Lead Teacher

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Training & development
• Opportunity for advancement

Build a brighter future for all children.

Teaching is more than a job. It’s an opportunity to foster curiosity, creativity and compassion in children—all while helping them develop a lifelong love of learning.

The lead teacher is responsible for the overall supervision and education of a group of fifteen (15) children, ages 3-5 years old, in a state-contracted preschool classroom.

Make a difference every day.

Spend your days building genuine relationships with each child.

Help children learn about language and literacy, science, life skills, and more.

Work to implement the lesson plans from the research-informed Balanced Learning® curriculum.

Maintain a well-kept classroom that encourages children to create, explore and make decisions with confidence.

Discover what works best for each child as you teach them about the world around them.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• Meet all State of NJ Licensing requirements
• Must have the ability to work well with parents and other staff members
• Excellent oral and written skills with competency in email communications; familiarity with Google classroom or other online teaching platforms a plus
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus

• Oversee and ensure the children's safety and wellbeing at all times; treat each child, co‑worker and parent with dignity and respect
• Establish and maintain a clean, safe, and caring classroom environment equipped with age appropriate learning materials aligned with The Creative Curriculum
• Develop lesson plans in collaboration with the Teacher Assistant; assume an equal amount of classroom housekeeping responsibilities
• Assess and document each child’s development; prepare quarterly parent conference forms
• Arrange the classroom in accordance with Creative Curriculum principles – display all necessary planning boards and charts
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and organized classroom, storage closets, and bathroom at all times.
• Develop and implement activities that meet the individual and group needs of children

Salary commensurate with experience. Employment is "At Will." Primrose School of Randolph is an equal opportunity employer.