Lead One Year Old Teacher

The Trike Stop Childcare Center and Preschool in Edmonds, WA is a family owned and operated, fully licensed childcare center and preschool offering care to 172 children ages 6 weeks old - 6 years old. We have found success through offering lower than required ratios in every classroom, small group sizes and employing ECE professionals. We want our teachers to be experienced (licensed childcare facility), educated (ECE credits), be passionate about children, have a good understanding of the WAC and be reliable & dependable and are willing to pay a competitive hourly wage.

*** If you are hoping to bring your own child to The Trike Stop please inform us of their date of birth upon applying so we can confirm availability. ***

Lead One Year Old Teacher. Monday - Friday, 7:45 am - 4:45 pm. Our toddler program consists on 14 students and 3 full time teachers making it just under a 1:5 teacher to student ratio. All applicants should have experience working with children in a licensed childcare setting as well as but not limited to: Lesson planning (circle time, small & large motor, music & movement, sensory), creating an age/developmentally appropriate curriculum, diaper changing, food service, indoor & outdoor play, engaging with the children at floor and table play, a good understanding of age appropriate activities and vocabulary, great communication (both verbally & electronically) with co-workers/management/parents, positive redirection techniques and be reliable & dependable.

Required certificates and trainings: CPR & First Aid certified, HIV & AIDS training, negative TB Test, STARS basic 30, MERIT portable background check, Safe Sleep Certification, DCYF training video certifications and food handlers card. Lead teacher candidates must be have their ECE degree/certification or be enrolled in ECE courses and actively working towards certification.

All our lead & assistant teachers work full time and we NEVER send teachers home early. All full time Trike employees can rely on a guaranteed 40 hours a week and overtime is often available but never required. We offer FULL medical, dental and vision insurance to full time employees, employer matched 401k/Roth retirement, paid holidays, PTO time, lesson planning time and in person daily support.

We want to employ the very best in the field so please email us your resume and tell us about yourself, why you want to work with children, what age group your most passionate about and anything else you want to share.

Our Classrooms

Infant Room Red: licensed for 9 infants with a 1:2.5 ratio

Infant Room Blue: licensed for 9 infants with a 1:2.5 ratio

*** we specialize in providing exceptional infant care and offer services that are not found at other local facilities ***

Ones Red: licensed for 14 with a 1:4.5

Ones Blue: licensed for 14 with a 1:4.5

Ones Gray: licensed for 9 with a 1:4.5 ratio

Young Twos Red: licensed for 10 with a 1:4.5 ratio

Young Twos Blue: licensed for 10 with a 1:5 ratio

Preschool Red: licensed for 17 with a 1: 8.5 ratio

Preschool Blue: licensed for 18 with a 1: 8.5 ratio

PreK Red: licensed for 20 with a 1:10 ratio

Pre-K Blue: licensed for 20 with a 1:10 ratio

Kindergarten Readiness: licensed for 22 with a 1:10 ratio

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person