Lead Infant Teacher

At every Celebree School™, our mission is to protect, educate, and nurture the children in our care. Childcare 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 childcare 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.

Full Time (30+ hour per week) Benefits Offered:

• 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**

Position Summary:

Plan and direct operations of an assigned classroom to ensure Celebree mission, vision and values are upheld, and children are provided with a developmentally age-appropriate learning environment. Provide support and direction to the classroom aide.

Qualifications:

This position requires comprehensive knowledge and understanding of behavioral and developmental stages of children and knowledge of Childcare licensing requirements; ability to manage a classroom, including strong organizational, communication (verbal and written) and problem-solving skills. patience, flexibility. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

Essential Functions:

• Manages classroom ensuring compliance with all Office of Child Care 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 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 is appropriately maintained.
• Accurately completes all paperwork, electronic reports, supervision records and attendance.
• Attends all team meetings, trainings and School events as requested; limits unscheduled absences.
• Provides support and direction to Aides to ensure the classroom functions in an orderly manner.
• Provides development, coaching and training to support Aide development.
• Presents a positive and professional image at all times adhering to uniform requirements.
• 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.
• Maintains open and effective communication with Management.
• Identifies opportunities and/or problems in the classroom and School and works with coworkers and management to resolve.
• Maintains all mandatory certification requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding families, co-workers and self.

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:

• Be at least 18 years of age;
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent; or
• High school certificate of coursework completion as defined in Texas Education Code, §28.025(d)
• At least 2 years of experience in licensed childcare required