VPK Teacher

Are you passionate about childhood education and helping children learn, grow, and develop while working in a fun and rewarding environment? At Little Lords and Ladies Learning Academy, our mission is to meet the children at their level and help them explore a whole new dimension on learning in a safe, healthy, loving, and fun filled environment. We also strive to serve families in our community by providing quality educational programming for children while instilling spiritual values with a biblical foundation. We achieve this through our devotion to growing God’s kingdom in knowledge, love, compassion, safe, harmony, and nurturing one child at a time to have the greatest impact and inspiration in the future generation. Our faith-based bilingual school has served families for over 16 years within the UCF / Waterford Lakes / East Orlando corridor with tailored educational services that meets the unique developmental needs of children ages 6 weeks to 3rd grade within a low child-to-teacher classroom ratio. If you are motivated to make a positive impact on our future generation and growing community, apply today to become a part of our world-class innovation team of professionals!

This is a part-time and/or full-time position with a Monday – Friday schedule. The pay is $15 -17 per hour depending on experience and qualifications such as DCF mandated 45 hours and VPK endorsements. Employees are offered paid holidays, annual performance/retention bonus and professional development with tuition reimbursement opportunities. This position is onsite at our school located at 570 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando FL 32828.

Why You’ll Love Working for Us:

• Team members that serve as industry peer mentors
• Paid Holidays (program annual closures date up to 12 days)
• Professional development assistance and tuition reimbursement for degree in Early Childhood Education through T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship

The VPK Teacher coordinates engaging developmental activities, implements curriculum that prepares children for school, and enhances their pre-reading, pre-math, language, and social skills. The Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Teacher serves as a model and mentor. In this role you’ll have the opportunity to build a dynamic classroom environment, create fun-filled learning activities, and support the growth and success of children.

If you would like to make a difference in young lives, we'd love to hear from you!

What You’ll Do as a VPK Teacher:
• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards
• Lead by example and encourage success through modeling and coaching
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to engage children and encourage social, cognitive, and emotional growth
• Follow all facility policies and state regulations
• Maintain a personal and professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement

What We Need from You:
• Strong Customer Service, interpersonal and sales skills
• Strong Technology skills
• Cheerful, enthusiastic, and engaging in the workplace
• Demonstrate empathy and patience in difficult situations
• High School Diploma and/or Degree in early childhood education or related field of study
• FL DCF 45 hours with VPK Endorsement required; please email transcripts to aracicot@source2.com. You can retrieve the transcript from https://training01-dcf.myflorida.com/studentsite/admin/signin.
• CDA preferred
• Must clear a full DCF Level II background check
• Minimum 2 -3 years of direct professional experience in an early childhood setting
• CPR, First Aid, and Fire Extinguisher Certification completion within 30 days of employment

Little Lords and Ladies Learning Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in and seek diversity in our applicants.