✳️Threes Lead preschool Teacher ✳️

If it sounds exciting to work in a place where you can create a warm and playful classroom for little learners to thrive, where you can lead with creativity and heart, and where you have the opportunity to partner with families, we’d love to meet you!

About Georgetown Hill Early School

Our mission is to join teachers, children, and their families to create an unsurpassed early childhood educational experience. Georgetown Hill Early School is a non-profit school serving Maryland families since 1980.

✨Why You'll Love Us?✨

We think we're pretty lovable! We enjoy providing our educators with the space to utilize our proven PLAN curriculum while exploring their own creativity in the classroom. Come and check us out!

We offer the following benefits:

• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid Planning Time
• Employer-subsidized medical insurance
• Voluntary dental, vision, short-term disability, and term life insurance
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

We provide an inclusive environment that ensures the happiness and success of each of our employees, as well as the families and children who place their trust in us. We are not your average daycare; we are an equal-opportunity employer that prides itself on hiring, training, and retaining a diverse community of employees from various backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Pay Range - Based on credentials and experience, range $20-$25/hr

We are looking for amazing Threes Lead Preschool Teachers!

Are you an experienced educator?

Join our preschool children in a program that honors and celebrates each child's unique learning journey. Your role will allow you to foster independence in an environment of trust and warmth, while giving our students a strong love of learning.

• NRC/Rockville - Conveniently located on Rockville Pike, and is Metro accessible. We are accredited under NAEYC (National Association of the Education of Young Children) and approved as a nonpublic school under the Maryland State Department of Education for children ages two through Kindergarten. We are not your average daycare!

This position's starting rate is between $20-$25/hr with the necessary credentials

What you'll do

• Provide for the educational needs and interests of preschool children using a creative and age-appropriate curriculum
• Supervision of preschool children to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of all students
• Support the physical, socio-emotional, and developmental needs of each child in the classroom
• Demonstrate effective leadership among the classroom team
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and positive interpersonal relations with children, families, colleagues, and the community
• Classroom management that fosters a consistent, safe, and positive learning environment for all students and staf

Qualifications

The education/certification requirements for a Lead Teacher position in our preschool program require a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree. Our ideal candidate will have 3 or more years of teaching experience and the following credentials/skills:

• Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and instructional strategies
• Strong knowledge of MSDE regulations
• A personal demeanor that is warm, friendly, and cool-tempered
• Proficient technological skills, including Microsoft Office, are a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including grammar and reading skills
• Extremely reliable in attendance and punctuality
• Highly organized and able to prioritize and multitask
• Team-oriented and willing to work with others

Per Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care regulations, all applicants must submit to and successfully pass a state and federal background check as a contingency of employment. Applicants for our federal center campuses must receive GSA security clearance through a government background screening.