Lead School Age Teacher

Job Details

Supervisor:
Learning Center Director

Hours:

Full Time Position; 40 hours/week
Compensation:
Annual Salary $55,550/year – $76,154/year

The Lead Teacher at the Open Door Learning Center is responsible for planning and implementing developmentally-appropriate programming for up to 21 elementary-aged children. This includes encouraging children’s growth in multiple areas of life, effective communication with parents, and supervision of assistant teachers and aides. The Open Door Learning Center is a part of Open Door Ministries.

• Required:
  
  ECE classroom teacher qualifications by the State of Colorado
• Strongly Preferred:
  One to two years’ experience working in an After School program or similar elementary-aged environment
• Education:
  
  Associates Degree in Education or similar field preferred
• Working knowledge of or desire to learn and implement trauma informed best practices to create an emotionally safe classroom.
• Experience with Conscious Discipline preferred.
• Advancement opportunities available

• Plan and execute enriching daily programming for Elementary-aged children in a year-round program
• Invite and incorporate the ideas of assistant teacher and aides
• Assume responsibility for planning a visually-pleasing, intellectually-stimulating, child-centered environment; maintain classroom in an attractive condition
• Determine individual students’ academic levels and needs;
  Engage in tutoring
• Coordinate and participate in transporting students via 15-passenger vans
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding their child, activities of the Learning Center, and any other concerns

• Exhibit integrity, patience, wisdom, and other relevant character qualities
• Display ability to build and strengthen positive relationships
• Lead as a heartfelt team member of the Open Door Ministries staff
• Show evidence of a daily walk with Christ
• Cover those in your area of leadership in prayer
• Show respect for the leadership and members of ODF
• Commitment to excellence as one of the public faces of the ministry

• Work environment is both indoor and outdoor. Outdoor activities can be in extreme weather conditions such as rain, snow or high temperatures
• This job involves sitting, standing, walking, running, and driving a large vehicle
• Must be able to lift children/equipment weighing up to 50 pounds