachers for high school students, ELL teachers must model exemplary leadership skills in their daily work. Non-Exempt

Essential Functions:

• Provide quality lab experiences that align with the Early Care and Education students' curriculum goals.


• Plan a developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities that meet national accreditation standards (NAEYC), DHS Licensing Requirements, and Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines.


• Stay up to date with current licensing and accreditation requirements for teachers, including, but not limited to, annual DHS training and OKRegistry renewal


• Lead and Develop creative hands-on activities and projects based on your observations of children's interests and skills.


• Collaborate with the teaching team to develop a creative curriculum that is designed to instill in children a love of learning.


• Translate lesson plans into learning experiences that effectively utilize the available time for instruction.


• Establish and maintain standards of children's behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.


• Evaluate children's academic and social growth, keep appropriate records, and prepare reports relating to children's progress. Share appropriate milestones with parents daily. 


• Communicate with parents, if applicable, through conferences and other means to discuss children's progress and interpret the school curriculum.

• Other Job-Related Duties as Assigned by the Supervisor: The omission of duties does not exclude them from the position if similar, related, or a logical assignment to the job. In other words, you'll be helping out on spontaneous projects and opportunities not listed above.

Benefits & Perks

You'll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, disability, Teacher's Retirement Pension, and 403B matching. You will also enjoy an outstanding work-life balance with an abundant amount of paid time off, including 11 paid sick days, 5.5 paid flex days, 20 non-contract days, and over 24 paid holidays. Tuition Reimbursement and free access to our onsite fitness center are additional perks, and half-price tuition for your children in our early learning lab. 

What You'll Also Get:

• Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to unlimited professional development with a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our TCT culture courses and over 5,000 on-demand courses through LinkedIn Learning. 


• Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being a Great Place to Work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You'll find we like to have fun here, too.


• Purpose-Driven Company: You'll help us continue to make positive changes in our local communities through volunteerism, giving back, and producing life-changing learning opportunities.

Terms of Employment: Eleven months; salary to be established by the Board of Education.

Evaluation: Performance evaluated by the ELL Director per Board policy.

Status: Non-Exempt

Salary: $15.00

There will be no discrimination in the technology center because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender expression or identity, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, age, or genetic information in its programs, services, activities and employment. The following individual is designated to handle inquiries regarding the technology center’s non-discrimination policies, including Title IX: Tara Stevens, Director of HR & Compliance Officer  |  6101 Nowata Road, Bartlesville, OK 74006  |  918-331-3248  |  [email protected]. According to the State of Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act, registered sex offenders must self-disclose their status before admissions. View our . View our full non-discrimination policy. Title IX Training provided by: OSSBA Workshop Resources