After School Program Director

: The Learning Experience – Clinton Hill (TLE – Clinton Hill) is seeking candidates for 3K and PreK After School Director (3 - 5 years old) positions for the NYC DOE-funded classrooms in our play-based early childhood development center in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn serving children from six weeks to five years of age.
Core Qualities We're Seeking As We Build Our Team

• Passionate and dedicated, honors and truly loves children for who they are.
• Effective classroom management skills while supporting children’s well-being.
• Responsive to children's curiosity, wonder and interests.
• Team players with a positive, 'can-do anything' attitude and professionals who are on-time and dedicated to their jobs.
• Highly energetic, creative, multitaskers who can think on the fly.
• Life-long learners, looking for ways to improve their skill sets personally and professionally as educators.

Principal Areas Of Responsibility

• Perform additional duties as assigned by management as per program needs.
• Ensure confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Maintain a 11:30am - 6:00pm schedule, Monday-Friday.
• Attend staff meetings and on-going training opportunities.
• Work as a part-time program director (30 hours a week) as part of a high-expectations, high-achievement performance culture that integrates best practice from New York City, New York State and The Learning Experience.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment for students
• Perform all duties related to childcare, including, potty training, diapering, feeding, cleaning, and nurturing.
• Encourage positive participation of students using enrichment and play-based activities to develop all aspects of their mental, physical, and social beings.
• Maintain all required credentials necessary for the role.
• Develop and execute creatively on lesson plans focusing on diversity, social, and emotional learning, along with enrichment, curriculum themes, indoor and outdoor play, combining the arts and hands-on experiences with supportive guidance from management.

Required Credentials: As a licensed program through the Department of Education and Department of Health, 3K and Pre-K Teachers must:

• Be at least eighteen years old; and
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent (GED).

Preferred Credentials

• Familiarity with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Article 47 regulations
• 1-3 years experience as a teacher for children under six years old

We will support in the process of completing these additional requirements:

• DOI Fingerprinting/PETS Clearance
• SCR Clearance
• State-Mandated Trainings: Mandated Reporter Training, Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Promoting Safe Sleeping Training, Prevention and Identification of Brain Injuries, including Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) Training, Foundations in Health and Safety Training
• Physical including immunizations and letter of good health from doctor, within last 12 months

About Us: TLE – Clinton Hill is a high-quality childcare and early childhood learning center. Using child-centric activities and play, combined with a research-based curriculum, TLE – Clinton Hill covers all aspects of a child's most important developmental years. TLE – Clinton Hill works hard to nurture a more diverse and inclusive generation of children. We ensure to educate our children to see the differences in each and every one of us, and in all humans with comfort and love. By Learning, Playing and Growing, children will flourish in a newly constructed 12,000-square-foot facility with an indoor playground serving children from six weeks to six years of age. We believe in the importance of working and learning in a beautiful environment, focusing on classroom design, creative process art, and engaging children with high-quality materials. It is important for members of our team to participate in on-going professional development in order to keep up with the ever-changing trends in the field of early childhood education. Our goal is to provide growth opportunities to team members who demonstrate flexibility, growth mindset, cooperative teamwork, receptiveness to feedback and excellent communication skills towards coworkers, children and families. The Learning Experience - Clinton Hill is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage those who share our values to apply.
Compensation: $18.00 - $22.00 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.