Lead Teacher/Education Director

Description:

Brooklyn Doodles Preschool is a creative arts-based preschool (ages 2-4) located in the diverse neighborhood of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. We are looking for an experienced early childhood educator to serve in a dual role as Lead Teacher/Education Director for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. This is a co-teaching position where you will be working directly with the Executive Director to create curriculum, along with being responsible for other administrative tasks. The responsibilities of the Education Director will be shared with the Executive Director in many different capacities. Brooklyn Doodles is looking to expand, and we are looking for a candidate who is looking to grow with the preschool with increased responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate must be:

• Highly motivated and has thorough knowledge of how to design and implement a curriculum grounded in progressive teaching philosophy
• Effective in how they communicate with other Lead and Assistant teachers.
• Open to and receptive to constructive feedback, and a good team player
• Experienced in creating an environment conducive to imaginative play, and has experience creating age-appropriate art and sensory activities.
• Experienced with documentation, and able to document the child's process both orally and with written documentation.
• Focused on meaningful play through hands-on-learning.

Qualifications: