Lead Teacher

Ascend Preschool 2025-2026

The Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom. Teachers 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. The Teacher must be skilled in communicating with both children and adults in order to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns.

This position reports to the director

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement the Creative Curriculum and Second Step Curriculum based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards.
• Collect on-going observations and documentation to be uploaded to Teaching Strategies Gold.
• Use assessment data to guide lesson plans
• Complete Ages & Stags (ASQ) screenings for all children by the required dates.
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
• Maintain accurate records, forms and files.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

• Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
• High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification.
• Must clear full background check according to PA state standards
• Must pass health screening.

Educational Requirements

• Regionally accredited ECE focused ASB or AST
• AA/AS in ECE
• AA/AS/BA/BS in related field and 18 ECE credits
• Elementary Ed Degree with 12 ECE credits
• Minimum of 2 years of professional child care experience.

Physical Requirements

• Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• A specific vision ability will be required including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.

Employment Type

Part Time

Wage Range

• $20.00 - $25.00

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Work Location: In person