EARLY HEAD START LEAD TEACHER - Full-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Altamont - Covington, KY/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongEducation Level/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;CDA/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$16.00 - $18.00 Hourly/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Learning Grove is a leading nonprofit early childhood education provider in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Our centers have operated across Greater Cincinnati for more than 40 years, and we serve children ages 6 weeks through 6 years. Our teachers work in beautiful, high-quality classrooms./span/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"Quality isn#39;t just a goal; it#39;s where we begin. Ages 0-5 years are a critical point at which education shapes lives and as teachers this makes us co-creators of a childrsquo;s brain along with parents. /span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#050505"We#39;re a top workplace (Cincinnati Enquirer 2 years running) in the region, AND we offer:/span/span/spanbr / span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#050505"span style="background-color:#ffffff"bull; Weekday, daytime hours/spanbr / span style="background-color:#ffffff"bull; On-the-job training and access to top-tier coaching support, structured career growth plans, access to free and reduced college tuition/spanbr / span style="background-color:#ffffff"bull; Comprehensive insurance plans, including pet insurance/spanbr / span style="background-color:#ffffff"bull; Mental health support, paid time off, paid holidays, and paid professional development days/spanbr / span style="background-color:#ffffff"bull; Plenty more benefits that work for you and your whole family/span/span/span/span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Overview of the lead teacher role/span/span/strongbr / span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Our teachers plan and implement classroom lesson plans (we have built-in coaches and supports to help you with this), stay connected with parents, and provide care and learning for each child, based on what each child needs to succeed. /span/span/span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Herersquo;s a bit more about what yoursquo;ll do:/span/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Manage a classroom of children including a daily schedule and transition times that encourages a childrsquo;s learning through discovery, curiosity, creativity, and a healthy self-concept that leads to school readiness./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Understand and implement quality content area components as defined by Learning Grove and SUTQ/STARS/National Accreditation./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Plan and implement the quality curriculum in a manner that supports the intellectual, social-emotional, physical, and language development of each child enrolled in his or her classroom./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Utilize assessment information on children to implement learning plans to advance each childrsquo;s development./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Develop and maintain trusting relationships with families in support of their childrsquo;s development. Involve families in setting developmental goals for their child./span/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"What we need from you:/span/span/strongbr / span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Wersquo;ve built the beautiful, home-like classrooms. We need lead teachers who keep the environment clean, safe, and stimulating, using the Constructivist Theory (wersquo;re happy to help you learn more about this if you join our classroom). /span/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"This might be a given, but our teachers should have a positive nature and be flexible, and know that we work best as a team. We lean into social emotional learning and child-lead play, using positive redirection.br / br / Yoursquo;re as committed to equity, diversity, and inclusivity as we are. You show respect for every child, the people in their lives, and for your team members.br / br / Yoursquo;re also able to keep confidential information about the program, families, children, staff and the agency.br / br / strongWhat we can do for you as lead teacher:/strongbr / We have structured career growth plans, in-house coaching, paid professional development, and access to free and reduced college tuition.br / br / We want you to be successful in your classroom, so we will help guide you to required training and educational credentials as needed.br / br / Learning Grove is known for having the highest quality centers as rated by Ohio and Kentuckyrsquo;s rating systems. Wersquo;ll help you make sure your classroom and work stays aligned with our standards- we just need you to help put it into play!/span/span/p h4Qualifications/h4brpspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Minimum Education, Experience and Other Skill Requirements for Lead Teacher:/span/span/strong/span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"If you donrsquo;t feel like you check every one of these boxes, donrsquo;t worry! Letrsquo;s talk and see if yoursquo;re a good fit. We can also connect you to resources for completing training or education./span/span/span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"bull; Minimum of a CDA./span/span/span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"bull; Prior experience working with young children and the ability to manage classroom through positive redirection, problem solving, setting appropriate limits, and active listening./span/span/span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"strongspan style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Physical demands:/span/span/strongbr / span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. /span/span/span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"While performing the duties of this job, the Preschool Teacher is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend and lift objects of up to 20 pounds./span/span/span/span/p pspan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"span style="color:#2d2d2d"Benefits:/span/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="color:#2d2d2d"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"Health Insurance/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="color:#2d2d2d"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"Dental insurance/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="color:#2d2d2d"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"Employee Assistance Program/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="color:#2d2d2d"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"Health Savings Account/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="color:#2d2d2d"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"Life insurance/Long-Term Disability/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="color:#2d2d2d"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"403b/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="color:#2d2d2d"span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"span style="font-family:'Avenir Next LT Pro',sans-serif"Vision insurance/span/span/span/span/li /ul