EBCAP is offering a two-step sign-on bonus totaling $2,500.

The East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is seeking a full-time Lead Teacher to join our team and provide a nurturing and safe classroom environment for children in our Pre-K Program at our Turner location in Riverside, RI. If you are looking for a rewarding career and to make a difference in a childs life, then you have found the right path with a unique opportunity at EBCAP.

The Lead Teacher will oversee daily classroom functioning and guide the Teacher Associate, Teacher Assistant, per diem Substitutes, and Volunteers, utilizing Head Start Program Performance Standards, Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, Rhode Island Child Day Care Center Regulations for Licensing and RI Early Learning and Development Standards. Our Pre-K program utilizes approaches from the Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS), The Incredible Years (IY), the Classroom Behavioral Management System, and the Creative Curriculum to ensure that all children have the opportunity for high-quality, nurturing, and safe learning experiences. He/She will plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children promote social competence and ensure parental involvement.

The successful individual must have excellent presentation skills, superior leadership, and management skills to effectively communicate with staff, parents, children, and staff.

The Lead Teacher must have one of the following:

1. RI Department of Education (DOE) teacher certification in Early Childhood Education (ECE); or
2. Bachelor's degree ECE with 3 months of supervised teaching experience in an ECE setting; or
3. Bachelor's degree in a related field* with teaching experience in a preschool classroom.

For Full-Time Employees, EBCAP provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes heavily subsidized medical and dental insurance plans (BCBSRI), supplemental vision insurance, voluntary medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts, up to 3% company matching 403(b) retirement plan, employer-paid life insurance and long term disability, generous paid time off that includes vacation/holidays/personal days/sick time, mileage reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, opportunities for center-paid training/CEUs, employee assistance program.

Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities at East Bay Community Action Program.

EBCAP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to providing a diverse work.