Build a Career. Inspire Young Minds. Make a Difference Every Day!
Join Children of America, a nationally accredited early childhood education provider with more than 65 locations across 18 states!
We believe exceptional teachers make exceptional schools. As a Lead Teacher, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact during the most important years of a child's development while working alongside a team that values your experience, creativity, and passion for education.
Our programs serve children from 6 weeks to 12 years old, including Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Pre-K, Before & After Care, and Summer Camp.
At COA, we believe in creating an environment where educators feel supported, appreciated, and empowered to grow. We encourage our employees to bring their whole selves to work because your unique talents, experiences, and perspectives make our schools stronger.
If you're passionate about early childhood education and ready to take the lead in shaping young minds, we'd love to meet you!
We invest in our teachers because we know their work matters.
As a Lead Teacher, you'll take an active role in creating an engaging, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate classroom where children feel safe, supported, and excited to learn.
Your responsibilities will include:
We're looking for dedicated educators who are passionate about making a difference in children's lives and committed to delivering high-quality early childhood education.
At Children of America, our culture is built around five core values:
$16.00–$19.00 per hour
Final compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, skills, geographic location, and internal equity. This position may also be eligible for performance-based incentives and additional benefits.
Children of America is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair and transparent hiring practices. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
All job offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and the submission of the required state documents.
Children of America (COA): It’s A Special Recipe of People, Principles And Pride...
Working at COA is more than just a job, it’s an environment that enables you to achieve your career goals while helping children and families realize their own. As industry leaders we offer an unparalleled developmental program that takes education, reading, physical fitness and nutrition to a new level in early childhood development. The same passion we put into our children and families guides our professional culture, empowering diverse and talented people to focus on the best parts of their character and capabilities – and to use those qualities to redefine their potential.
Our leaders not only have a vision, great communication and people skills, they also have a vast knowledge of their industry. As an organization, we believe in growing and nurturing from within. In fact, over 65 percent of our leadership team started as teachers. We pride ourselves on creating strong managers across our organization who are focused on motivating and engaging associates in today’s fast-moving workplace.
We all know that building a successful business cannot be done alone and staying relevant takes a team approach. For that reason, the foundation of our culture is PEEEPs, through which, People, Enrollment, Education, Expenses, and Performance, are the framework adopted to maximize success. COA is an environment where team members can bring their whole selves to work, and where individuality, creativity and contributions are valued. In short, we are passionate group of individuals driven by the common idea of delivering the exceptional COA Experience to everyone we meet. In this spirit, we manage more than 65 high-quality childcare centers in DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, NY, NC, OH, PA, VA and WI and employ more than 2,000 employees.
For opportunities at any one of our schools please go to: http://www.childrenofamerica.com/careers.
