Teacher

Join Our Kingdom Kids Teaching Team!

Kingdom Kids Early Learning Center, a ministry of Faith United Methodist Church, is seeking a caring, dependable, energetic, and dedicated Early Childhood Teacher to join our team.

At Kingdom Kids, we believe every child deserves a safe, loving, nurturing, and engaging environment where they can learn, grow, and develop. Our program combines early childhood education with Christian values and Bible-based learning to support children’s spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

We are looking for an educator who has a genuine passion for working with young children, demonstrates professionalism, values teamwork, and is committed to providing high-quality care and meaningful learning experiences.

The ideal candidate will be patient, creative, enthusiastic, reliable, and willing to contribute positively to our faith-based learning community.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, nurturing, positive, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for all children.
• Actively supervise children throughout the day, including during classroom activities, meals, rest periods, outdoor play, and transitions.
• Implement the established academic and Bible-based curriculum to support children’s spiritual, cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development.
• Develop and maintain written weekly and monthly lesson plans that include age-appropriate, engaging, hands-on learning experiences.
• Follow daily classroom schedules and prepare and distribute monthly classroom calendars.
• Plan and facilitate creative educational activities, including music, movement, art, sensory play, Bible lessons, and outdoor experiences.
• Provide daily opportunities for physical activity, including morning and afternoon outdoor play, gym activities, or walks.
• Assist children with daily care routines, including meals, snacks, toileting, diapering, handwashing, and rest periods.
• Maintain a clean, organized, sanitary, and welcoming classroom, including cleaning and sanitizing toys, equipment, bathrooms, eating areas, and rest materials.
• Prepare, distribute, and clean up meals and snacks while following established health, safety, and sanitation procedures.
• Implement positive behavior guidance strategies, model appropriate behavior, and redirect challenging behaviors in a respectful, developmentally appropriate manner.
• Build positive, supportive relationships with children and families while demonstrating patience, kindness, professionalism, and respect.
• Complete required daily and weekly child reports, classroom documentation, and family communications using designated systems, including Procare.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information involving children, families, staff, and program operations.
• Monitor children’s individual needs, communicate concerns to the Director, and follow all required procedures for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.
• Follow all Kingdom Kids policies, classroom procedures, Indiana childcare ministry requirements, and applicable health and safety standards.
• Maintain required certifications and training, including CPR, First Aid, Universal Precautions, and a minimum of 12 annual professional development hours as outlined in the program’s job description.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings, professional development workshops, and required training sessions.
• Work collaboratively with fellow teachers, the Director, and other staff members to maintain a positive, organized, and supportive team environment.
• Demonstrate professionalism, reliability, punctuality, enthusiasm, flexibility, and a positive attitude in daily interactions and responsibilities.
• Assist with classroom coverage, special events, field trips, and other program activities as needed.
• Support the Christian mission and values of Faith United Methodist Church by modeling kindness, compassion, respect, and positive character.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director to support the successful daily operation of Kingdom Kids Early Learning Center.

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Qualifications

• A genuine passion for early childhood education and working with young children.
• Ability to provide safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate care and supervision.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Dependable attendance, punctuality, and professional conduct.
• Patience, creativity, flexibility, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to follow written policies, classroom procedures, and established curriculum.
• Willingness to participate in required professional development and ongoing training.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of caring for and supervising young children, with reasonable accommodations when applicable.
• Ability to successfully complete all required employment screenings, including background checks, fingerprinting, sex offender registry checks, and drug screening.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required CPR, First Aid, and other applicable health and safety certifications.
• Commitment to supporting a Christian, faith-based educational environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a childcare center, preschool, early learning program, or similar setting.
• Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
• Associate degree or coursework in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field.
• Knowledge of child development, developmentally appropriate practices, and positive behavior guidance.
• Experience developing lesson plans and implementing early childhood curriculum.
• Familiarity with Procare or another childcare management and family communication platform.

Employee Benefits

• Paid holidays.
• Vacation and sick/personal time.
• Professional development and ongoing training opportunities.
• CDA credential assistance for eligible employees.
• Employee childcare tuition discounts or reduced tuition, subject to program eligibility and approval.
• A supportive, collaborative, faith-based work environment.

Physical Requirements

The Early Childhood Teacher must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with reasonable accommodations when applicable, including:

• Actively supervising children in classrooms, playgrounds, and other program environments.
• Sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and participating in classroom activities throughout the day.
• Assisting children with daily routines, personal care, and classroom activities.
• Responding promptly and appropriately to children’s health, safety, and supervision needs.
• Participating in indoor and outdoor activities in varying weather conditions, when appropriate.

Our Commitment

At Kingdom Kids Early Learning Center, teaching is more than providing supervision. It is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families.

We are committed to providing a positive, faith-based learning environment where children feel safe, valued, loved, and encouraged to reach their full potential.

We are looking for educators who understand the importance of early childhood development and are committed to helping young children build a strong foundation for lifelong learning.

If you are passionate about early childhood education, committed to children’s well-being, and excited to be part of a caring, faith-based teaching team, we encourage you to apply!

Apply today to become part of the Kingdom Kids family!

Kingdom Kids Early Learning Center is a ministry of Faith United Methodist Church, an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable laws and organizational policies.

Pay: $13.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person