Teacher Preschool - Preschool - Joyful Learning Academy

Teacher Preschool – Preschool – Joyful Learning Academy

Job : 103247

Date Posted: 6/17/2026

Date Available: 07/27/2026

Job Code: Tchr Preschool - 060096

Standard

Hours:

40

Department: Pre-K

Employment Class: NA

Minimum Salary: $61,146.00/Annually

Maximum Salary: $/Annually

Scheduled Days: 190

Target Openings: 3

• Meets Georgia PSC birth to five or P - 5 teacher certification requirements. Required

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable field of education from a Professional Standards Commission (PSC) approved college or university Required

• Previous teaching experience Preferred
• Preschool teaching experience Preferred

• Thorough knowledge and skills in preschool curriculum and instructional practices
• Ability to differentiate between learning and instruction
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues
• Ability to understand the teaching/learning process
• Ability to project and generate positive attitudes
• Ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office, and school based staff, students, parents, and community
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Effective human relations skills

Plan for appropriate learning experiences for preschool students based on the district curriculum and provide an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students.

• Demonstrate command of content being taught.
• Develop and prioritize short and long-term instructional objectives based on early learning standards.
  • Identify specific prerequisite skills and/or knowledge necessary for students to learn the early learning standards.
  • Plan instruction as needed to promote student mastery of prerequisite skills and knowledge.
  • Analyze student work and assessments to determine instructional needs.
  • Follow district lesson plans to support instructional objectives of the early learning standards for all students.
  • Use appropriate formative assessment strategies to evaluate student learning.
• Provide initial focus for the lesson.
  • Communicate specific learning objectives to students.
  • Link lesson content to students' prior knowledge, background experience, and/or real-world application of content.
  • Capture student attention through active involvement.
• Organize content for presentation of the lesson.
  • Present information in a logical sequence.
  • Organize the presentation of content into blocks or steps based on the students' needs and the complexity of the material.
  • Follow research-based organizational plan for content organization, such as anticipatory set, acquisition lesson, guided practice, independent practice, and summarizing.
• Utilize scientifically researched effective early learning instructional strategies and methods of providing information for students to acquire the learning.
  • Assess students' learning of the early learning standards and provide specific feedback to students and parents.
  • Provide cooperative and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance student achievement.
  • Provide opportunities for guided practice and independent practice of Early Learning standards and skills.
  • Teach essential content-related vocabulary.
  • Utilize a variety of nonverbal/visual representations of content and skills.
  • Teach students to summarize their learning.
  • Teach skills for improving early reading and writing skills across content areas.
  • Access and/or build students' background knowledge and experience.
  • Utilize and teach questioning and cueing/prompting techniques.
  • Utilize technology effectively to plan, teach, and assess.
  • Utilize inquiry-based problem-solving learning strategies with students in all content areas.
  • Teach and require students to set personal goals for improving their academic achievement.
  • Teach students to compare and contrast knowledge, concepts, and content.
• Provide formative assessment that measures student progress toward early learning objectives.
  • Monitor students' progress in learning through a variety of techniques.
  • Adjust instructional plans based on formative assessment results.
  • Provide criteria that allow students to measure their own progress toward an objective.
• Utilize summative assessment that measures student achievement of early learning objectives.
  • Assess students' learning of the early learning standards.
  • Administer assessments that are appropriate for the learner(s).
  • Maintain assessment records for each student.
  • Communicate assessment results to student and parent.
  • Utilize assessment results to plan for subsequent instruction.
• Organize learning environment to maximize student time on task.
  • Organize and arrange classroom to facilitate learning.
  • Ensure smooth transitions from one activity to another.
  • Maintain an orderly system for routine activities, including morning arrival, afternoon dismissal, taking care of personal belongings.
• Maintain behavior that is conducive to learning.
  • Define and communicate behavior expectations to students.
  • Monitor behavior and provide…