Description

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

We are seeking a Lead Pre-K Teacher to join our pre-kindergarten preschool programs at our Bethesda Chevy Chase campus - located in the heart of Bethesda, walking distance from the Red Line Metro and exciting Bethesda Row! This is a full time position and flexible schedules are available.

START WITH US BY MONDAY, AUGUST 22nd AND EARN UP TO A $1,000 SIGNING BONUS!

Your role will be to meet the individual needs of our students and foster the independence of each child in a family-like environment of trust and warmth.

What You Will Do:

• Provide for the educational needs and interests of preschool children using a creative and age-appropriate curriculum
• Supervision of preschool children to assure 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 community
• Manage the preschool classroom in a way that fosters a consistent, safe, and positive learning environment for all students and staff

Why You'll Love Us:

We enjoy providing our educators with the space to utilize our proven PLAN curriculum while exploring their own creativity in the classroom. We invite you to join our growing community of teachers and hope that you'll find a rewarding and fulfilling career at our schools.

We offer the following benefits:

• Health Insurance with an employer-funded health reimbursement account (HRA)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) & Roth 401(k) with up to 4% annual employer match
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Flexible Schedules
• Sick Leave
• Personal Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Employee Discount on Tuition
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment that ensures the happiness and success of each of our employees, as well as the families and children who put their trust in us. We pride ourselves on hiring, training, and retaining a community of employees from various backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

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Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of relevant experience and the following credentials/skills:

• Bachelor's degree in education or related field, or a Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field coupled with the MSDE 90hr Preschool certification
• Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and teaching methods
• Strong knowledge of MSDE regulations
• A personal demeanor that is warm, friendly, and cool-tempered
• Proficient technological skills to utilize various productivity tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including grammar and reading skills
• Extremely reliable in attendance and punctuality
• Highly organized and able to prioritize and multi-task
• 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.

Per organizational policy, all new hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and expects them to maintain applicable boosters. Georgetown Hill provides reasonable accommodations, absent undue hardship, to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need an accommodation regarding this policy because of a disability, you are responsible for requesting a reasonable accommodation from Georgetown Hill Human Resources.