Pre-K4 Lead Teacher

Are you passionate about early childhood education and helping children develop a lifelong love of learning? Do you believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where they can grow academically, socially, and emotionally.

As a Pre‑K4 Lead Teacher, you will play a vital role in preparing young learners for kindergarten success. Working in a mission‑driven nonprofit organization, you will create and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences, foster positive relationships with children and families, and help build a classroom culture where every child feels valued, supported, and encouraged to reach their full potential.

If you are a dedicated educator who is committed to making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families, we encourage you to apply and join our team.

Part‑Time, 35 hours per week (Monday - Friday 7:45am – 3:15pm)

$20 - $22 per hour

• Plan and implement daily activities that are developmentally appropriate for the children served while creating and maintaining a stimulating and safe learning environment.
• Collaborate with the teaching assistant(s) to perform all required daily tasks, such as maintaining the appearance, cleanliness, and safety of the classroom.
• Evaluate the development and performance of children in the program through the use of formal and informal assessment tools.
• Maintain files on children to include registration data, developmental progress, testing information, parent correspondence, documented behavior problems, and any other pertinent information.
• Maintain all reports required by the Rochester City School District (RCSD) and the agency, including formal assessments, daily attendance, and daily health checks.
• Maintain consistent communication with parents through newsletters, phone calls, parent‑teacher conferences, and home visits.
• Facilitate and deliver early childhood programs, committing to active involvement of families and the local community.
• Supervise the teaching assistant(s) in their daily job duties and meet weekly to facilitate program planning.
• Request equipment, curriculum materials, and supplies for classroom use; maintain inventories.
• Other job duties, as assigned.

• Required:
  
  Teacher certification in Nursery‑6th grade, Pre‑K‑6th grade, or 0‑2nd grade.
• Preferred:
  Master’s Degree in Teaching.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Must be cleared through Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and NYS Justice Center.

• Ensure the health, safety, and well‑being of children.
• Maintain a respectful, nurturing, and positive demeanor with children in order to stimulate and encourage the learning process.
• Interact professionally with staff, parents, and vendors.
• Possess strong communication and spelling skills to ensure an effective exchange of information, the ability to respond professionally to inquiries, and the ability to complete all required forms.
• Perform data recording/record‑keeping operations by logging, filing, and/or posting single‑entry items.
• Perform routine computations requiring knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and/or percentages.
• Read and interpret routine written or printed materials such as charts, diagrams, maps, and/or instructional material.
• Ability with common office machines such as copiers and/or laminators; exhibit competence with computer applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Knowledge in the High Scope Curriculum.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to physically perform stooping, kneeling, walking, lifting, grasping, pulling, standing, talking, and hearing.
• Must be able to perform light work exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

The agencies are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic.

Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.