Lead Teacher - Head Start

About the role:

At Clayton Early Learning, we are dedicated to fostering a dynamic environment that supports the growth and development of young children. As a Lead Teacher, you will play a vital role in planning, organizing, implementing, and delivering an infant, toddler or preschool program based on the enrolled children's individual and group's educational, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs. While also managing the classroom environment and working with the parents directly and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

You'll have the opportunity to provide direct supervision for the classroom including all areas of personnel actions and management of teachers in your room. We are looking for a Lead Teacher who enjoys and has experience with ages 3 years to 5 years.

If you are passionate about early childhood education and want to be part of a team that's making a difference, we encourage you to apply today!

Who we are:

Clayton Early Learning is a leading nonprofit dedicated to providing children from birth to five with an exceptional start and empowering families for lifelong success. We directly serve 500 children annually through our school, home-based programs, and community partnership sites. As a proud member of the Educare Learning Network, we are deeply committed to the whole-child, whole-family approach and to high quality early childhood education.

Our unique location on a 20-acre historic campus in Denver is the foundation for our strategic vision to become a thriving neighborhood center to serve the community more fully, addressing needs including food security and health care access.

What we want you to do:

* Develop written plans, with classroom team, for daily activities based on children's needs and interests which stimulate learning in all developmental areas (physical, social, emotional, and intellectual) for a class of 8 to16 children which may involve some children with disabilities

* Organize classroom materials and equipment to provide a safe, supportive age appropriate environment for children

* Conduct an annual inventory of existing classroom materials and equipment and future needs.

* scheduling and facilitating team and classroom meetings

* identification of team resource needs

* ensuring planning and accurate completion of program projects

* Audits files, portfolios, lesson plans, etc

* Provides supervision to the classroom teachers

* staying abreast of current issues and theories within the field, and other related matters

* Provides direct educational services to children and families as a contributing member of the classroom team

* Plans and participates in the preparation, setup, and clean up of meals and snacks.

* Prepares, submits, monitors and tracks internal and external reports/documents which includes but is not limited to screenings, assessments, enrollment, attendance, etc

* Administers first aid and prepares and submits accident reports

* Works effectively with the management team to ensure smooth program operations

What you must have:

* Education:

BA in ECE or a related field such as elementary education with at least 36 ECE credit hours OR a valid teaching license through the state of Colorado

* Experience:

2-3 years of previous experience working with children ages 3-5 and at least 1 year of leadership experience

* Skills:

experience working with kids and families

* Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, including CBI/FBI fingerprinting, a physical and a national sex offender registry check

The perks:

* 16+ paid company holidays

* Spring Break and Winter Break - up to 10 paid days off

* Accrued vacation time, starting at 10 days per year up to 30 days per year, based on years of service

* Paid sick time

* Medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage

* Life, AD&D insurance

* Mental health support through our medical coverage and our employee assistance program (EAP)

* Long-term disability coverage

* 401(k) with 5% employer match after 1 year of employment

* FSA plans

* College 529 investment plans

* Identify theft and protection plans

Compensation:

* $55,000-$60,000 annually

Clayton's Core Values

At Clayton Early Learning, we believe that our core values help to drive actions and create habits that allow our belief in the unlimited potential of young children to become a reality. We seek candidates who demonstrate our core values and are motivated by a values-driven environment.

* Collaboration builds trust and relationships and brings new ideas, skills, and knowledge to help us do better work.

* Community fosters resiliency, stability, and strength.

* Fun reduces stress, keeps us motivated, builds connections, and models joy for our children.

* Growth allows us to develop as professionals and provide the best service.

* Stewardship enables us to have the greatest impact with the resources we have.

Clayton Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer that values workplace diversity. We strive to create an inclusive work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life…