Preschool Teacher

We are looking for a vibrant and patient teacher to educate, care for, and inspire the young minds at our Learning Center. Using a variety of teaching methods, including artistic expression, educational play, and storytelling, you will teach children to identify shapes, colors, numbers, and letters, while providing them with foundational life skills and preparing them for the next stage of formal education.

To be successful as Teacher for Discovery Clubhouse, you should have the patience, compassion, and energy to successfully guide a class of young children, each of whom will have different needs, abilities, aptitudes, and emotions. The best candidate will also have excellent organizational skills, in order to plan curriculum and create reports on each child's progress. At Discovery Clubhouse we believe in teaching the whole child through play-based learning, and nurture their natural curiosity.

As an Early Educator for Discovery Clubhouse, you should be able to pass a federal background check and have a High School Diploma. Each individual will be required to complete 20 hours of paid training per year, as well as hold a current American Red Cross CPR (with hands on and infant training). We strongly believe that the educator never stops getting educated, so we encourage each of our teachers to obtain a CDA (Child Development Associate) this is equivalent to an Associates Degree; Utah has a program right now that offers this free to Child Care employees. Lastly, we love the families we have enrolled with us, we try to engage the parents/guardians any way we can in our program; this means a teacher must have excellent relationship and customer service skills to build rapport with each child's family members.

Responsibilities for a Pre-k Teacher

• Planning and delivering curriculum designed to facilitate students' social, emotional, and cognitive development.
• Encouraging self-expression through understanding, flexibility, and behavioral reinforcement.
• Modeling appropriate behaviors
• Contributing positively to the behavior and social interaction of the children.
• Building secure relationships with the children.
• Document daily events in Smartcare for parents.
• Ensuring close communication with parents throughout the day should the need arise.
• Attending parent and staff meetings.
• Adapting the program to suit the needs of the individual child or group.

Expectations for a Pre-K Teacher

• Follow all licensing and CCQS requirements
• Teaching basic skills such as color, shape, numbers, and letter recognition
• Planning and carrying out curriculum
• Helping children develop positive self-images and experience success
• Encouraging the exploration of interests and developmental social skills
• Developing schedules and routines ensuring physical activity, rest, and playtime
• Teaching children how to play fairly with others
• Positive redirection and positive reinforcement tied to behaviors
• Observing, assessing, and documenting each assigned child's health, skills, behavior, growth, and development
• Optimizing children's developmental, intellectual, and social achievements in class activities
• Providing leadership and guidance to other staff and colleagues
• Creating and leading a supportive, nurturing learning environment that encourages responsibility and motivation
• Align with company's Core Values (Family First, Growth Mindset, Positive Attitude, Ownership, Excellence)
• Moving classrooms at a short notice if needed
• Any other duties your management deems necessary