Child Care Center - Lead Teacher (3 positions)
Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Title: Child Care Center - Lead Teacher (3 positions) Agency: Tidewater Community College Location: Virginia Beach - 810 FLSA: Nonexempt Hiring Range: $42,000 - $48,500, commensurate w/ experience Full Time or Part Time: Full Time Additional Detail Job Description: Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads - both students and employers - for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 25,000 students in 2024-25. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,399 graduates in 2024-2025, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 33% enrolled at TCC. TCC's institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. This is one recruitment to fill 3 positions. The Lead Teacher of the Child Development Center provides overall leadership and oversight in classroom. The Lead Teacher will assist daily operational managers with program oversight and customer relations. The Lead Teacher will assist in ensuring that students are able to conveniently access and utilize the centers, complete their coursework and expand their knowledge and understanding of high-quality early care and education. The Lead Teacher will ensure compliance with state licensing regulations and the standards set forth in maintaining a high-quality early childhood program according to Virginia's Unified Measurement System and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in their classroom. These positions have been designated an essential position. The employees filling the positions may be required to report to work or otherwise fulfill the responsibilities of the position in the event of a college/campus closure due to weather or other emergent condition(s). These are restricted funded positions. Minimum Qualifications: Ability to supervise or manager children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. Knowledge of developing schedules, activity plans and special events for a child development center. Demonstrated ability to communicates with children using approved child development techniques. Skill to provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to program assistants and student interns. Knowledge of program evaluation using designated instruments such as programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools (as required), self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools. Skilled in providing parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their children's developmental progression and/or concerns and establishing goals. Skilled in the use of word processing, spreadsheets, and Child Development Center management software. Ability to lift and maintain 40 pounds in for the health and safety need of children. Additional Considerations: Active Virginia teaching license in early childhood education or early childhood special education
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