Preschool Teacher
Kiddie Academy
- Odenton, MD
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Employee discounts
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- • Ensures that appearance, cleanliness and safe environment of classroom are appropriately maintained, in accordance with the NAEYC cleaning and sanitizing guidelines.
- • Completes all academy and classroom paperwork: for example, daily notes, student accident reports, attendance reports.
- • Attends and participates in staff meetings, academy events, and parent meetings, as requested.
- • Assists and supervises children during all activities.
- • Counsels children when social, academic, or adjustment problems arise.
- • Prepares and implements classroom lesson plans, program, and schedule.
- • Develops, plans, and prepares instructional aids / materials for classroom activities.
- • Assists children with meal times and clean-up.
- • Ensures that all classroom and outdoor equipment are in good working condition and are used and maintained properly.
- • Physically arranges the classroom into well-defined interest areas.
- • Directs activities of other staff in the classroom to ensure that the classroom functions in an orderly manner.
- • Communicates appropriate information to parents; maintains developmental profiles for children.
- • Schedules and conducts parent and teacher conferences throughout the year.
- • Maintains family information board and other classroom bulletin boards.
- • Ensures that classroom medication schedule is followed.
- • Accepts temporary work assignments in the event regularly scheduled personnel is not available: for example, may answer telephones at front desk, or may assist supervisor with bookkeeping tasks.
- • Assists with planning and implementing academy-wide events.
- • Meets with prospective families; communicates appropriately with potential new customers.
- • Assists in evaluating personnel within the classroom.
- • Schedules field trips and speakers for monthly programs as directed by management.
- • Prepares classroom portion of monthly newsletter.
- • Performs other similar or related duties as necessary.
- • All employees are required to receive 15 hours of training each calendar year per DCFS requirements.
- • Must meet state requirements for position.
- • Candidate must pass a medical exam/physical and have a clear background check to qualify for employment.
- • Must be able to lift no less than 40 pounds on a consistent basis throughout the workday to at least waist high.