The Teacher will be responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team with their CoTeacher, to effectively deliver lesson plans, individualize for children based on their needs in alignment with Creative Curriculum TS-GOLD Assessment and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom. S/he must understand children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development in order to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where children are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed. S/he will incorporate the Conscious Discipline approach within daily routines. S/he must provide a safe and secure environment where children feel comfortable and a sense of belonging that aligns with Olive Tree Values, Policies Procedures and TNDHS regulations. S/he must be skilled in communicating with both children and adults in order to meet the needs of the children, effectively work with the teaching team, and to communicate with parents. S/he will participate in the professional development plan to maintain continuing education as required for Olive Tree and TNDHS.

This position reports to Olive Tree Early Learning Academy’s Director of Curriculum Learning.
Duties Job Responsibilities

• Effectively teach and work with infants, toddlers, and/or preschoolers.
• Effectively co-teach and collaborate with other staff members daily
• Document and verify that each child has been signed in/out for the day and maintain daily attendance records
• Incorporate developmentally appropriate and effective teaching methods to ensure kindergarten readiness
• Effectively implement the Creative Curriculum TS-GOLD Assessment into classroom activities and lesson plans with training support.
• Incorporate Conscious Discipline as an effective classroom management strategy within daily classroom procedures with training support
• Maintain classroom interest centers that align with the Creative Curriculum and TS-GOLD Assessment and promote children’s curiosity and age-appropriate development
• Regularly utilize positive communication methods with parents regarding children’s progress and development
• Serve and clean up classroom before and after breakfast, snacks, lunches, class parties, and other activities
• Tend to children’s personal hygiene needs, including but not limited to changing diapers, assisting with toilet training, assisting hand washing, etc.
• Respond quickly to the needs of children who display distress or discomfort
• Integrating children with special needs in a positive supporting and respectful manner
• Maintain a positive, calm attitude and a calm tone of voice, and model this attitude and voice to parents and others working at Olive Tree.
• Attend professional development and staff meetings as required by Olive Tree
• Attend annual Open House parent/teacher conferences and provide parents of each child with results from student assessments/evaluations, overall development, and classwork samples

• Dedication and commitment to the mission and values of Olive Tree Early Learning Academy and The Restoration House.

• Bachelor’s degree in child development, early childhood education or related fields is preferred.
• Experience working in a childcare or other educational setting

• Able to observe, see, hear, and respond to children’s and staff’s needs, emergencies, and conflicts that might occur in a classroom on the playground, in the restroom, and in common areas.
• Able to lift 30-40 lbs from the floor to a waist high table 10-15 times a day.
• Able to crouch, bend or stoop to a child’s height, maintain eye contact at a child’s level, sit on the floor, and stand tall enough to reach children on the highest piece of equipment.
• Able to effectively handle the stress, tension, and exasperation that contact with children/parents from diverse backgrounds may bring.
• Able to work in-person at Olive Tree by August 1st

• Infant Mental Health Endorsement
• CPR
• Early Childhood Teaching Experience
• Be comfortable using technology
• Experience with Natural Playscapes
• Trauma Response Trainings
• Experience working with low income families
• Experience with Creative Curriculum
• Experience with Conscious Discipline

• Salaried 40 hrs per week
• Schedule may require duties begin as early as 6:30am and end as late as 6:30pm

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance insurance; covered 100% for employee
• Paid time off including vacation, sick days, paid holidays, self-care days
• Paid individual professional development up to $600 per year
• Reimbursement for individual therapy sessions up to $500 per year
• Monthly micro-bonuses

The Restoration House helps restore single mothers and their children back to God’s good intent for their lives. Through supportive transitional housing, ally teams, family advocacy, and youth development, TRH walks alongside low-income, single-parent families, helping them break harmful cycles and regain hope and a future.

In September 2023, The Restoration House launched the Olive Tree Early Learning Academy. Olive Tree partners families together with exceptional educators in a whole child approach to high-quality early education to provide a creative, safe, and inclusive environment where children grow to love learning. Olive Tree is licensed for 83 children, ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.

Olive Tree Early Learning Academy follows a trauma-responsive approach with high-quality early learning environments that will promote children’s social-emotional, physical, language and brain development. Olive Tree will utilize Conscious Discipline® along with Teaching Strategies Creative Curriculum® and its suite of tools, including Tadpoles®, and ReadyRosie®.