Lead Teacher

do you love sparking curiosity, building confidence, and creating those “aha!” moments for kids? We’re looking for a Lead Teacher who’s ready to make a big impact in the classroom—and have fun doing it!

Looking for someone to part-time 20 hours per week Monday - Friday from 2:00-6:00pm. 

What you’ll do:

• Be the classroom MVP—guiding learning, play, and growth every single day
• Create a safe, exciting, and welcoming environment for every chil

What makes you shine:

• A passion for working with kids (and the patience of a superhero)
• Teaching experience or early childhood background
• Strong leadership skills—you know how to inspire both kids and adults
• A heart full of energy, compassion, and positivity

Why you’ll love it here:

• A supportive team that feels more like family
• Ongoing professional development (because teachers never stop learning!)
• Opportunities to bring your creativity and ideas to life
• Making a difference in young lives—every single day

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Lead Teacher working as part of the Y Academy Early Childhood Team, will deliver professional customer service and relationship building skills to children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.  The Lead Teacher will work in a co-teaching environment and will be responsible for implementing educational curriculum in our play-based learning environment.  

THE YMCA AS THE THIRD PLACE 

To be the welcoming and transformative place - beyond work and home - where people feel most able to be their true selves; explore their purpose, dreams and goals; achieve health and wellness for their spirit, mind and body; connect with their community and feel a sense of belonging and possibilities like nowhere else.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Create an environment of play-based learning is foundational, focused on the whole child   
• Ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of all children  
• Nurture physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth and development of each child   
• Plan, implement curriculum according to appropriate practices and Reggo-Emilio approach  
• Plan to participate in family friendly parent teacher conferences and engagement programs   
• Maintain a cheerful, nurturing healthy, safe and clean classroom environment  
• Classroom is inviting and materials are readily available to children   
• Share individual child’s accomplishments, send photos/videos timely intervals to parents thru approved communication channels  
• Assess child’s developmental milestones through the Teaching Strategies Gold    
• Collaboratively lead a team to support children’s growth and success in the classroom  
• Assist in planning, preparing professional development for early childhood professionals  
• Create a shared vision, center wide, for a team-teaching environment   
• Have a deep understanding and connection with YMCA programs and offerings 

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger to handle or feel objects, tools, controls, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear  

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds  

• Specific vision abilities required by this job