Preschool Teacher - LEAD

Millhill offers high quality, child-centered early education, accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), with a 4-Star Rating from Grow NJ.

In addition, our classrooms use The Creative Curriculum , a research-based curriculum approved by the State of NJ’s Division of Early Childhood Education .

To ensure high quality early childhood education is accessible to all children in Trenton, irrespective of their socio- economic conditions, our preschool is cost free to Trenton’s children.

Position Summary

The lead teacher is responsible for the overall supervision and education of a group of fifteen (15) children, ages 3-5 years old, in a state-contracted preschool classroom under the direction of Millhill Child and Family Development in partnership with the Trenton Board of Education.

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure the children's safety and well-being at all times; treat each child, co-worker and parent with dignity and respect
• Establish and maintain a clean, safe, and caring classroom environment equipped with age-appropriate learning materials aligned with The Creative Curriculum
• Develop lesson plans in collaboration with the Teacher Assistant; assume an equal amount of classroom housekeeping responsibilities
• Assess and document each child’s development; prepare quarterly parent conference forms
• Arrange the classroom in accordance with Creative Curriculum principles display all necessary planning boards and charts
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and organized classroom, storage closets, and bathroom at all times.
• Develop and implement activities that meet the individual and group needs of children
• Create a classroom environment that represents the group's cultural diversity
• Be ECERS or ECERS-3 knowledgeable

These duties are not inclusive. Other duties as are necessary to facilitate smooth functions of the agency may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• NJ State Pre-K through 3rd grade (P-3) Standard Teaching Certificate or Certificate of Eligibility (CE or CEAS)
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older and meet all State of NJ Licensing requirements
• Must have the ability to work well with parents and other staff members
• Excellent oral and written skills with competency in email communications; familiarity with Google classroom or other online teaching platforms a plus
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus
• New Employee Orientation, Prevention of Child Abuse and Harassment Training, CPR and AED certification are provided within first 20 days of employment
• Drug screening and Fingerprinting must be completed before employment

Benefits

• Holiday pay, including a week-long paid Spring and Winter Holiday ; Paid time off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits; 403B plan with employer match

Millhill Child and Family Development is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.