Lead Teacher, Preschool; HS

Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a highly qualified Preschool Lead Teacher to join our team of educators and lead a classroom unit working in a strong collaborative partnership with the Teacher and Assistant Teacher. Job duties include designing and leading children’s learning, documenting children’s outcomes, and working with families. The Educare lead teacher develop and implements academic, behavior, developmental, health and nutrition plans for the purpose of maximizing students’ outcome, achieving program objectives and encouraging home school connection.

The lead teacher and the teaching team implement diverse experiences that support global learning focusing on the child’s back experience and heritage.

Open until filled; for best consideration, submit a complete application bybest consideration date of5/4/2025. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for 5/13/2025.

At Educare, you will join a community of learners focused on providing high quality care and early childhood education, while working closely with families to support the growth and development of their children. Educare is a research-based early learning program implementing best and most promising new practices. We hold high expectations for achieving child and family goals and offer reflective practices so that teachers reach and sustain those goals.

We are part of a support system that enables personal and professional growth within an intentional culture of inclusion and diversity. We encourage you to join us in achieving a vision of excellence, innovation, creativity, and equity for the children and families we serve.

PSESD is one of nine regional educational agencies serving school districts and state approved charter and private schools in Washington. Serving over 39% of Washington’s K-12 public school students, our agency provides critical services designed to ensure that our students are ready to enter school, achieve at high levels in the K-12 system, and succeed in postsecondary endeavors. We are committed to becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization driven by equity in education.

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Purpose Statement

The job of Lead Teacher, Preschool is done for the purpose/s of providing quality, comprehensive child development services and selected health services to preschool children and their families; and encouraging parental involvement in educational planning, goal setting and center activities.

This job reports to Mentor Teacher


Essential Functions

• Acts as a support to families for the purpose of meeting specific family needs related to child guidance and development, advocating for parents, and encouraging parent involvement in the program.
• Administers health screenings (part day) and developmental testing programs, assessments, etc. (both part day and full day) for the purpose of identifying needs, assessing student development and/or developing individual learning plans.
• Assists children with hand washing, tooth brushing, diapering, etc. for the purpose of modeling appropriate personal hygiene and meeting standards.
• Attends a variety of educational workshops, seminars, in-service trainings, etc. for the purpose of maintaining their professional knowledge.
• Collaborates with families for the purpose of optimizing development of each child and helping to enhance parenting skills.
• Conducts home visits and conferences for the purpose of providing information and resources to families on a schedule in compliance with program requirements and to partner with families in educational planning and goal setting.
• Coordinates development of Individualized Educational Plans for the purpose of ensuring compliance with established regulations and performance standards, encouraging parent involvement, and maximizing child outcomes.
• Coordinates and manages classroom preparation of teaching materials, planning and management of classroom routines and staff roles for the purpose of ensuring the availability of equipment, materials, and personnel to achieve objectives.
• Develops weekly curriculum plans with individualization for students in collaboration with classroom team…