Lead Toddler & Preschool Teacher

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive.

The Lead Teacher plans and implements developmentally appropriate activities that meet toddler/preschool children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs. This person is responsible for ensuring compliance with all safety, personnel qualifications, and facility requirements of the CA Community Care Licensing, Department of Education, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Department of Social Services and Department of Early Education.

Qualified candidates will be compassionate early childhood educators who love working with children (ages 18 months to 5 years) and are dedicated to the development of the early teaching profession.

• Monitor, direct, protect, encourage, and nurture children. Maintain a nurturing environment, which supports the development of each child and ensures a child-centered approach.
• Observe the children’s health daily and make appropriate decisions regarding attendance by following health and safety procedures for illnesses and communicable diseases.
• Maintain a safe, fun, healthy classroom environment. Maintain all areas in an organized manner including all environmental quality aspects as they relate to maintaining quality scores per the Early Childcare Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS), Infant/Toddler Childhood Rating Scale (ITCERS) and/or Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS).
• Take reasonable precautions to protect children, equipment, materials, and classrooms both indoors and outdoors.
• Supervise staff and participate in daily classroom operations. Ensure caregiver/child ratios are maintained.
• Develop a high-quality, age and culturally appropriate curriculum to successfully engage children and foster physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development.
• Ensure compliance with:
  Preschool for All, Department of Children, Youth and Families, the California Department of Education Title V regulations, California Department of Social Services, Department of Early Childhood and the Child Care Food program (CACFP).
• Model and ensure, Positive Descriptive Acknowledgement (PDA) and Teaching Pyramid Techniques with the children and for the staff.
• Establish and promote productive relationships with parents/guardians by attending parent/guardian’ meetings/workshops, family events, and encouraging families to participate in events.
• Assist the Childcare Site Supervisor by preparing documentation and meeting all reporting requirements as needed.
• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, attending and actively participating in staff and individual meetings.

• Provide, facilitate, and support resources for staff and other caregivers.
• Assist with training and ensure standards and practices are adhered to at all times.
• Plan, assign, direct, and evaluate staff’s work. Provide ongoing feedback and assist with goal work and annual performance reviews.
• Coach and mentor staff. Provide constructive criticism and helpful solutions to staff without alienating or discouraging them.
• Work with staff to address complaints and resolve problems in accordance with GLIDE’s policies and procedures and in collaboration with the Childcare Site Supervisor, Program Director, and Human Resources.

• BA degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• Must have a teacher’s permit (or higher level of certification) from CA Dept. of Education required with continued eligibility for renewal; and/or upgrade of permit to remain qualified for the position.
• A minimum of 17-24 ECE units (12 core, 2 supervising adults’, and 3 Infant/Toddler Care units).
• Knowledge of licensing requirements, Title 22, and Title V regulations.
• Experience supervising staff and a toddler/preschool program, day care center, or other child…