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First Steps 4K Lead Teacher`

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Base pay range $18.00/hr - $24.00/hr

Summary Crescent Child Development Center, LLC (SC#25287) is looking for exceptional and dedicated employees who want to make a difference in the lives of children and their families! The mission is to provide an innovative and inclusive learning environment that supports each child’s unique abilities and interests.

We are committed to excellence and facilitating the growth and development of both staff and students. Our focus is to provide an accessible, high‑quality, and developmentally appropriate educational experience that promotes social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development for children 6 weeks and older in a nurturing environment. Instruction focuses on language and communication development through participation in exploration, play, and socialization opportunities, activities of daily living, and evidence‑based curriculum activities.

Duties The 4K First Steps Teacher is responsible for working with the Assistant Teacher in implementing the Creative Curriculum, working with the 4K First Steps Coach, generating weekly individualized lesson plans, completing parent engagement activities, completing checkpoints per student across domains by established deadlines, providing age‑appropriate instruction, managing the day‑to‑day operational activities of the classroom, maintaining children’s hygiene, monitoring children for health, behavioral, and emotional concerns, working with parents to ensure that children are learning and socializing in a positive way, assisting with serving meals, and teaching school readiness skills. The Teacher ensures a safe and stimulating classroom environment and actively engages, encourages, cares for, and nurtures preschool students.

Ratio is 2 teachers to 17 students. Training is required throughout the year, including attending a 4K conference once a year and other in‑person and online trainings. All required training is paid for by the Center.

We offer competitive hourly wages, 40 hours of accrued PTO for sick/personal days, a 2‑week paid winter holiday, a 1‑week paid summer vacation, and other paid holidays throughout the year for employees in good standing.

Shift is 8:00 am‑5:00 pm M‑F with a one hour lunch break and scheduled time for lesson planning.

Requirements

A two‑year degree in early childhood education or a related field and must be enrolled and demonstrating progress toward the completion of a teacher education program within four years.

Have at least 6 consecutive months of documented experience working in a DSS‑regulated childcare center with children under five years of age.

Must be proficient with computers.

Have reliable transportation.

Other Requirements

Eligible to work in the United States

Be 18 years of age.

Provide a clear TB Test and health screening questionnaires.

Must clear state and federal background checks and pass a health screening.

Have an issued form of identification.

Nice to Haves

Bilingual in Spanish and English

Experience with Teaching Strategies Gold and Creative Curriculum

Experience teaching at another Free First Steps 4K location

Benefits Our benefits for full‑time staff include paid holidays, paid time off, physician telemedicine services, child tuition discounts, and sibling priority. All staff will have access to center meals and snacks while working, paid annual professional development hours, paid initial and ongoing CPR training, advanced training in behavior management and curriculum implementation, and assistance with gaining a CDA (worth college credit toward an Early Childhood degree). Hourly pay is commensurate with related experience, training, and education.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Education and Training

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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