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Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance

Experience of Ballantyne

Location: Charlotte, NC (Ballantyne)

Pay: Based on experience and qualifications

Job Type: Full-Time

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break

Benefits: Based on eligibility and company offerings

Role Summary

The Lead Teacher is responsible for leading a classroom, providing quality care, and creating fun, engaging learning experiences that help children learn, play, and grow. This role includes implementing TLE's curriculum, supporting children's development, building strong relationships with families, guiding Assistant Teachers, and maintaining a safe, organized classroom. The ideal candidate is caring, dependable, organized, and passionate about early childhood education.

About the Role

The Learning Experience of Ballantyne is looking for a caring, dependable, and enthusiastic Lead Teacher to join our team! We are looking for someone who loves working with children and is excited to help them learn, play, and grow.

As a Lead Teacher, you will guide your classroom, create fun and meaningful learning experiences, build strong relationships with families, and support the growth and development of infants, toddlers, preschool, or Pre-K children.

You will also help guide Assistant Teachers and work closely with center leadership to provide a safe, happy, and welcoming environment for every child.

What You'll Do

Inspires Happiness

Create a classroom where children feel safe, loved, supported, and excited to learn.

• Build positive relationships with children and their families.
• Plan fun, age-appropriate learning and play activities.
• Support children's social, emotional, language, thinking, and physical development.
• Encourage curiosity, independence, communication, and confidence.

Takes Ownership

Take pride in your classroom and lead daily activities with care and confidence.

• Plan and organize classroom activities, routines, and transitions.
• Keep lesson plans, observations, assessments, and records up to date.
• Follow each child's needs and developmental progress.
• Keep the classroom clean, organized, and ready for learning.
• Guide and support Assistant Teachers throughout the day.

Builds Trust

Build strong relationships with families, coworkers, and center leadership.

• Share updates with families about their child's day, learning, and progress.
• Respond to family questions and concerns with care and professionalism.
• Work as a team with other teachers and center leadership.
• Set a positive example for classroom practices and teamwork.
• Help support and train teachers as they grow in their roles.

Drives Operational Excellence

Provide high-quality care and learning while keeping children safe.

• Follow TLE's L.E.A.P. Curriculum® and classroom guidelines.
• Adjust activities to meet children's ages, abilities, and learning needs.
• Follow North Carolina childcare licensing, health, safety, and supervision requirements.
• Maintain classroom ratios and actively supervise children at all times.
• Support daily care routines, including feeding, diapering, and toileting as needed.
• Attend required training and professional development.

Elevates the Brand

Help make The Learning Experience of Ballantyne a place where children and families feel welcome.

• Follow TLE classroom and curriculum standards.
• Help families understand what their children are learning.
• Take part in family engagement activities and center events.
• Create a warm, positive, and professional classroom environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required, unless otherwise permitted by state requirements.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Previous childcare, daycare, preschool, or early childhood education experience required.
• Classroom leadership experience preferred.
• Early Childhood Education (ECE), Child Development, or Education coursework preferred.
• Understanding of child development and age-appropriate learning practices.
• Strong communication, organization, and classroom management skills.
• Ability to work well with children, families, and a team.
• Must meet North Carolina childcare licensing requirements, including applicable background checks, health requirements, and required training.

Physical Requirements

This active role requires the ability to supervise children by sight and sound; stand, walk, bend, kneel, and sit on the floor; participate in indoor and outdoor activities; and safely lift up to 40 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be available.

Join Our TLE Family!

If you love helping children learn, play, and grow and are ready to take the lead in a classroom, we would love to hear from you!

Apply today to join The Learning Experience of Ballantyne and make a positive difference in the lives of children and their families.

Compensation: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

The Learning Experience

At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.

Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.

At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.