Lead Teacher - Preschool

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Monday - Friday

 

Position Summary

The New Adventures Early Learning Teacher is responsible for planning and providing programs and activities which stimulate emotional, social, physical, and intellectual growth to children in a group setting. Teachers are responsible for all operations in the classroom and oversight of Teacher Assistant/Aide which includes continuous coaching. Teachers are responsible to research, plan, change room environment and implement weekly emergent curriculum based off children’s interest in each domain: Art, Reading, Writing, Cooking. Science, Math, Music/Movement. Teacher is responsible for maintaining all DCYF licensing and Early Achiever standards within the classroom. This is a professional level position operating independently with a minimum of supervision and requires independent decision making and the use of discretion and good judgement relating to a variety of routine and non-routine child care situations and circumstances. This position requires an in depth understanding of the growth, development, and needs of children. Major decisions are subject to review and approval of the Director.

Requirements

• Early Childhood Education State Certificate or equivalent
• Must have these certifications within 90-days of hire: First Aid, CPR, and Food Handling certification
• Direct experience working with or teaching children
• Direct experience in planning and implementing programs for a class of children
• Minimum of twenty-one years of age
• Meets WA State requirements to work in a licensed child care facility
• Consideration may be given to internal candidates not meeting the minimum qualifications
• Internal candidates not meeting minimum qualifications will have 2 year to meet standard

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” in 2023
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $20.47 - $29.45 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.