At Bright Kids Learning Academy children are immersed in creative ways to learn a concept or skill. The teachers provide strategies and effective tools to ensure that children have meaningful experiences and understand the skills or concepts being taught daily. We have created an environment and implemented activities that are socially and emotionally positive, cognitively stimulating, and supportive of each child’s culture, language, ethnicity, and family structure.Our passionate teachers use a growth mindset to develop young minds and inspire a love of learning.
Location: 13925 Erwin Road Charlotte, NC 28273
Responsibilities
- Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to teach children.
- Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem.
- Encourage children to interact appropriately with each other.
- Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum.
- Operate to schedule and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times.
- Collaborate with other educators.
- Maintain a clean and compliant classroom consistent with health and safety standards.
- Utilize and or have NC Foundations experience working with Infants, Toddlers, and/or children in a way that is consistent with the unique needs of each child.
Skills
- Proven experience as a Lead Teacher
- Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms
- Excellent communication and instructional skills
- Ability to facilitate play.
- Calm Demeanor, child and staff friendly, and very reliable
- SIDS Certification
- Certification in child CPR & First Aid
- An AAS degree in education or relevant field with 12 EDU hours
Job Type: Full-time Candidate must be flexible and willing to open and or closing of the center as needed.
Pay: $14.92-$16.00 per hour (Depending on experience and educational background)
Schedule: 8 Hour Shift Monday - Friday
- Do you have a current DCDEE Criminal Clearance Letter to work with children? Education:
- An AAS or BS degree in education or relevant field with 12 EDU hours (Required)
Job Type: Full-time
License/Certification:
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
- Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)
- ECE Certification (Preferred)
About Bright Kids
Bright Kids Learning Academy was founded with the intent of providing a quality early childhood education that will prepare young scholars for future success.
Bright Kids Learning Academy will accomplish this goal by providing an age specific, project-based learning curriculum. In addition, Bright Kids focuses on training and equipping quality educators as well as engaging parents in the learning process.
We are proud to serve our families with children ages 6 weeks to 4 years of age. We also offer after-school care for children in Kindergarten to fifth grade or children 5 to 12 years of age who attend schools within the area.
We believe in the importance of regularly assessing each child’s growth and development so that we can tailor our lessons and activities and meet each child’s individual needs.
Our incredible teachers support a variety of learning styles in which they plan and set goals to guide children's experiences. This is accomplished by tapping into their social, emotional, cognitive, physical and creative domains.
The children are immersed into a climate for learning in the academic domains of creative arts, literacy, math and science. We look forward to the opportunity to help your child grow and flourish.
MISSION
The Bright Kids Learning Academy mission is to lead from the front with innovation in early childhood education to prepare children for success at school and beyond. We foster children’s creativity in all areas of learning and growth with research-based strategies for childcare, development and early childhood education including literacy and numeracy.
VISION
Bright Kids Learning Academy seeks to grow creative and brilliant minds that prepare children for future success.