Job Title: Assistant Director

Job Location: Alexandria, VA

Job Duties:

✅ Confer with parents and staff to discuss the preschool’s educational activities and policies

✅ Recruit, train and supervise administrative staff and recommend personnel actions for the preschool’s programs and services

✅ Determine the scope of the educational program offerings

✅ Prepare program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements

✅ Determine allocations of funds for the staff, supplies, materials and equipment

✅ Prepare and maintain the preschool’s activity, planning, accounting and personnel reports and records

✅ Prepare and submit budget requests and grant proposals to solicit program funding.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Management or a closely related field.

• At least 6 months of experience in the job offered or in the alternate occupation of Administrative Coordinator.

• The required experience must have been gained in a preschool or childcare center.

  Contact: Mail resume to Lucas Rainbow Bilingual Preschool LLC, Attn: HR, 6335 Little River Tpke, Alexandria, VA 22312.

Job Title: Special Education Teacher

Job Location: Alexandria, VA

Job Duties:

✅ Ensure the safety and well-being of each child by responding to their emotional, social, and physical needs, as well as their educational needs

✅ Utilize developmentally appropriate practices and best practice methods at all times (creative curriculum, Montessori, positive discipline)

✅ Be a positive role model for all care giving staff and children

✅ Be customer service orientated and professional

✅ Provide school 20 hours of continuing education per school year

Responsibilities and duties:

Including, but not limited to, the following: 

• Engage children in activities and play that stimulates their development

• Assist children with activities of daily life (restroom use, diapering, hand washing)

• Appropriately supervise children while keeping them safe at all times

• Establish a professional level of rapport with each family in order to provide quality care and friendly service

• Creating and maintaining an environment that is clean, organized, and safe for all children

• Train any incoming staff in the classroom and direct them as to what duties need to be carried out throughout the day

• Plan daily activities that are developmentally appropriate for young children

• Conduct child assessments

• Attend and engage in occasional parent participation events and other events that may be on nights and/or weekends Prepare weekly lesson plans according to policy

• Logging daily Brightwheel reports and the daily activities pertaining to eating, sleeping, diaper changing, and learning objectives

• Maintain a professional self-image and project the values of Lucas Rainbow Bilingual at all times

• Be a supporting and cooperative by implementing all decisions made by management

• Room coverage at lunch and other times when necessary

• Assist other Co-teachers with duties in the classroom

• Keeping the Director and Assistant Director informed concerning staff members, parents and children

• Maintain restroom sanitation

• Maintain cleanliness at Playground area

• Maintain Education and Professional Development

• Room organization/cleanliness

• Attend training provided by the school

• Additional duties as needed:

  (1) Opening the school

  (2) Receiving children by the main door

  (3) Washing lunch and snack dishes

  (4) Restroom attendant if needed

  (5) Changing diapers

  (6) Preparing/ Serving lunch food

• Build and leverage strong relationships in the service of outcomes for children.

• Oversee special education eligibility and re-evaluation processes.

• Manage all implementation and compliance associated with SPED eligibility and evaluation processes.

• Ensure high-quality service is being provided for all SWDs and ELLs.

• Ensure that all service providers meet or exceed the needs of our students and are coordinating appropriately with relevant staff members.

Requirements:

✅ At least 3 years experience or Bachelor’s degree in Special Education or an aligned field of study with appropriate certifications.

✅ Experience as a Special Education Teacher in public education.

✅ Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.

✅ Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

✅ A desire to work with children through positive interaction is required.

✅ Must have prior experience in childcare.

✅ Must be Bilingual (English and Spanish).

✅ Must have CPR and First Aid certification before the first day of work.

✅ Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff - 10-hour course

✅ Virginia Annual Health and Safety Update Training for Child Care Staff (2024) - 3-hour course

✅ Daily Health and Observation Training

✅ Child Abuse and Neglect Training

✅ TB Test (done within 21 days of employment)

✅ Fingerprint Background Verification

• Clean police background check required before the first day of work. 

Job Title: Co-Teacher

Job Location: Alexandria, VA

Primary purpose:

✅ EThe Co-teacher reports to the Director or Assistant Director.

✅ They must adhere to the policies and procedures of Lucas Rainbow Bilingual Preschool.

✅ The Co-teacher provides the children with developmentally appropriate activities, provides a nurturing environment, and interacts with the children, their parents and staff members.

