Lead Teacher

Benefits :

401(k)

Employee discounts

Free food & snacks

Health insurance

Paid time off

Wellness resources

Dawn to Dusk Child Development Center (CDC) is a licensed childcare facility with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) for the District of Columbia. Established in 1967, Dawn to Dusk CDC strives to provide High-Quality Early Childhood Education to families in the Ward 8 community. Our two locations offer a developmentally appropriate, culturally diverse learning environment, serving children ages three months to 12 years. One of our two locations has a Non-Traditional program open until midnight, Monday - Friday. We dedicate ourselves to serving the needs of young children through Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) promoting the growth of all children's physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language skills and problem-solving).

We seek dedicated and creative individuals to Lead our Preschool and Infant Classrooms.

As a Lead teacher, you will :

• Be responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and hazard-free environment for all children in the classroom.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with families and colleagues.
• Use Creative Curriculum to design and execute age-appropriate educational programs that are developmentally appropriate.
• Regularly update parents on their child's progress and engage them in the educational process.
• Create and support family engagement activities.
• Familiarity with ITERS (plus)

As a Lead teacher, you must :

• Have an A.A. degree or higher in Early Childhood Development or an A.A. degree or higher with at least 12 credits in Early Childhood. Development
• Have five years of professional teaching experience (preferred) or three years of professional teaching experience (required)
• Be fully vaccinated or willing to obtain vaccination against COVID-19 (required)
• Have an updated health certificate and TB test or willing to obtain
• Drug and alcohol testing - mandatory upon employment
• Pass background and fingerprinting check.
• Have the ability to lift / push / pull up to 50 pounds as needed.
• Commit to furthering your education and training.
• Have CPR Certification (preferred)
• Have a Child Development Certificate (CDA) (preferred)

We offer a supportive work environment with 401(k), employee assistance programs, health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, and professional development assistance.

Suppose you are a passionate and caring individual and love working with children. We encourage you to apply for this exciting Preschool Teacher opportunity.

Compensation : $30.69 - $36.11 per hour

• Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.