Job Description
Job DescriptionBenefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
Job Description: The Learning Experience Clinton Hill (TLE Clinton Hill) is seeking candidates for Lead Teachers (12 months- 24 months) for our play-based early childhood development center in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn serving children from six weeks to five years of age.
Full-Time (35-40 hours a week) Staff Benefits:
- 5 vacation days, and 5 sick days by accrual after 90-day introductory period.
- Paid holidays, including extended breaks: Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Leftover Day, New Years, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, August Break (5 days), Winter Break (6 days).
- 401k retirement plan after initial 6 months of employment.
- Training and Development
- Referral Bonuses
Principal Areas of Responsibility:
- Work as a full-time teacher (35-40 hours a week) as part of a high-expectations, high-achievement performance culture that integrates best practice from New York City, New York State, and The Learning Experience.
- Encourage positive participation of students using enrichment and play-based activities to develop all aspects of their mental, physical, and social beings.
- Co-teach alongside staff members to develop and execute creatively on lesson plans focusing on diversity, social, and emotional learning, along with enrichment, curriculum themes, indoor and outdoor play, combining the arts and hands-on experiences with supportive guidance from management.
- Perform all duties related to childcare including potty training, diapering, feeding, cleaning, and nurturing.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by management as per program needs.
Required Credentials:
- 5 years experience as a teacher for children six weeks to 24 months and/or pursuing an associates or bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education or Related Field
- New York State Teacher's Certification (Birth - 2nd or elementary), if applicable
About Us: TLE Clinton Hill is a high-quality childcare and early childhood learning center. Using child-centric activities and play, combined with a research-based curriculum, TLE Clinton Hill covers all aspects of a child's most important developmental years. TLE Clinton Hill works hard to nurture a more diverse and inclusive generation of children. By Learning, Playing and Growing, children will flourish in a newly constructed 12,000-square-foot facility with an indoor playground serving children from six weeks to six years of age. We believe in the importance of working and learning in a beautiful environment, focusing on classroom design, creative process art, and engaging children with high-quality materials. Our goal is to provide growth opportunities to team members who demonstrate flexibility, growth mindset, cooperative teamwork, receptiveness to feedback and excellent communication skills towards coworkers, children and families.