Pre-Kindergarten Lead Teacher at Georgetown Hill Early School – Hyattsville, Maryland

Pre-K & Trans-K Lead Teacher

If you love working with Pre-K and Transitional Kindergarten children, enjoy creating engaging learning experiences, and want to be part of a supportive team, we’d love to meet you!

About Georgetown Hill Early School

Georgetown Hill Early School is a non-profit school serving Maryland families' preschool, elementary, and childcare needs since 1980. Our mission is to join teachers, children, and their families to create an unsurpassed early childhood educational experience.

🎉Why You Will Love Us

We believe in supporting our teachers just as much as our students. In our Pre-K and TK classrooms, you’ll be part of a caring team, use our PLAN curriculum as your guide, and have the freedom to create engaging and joyful learning experiences.

We offer the following benefits:

• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid Planning Time
• Employer-subsidized medical insurance
• Voluntary dental, vision, short-term disability, and term life insurance
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

We provide an inclusive environment that ensures the happiness and success of each of our employees, as well as the families and children who place their trust in us. We are not your average daycare; we are an equal-opportunity employer that prides itself on hiring, training, and retaining a diverse community of employees from various backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Pay Range

Greenwood: Lead Teacher: Based on credentials and experience, range $20-$26/hr

Bells Mill: Assistant: Based on credentials and experience, range $18-$22/hr

Are you an experienced teacher?

We are hiring both Lead and Assistant teachers to join our PreK/ and TransK programs that honors and celebrates each child's unique learning journey. Your role will allow you to foster independence in an environment of trust and warmth, while giving our students a strong love of learning.

• Greenwood/Hyattsville - NAEYC accredited (National Association of the Education of Young Children), and an approved private school, serving families of federal employees and the community. Conveniently located next door to PG Plaza in a growing and revitalizing community (metro accessible)
• Bells Mill/Potomac - Tucked into the quiet neighborhood, between Cabin John Middle and Bells Mill Elementary Schools, serving the surrounding neighborhoods and the Potomac/Cabin John areas

What you'll do

• Support Pre-K and TK children’s learning and development through the PLAN curriculum and age-appropriate practices, preparing them for a successful transition to kindergarten.
• Supervision of children to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of all students
• Support the physical, socio-emotional, and developmental needs of each child in the classroom
• Demonstrate effective leadership among the classroom team
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and positive interpersonal relations with children, families, colleagues, and the community
• Classroom management that fosters a consistent, safe, and positive learning environment for all students and staff

Qualifications

• The education/certification requirements for a Lead Teacher position requires a minimum of the bachelor's degree in ECE/Education or related field. An assistant teacher must have a minimum of 90 hours certification. Our ideal candidate will have 5 or more years of relevant experience and the following credentials/skills:
• • Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and instructional strategies
  • Strong knowledge of MSDE regulations
  • A personal demeanor that is warm, friendly, and cool-tempered
  • Proficient technological skills, including Microsoft Office, are a plus
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including grammar and reading skills
  • Extremely reliable in attendance and punctuality
  • Highly organized and able to prioritize and multitask
  • Team-oriented and willing to work with others

Per Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care regulations, all applicants must submit to and successfully pass a state and federal background check as a contingency of employment. Applicants for our federal center campuses must receive GSA security clearance through a government background screening.