✅ The Co-teacher must be dependable, flexible, and a team player.

✅ Maintaining the safety of the children at all time.

Required expectations:

- Ensure the safety and well-being of each child by responding to their emotional, social, and physical needs as well as -their educational needs

- Utilize developmentally appropriate practices and best practice methods at all times (creative curriculum, Montessori, positive discipline)

- Be a positive role model for all care giving staff and children

- Be customer service orientated and professional

- Provide school 20 hours of continuing education per school year.

Responsibilities and duties:

Including, but not limited to, the following: 

• Engage children in activities and play that stimulates their development

• Assist children with activities of daily life (restroom use, diapering, hand washing)

• Appropriately supervise children while keeping them safe at all times

• Establish a professional level of rapport with each family in order to provide quality care and friendly service

• Creating and maintaining an environment that is clean, organized, and safe for all children

• Train any incoming staff in the classroom and direct them as to what duties need to be carried out throughout the day

• Plan daily activities that are developmentally appropriate for young children

• Conduct child assessments

• Attend and engage in occasional parent participation events and other events that may be on nights and/or weekends Prepare weekly lesson plans according to policy

• Logging daily Brightwheel reports and the daily activities pertaining to eating, sleeping, diaper changing, and learning objectives

• Maintain a professional self-image and project the values of Lucas Rainbow Bilingual at all times

• Be a supporting and cooperative by implementing all decisions made by management

• Room coverage at lunch and other times when necessary

• Assist other Co-teachers with duties in the classroom

• Keeping the Director and Assistant Director informed concerning staff members, parents and children

• Maintain restroom sanitation

• Maintain cleanliness at Playground area

• Maintain Education and Professional Development

• Room organization/cleanliness

• Attend training provided by the school

• Additional duties as needed:

  (1) Opening the school

  (2) Receiving children by the main door

  (3) Washing lunch and snack dishes

  (4) Restroom attendant if needed

  (5) Changing diapers

  (6) Preparing/ Serving lunch food

Physical demands: Must be able to lift up to 40lbs and maintain physical/mental alertness to perform essential job requirements.

Requirements:

✅ A desire to work with children through positive interaction is required.

✅ Must have prior experience in childcare.

✅ Must be Bilingual (English and Spanish).

✅ Must have CPR and First Aid certification before the first day of work.

✅ Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff - 10-hour course

✅ Virginia Annual Health and Safety Update Training for Child Care Staff (2024) - 3-hour course

✅ Daily Health and Observation Training

✅ Child Abuse and Neglect Training

✅ TB Test (done within 21 days of employment)

✅ Fingerprint Background Verification

• Clean police background check required before the first day of work. 

Job Title: Floater

Job Location: Alexandria, VA

Primary purpose:

✅ The Floater reports to the Director or Assistant Director.

✅ They must adhere to the policies and procedures of Lucas Rainbow Bilingual Preschool.

✅ The Floater provides the children with developmentally appropriate activities, provides a nurturing environment, and interacts with the children, their parents and staff members.

✅ The Floater must be dependable, flexible, and a team player.

✅ Maintaining the safety of the children at all time. 

Responsibilities and duties:

Including, but not limited to, the following: 

• Supporting, cooperating and implementing all decisions made by management

• Room coverage at lunch and other times when necessary

• Keeping the Director and Assistant Director informed concerning staff members, parents and children

• Maintain restroom sanitation

• Maintain cleanliness at Playground area

• Maintain Education and Professional Development

• Room organization/cleanliness

• Attend training provided by the school

• Additional duties as needed:

  (1) Opening the school

  (2) Receiving children by the main door

  (3) Washing lunch and snack dishes

  (4) Restroom attendant if needed

  (5) Changing diapers

  (6) Preparing/ Serving lunch food

Physical demands: Must be able to lift up to 40lbs and maintain physical/mental alertness to perform essential job requirements.

Requirements:

✅ A desire to work with children through positive interaction is required.

✅ Must have prior experience in childcare.

✅ Must be Bilingual (English and Spanish).

✅ Must have CPR and First Aid certification before the first day of work.

✅ Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff - 10-hour course

✅ Virginia Annual Health and Safety Update Training for Child Care Staff (2024) - 3-hour course

✅ Daily Health and Observation Training

✅ Child Abuse and Neglect Training

✅ TB Test (done within 21 days of employment)

✅ Fingerprint Background Verification

• Clean police background check required before the first day of work.