Job Description: The Learning Experience – Clinton Hill (TLE – Clinton Hill) is seeking candidates for Center Support for our play-based early childhood development center in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn serving children from six weeks to five years of age. Our fabulous Center Support staff have the opportunity to get to know all of the ins and outs of our early childhood center, covering teachers for morning, lunch and afternoon breaks, helping with drop-off and pick-up procedures, and getting to know all educators and children throughout the building. Center Support positions can turn into full-time Primary Caregiver and/or Admin Positions. Core qualities we're seeking as we build our team:

Passionate and dedicated, honors and truly loves children for who they are

Responsive to children's curiosity, wonder, and interests

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

Effective classroom management skills while supporting children’s well-being

Team players with a positive, 'can-do anything' attitude and professionals who are on-time and dedicated to their jobs.

Principal Areas of Responsibility:

Looking for a candidate to serve as a full-time support staff (35 hours a week) from 12:00pm-6:00pm 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.

Encourage positive participation of students using enrichment and play-based activities to develop all aspects of their mental, physical, and social beings.

Co-teach alongside staff members to 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.

Attend staff meetings and on-going training opportunities.

Provide a safe and healthy environment for students

Perform all duties related to childcare, including, potty training, diapering, feeding, cleaning, and nurturing.

Ensure confidentiality of sensitive information.

Maintain all required credentials necessary for the role.

Perform additional duties as assigned by management as per program needs.

Required Credentials: As a licensed program through the Department of Health, all staff must have the following documents on file in order to begin working with our children. We will support in the process to complete these requirements:

SCR Clearance

DOI Fingerprinting

Physical including immunizations and letter of good health from doctor, within last 12 months

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, Infectious Control and Reporting Diseases Training

Familiarity with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Article 47 regulations

Preferred Qualifications: (If looking to move into a Lead Teacher position in the future.)

New York State Teacher's Certification (birth - 2nd or elementary), if applicable

Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field, if applicable

1-3 years experience as a teacher for children under six years old

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.

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.