Lead Teacher

Full-time position, 35-hour work week, Monday through Friday, to begin August 25, 2025 through June 18, 2026. Report Date August 25, 2025.

• Build responsive, nurturing relationships and engage in meaningful learning experiences with a group of children.
• Collaborate closely with a team of educators and contribute to a professional, reflective teaching community, which may include mentoring college or graduate student teachers.
• Support associate teachers, student teachers and college student assistants
• Facilitate developmentally appropriate experiences and care-giving
• Support pedagogical plan for play based learning
• Articulate developmental based philosophy and play-based curriculum
• Support maintenance of partnership with parents via newsletters, meetings and conversations as needed
• Prepare presentations for classroom parent meetings and lead in production of student reports
• Co-lead parent-teacher conferences
• Attend weekly staff development meetings, participating in meeting development

Minimum Qualifications

• BA degree in Early Childhood Education, with an Initial License and the NYS Teacher Certification tests must be in progress
• Must meet DOI fingerprinting and all relevant clearances
• Candidates submit cover letter and resume
• 2-5 years experience working with young children between the age of 1-2 years old in a childcare setting.

Preferred Qualification

• Masters degree in Early Childhood Education, permanent certification in birth- 2nd grade
• Strong understanding and experience with progressive, play-based, or Reggio Emilia-inspired pedagogies
• Experience developing emergent curriculum and using observational documentation to support learning
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with both families and colleagues