Lead Teacher

Company: Little Oaks Montessori Academy
Location: Herndon
Posted on: May 15, 2025

Job Description:

Little Oaks Montessori Academy is a Montessori School seeking a Lead Teacher to support our Early Childhood Education Program! Our Montessori school has been proudly serving our community for many years. With trained, dedicated educators, we provide an authentic Montessori experience in an early education setting. With mixed-age classrooms and carefully curated Montessori materials, we embrace the authentic Montessori Method, as we guide young learners toward the future, so they become innovative thinkers, good citizens, and able leaders. This is more than just a daycare job. It's a journey, where you learn, grow, thrive-and play-every day. Being a teacher at a child care center is something special. We're hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners. As a Lead Teacher, you'll: Create! Develop fun, interactive learning experiences while mentoring fellow Teachers. Care! Promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the preschool children in your class. Call the shots! Take the lead on classroom management and curriculum implementation, plus be an expert on all licensing guidelines and company standards. Communicate! Build sincere relationships with enrolled and prospective families to promote achievement for the child and to support your center's success. We want energetic, dependable, passionate individuals who are at least 18 and have: One year e xperience leading a classroom and creating educational lesson plans. The ability to meet state requirements for education and our childcare center requirements. 90 credit hours in Infant/Toddler Child Care Teacher Maryland Training Course. The ability to work indoors or outdoors and engage in physical activity with children. Montessori Credential REQUIRED infant-3 Compensation and Benefits: Compensation based on Position, Education and Experience. Bi-weekly and Daily Pay options Lead Teacher- $18 -$20 an hour based on education and experience Health insurance provided for full-time employees. Education assistance including tuition reimbursement and certification, 401K, and childcare discount available. As part of Little Oaks Montessori Academy -a community of inspired, bold, dedicated individuals-we invite you to be a difference maker. Here, you'll find a dynamic environment and culture that is open, friendly, welcoming, and collaborative. Are you ready to make a strong, lasting, positive impact on children? Then join Little Oaks Montessori Academy, where we know our best asset is our people. We've made a commitment to ensure you feel valued, with a robust, comprehensive offering that exceeds expectations. That means competitive compensation, a targeted range of health and wellness benefits, and retirement planning, with our new 401k match. For us, it's simple: Provide great rewards, keep employees engaged, and develop difference makers. We encourage your talent, recognize your potential, and support your growth, to be an inspiring, innovative force that prepares children for the future. Little Oaks Montessori Academy is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. #PECEPMONT Employment Type: Full Time

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