Early Educator - Teacher

Children's Aid & Family Services, an Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation

Pay: $20-23/hour

Help Little Minds Grow in a Big Way

If you believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing place to learn and grow—this role might be calling your name.

At Seven Hills Children’s Aid and Family Services, our Early Educator - Teachers play a vital role in shaping young learners’ earliest experiences. You’ll help create a warm, engaging preschool environment where curiosity is encouraged, individuality is celebrated, and every day brings something new.

Benefits for Full-time employees: 

• Health Insurance: Offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield, with generous company contribution.
• Enhanced Retirement Plan: 25% - 33% Employer match based on tenure. 
• Student Loan Assistance: Consolidation, counseling, & limited employer contribution!
• Discounted Tuition with College & University Partnerships!
• Tuition Assistance: Reimbursed or prepaid college coursework!
• Home Mortgage Initiative: Favorable down payment (3-5%), reduced closing costs co-paid by Seven Hills!

Work-Life Balance:

• Generous Accrued Paid Vacation: 3 weeks in your first year!
• Vacation Cash-Out Option
• 3 Paid Personal Days
• 11 Paid Holidays 
• Accrued Paid Sick Time

Why You’ll Love This Role

You’ll be part of a supportive, mission-driven team that values Collaboration, Accountability, and Respect for Everyone (CARE). Every day, you’ll help children build confidence, develop social skills, and discover the joy of learning—all while growing your own skills as an early childhood professional.

• Provide children with a safe, loving, and nurturing environment.
• Participate with interest, enthusiasm, and motivation in the program’s activities and provide positive interactions with the children that will meet their needs.
• Carry out appropriate and positive discipline requirements as established by the Lead Teacher that reflects program philosophy, encourages each child’s uniqueness, allows for individual differences.
• Maintain a room arrangement that is safe, inviting, interesting, and stimulating.
• Work as a supportive member of a team to provide the best possible care for young children.
• Prepare and implement, with the Lead Teacher, weekly lesson plans and activities.
• Perform classroom record keeping functions.
• Be sensitive and responsive to parents.
• Attend all staff meetings.
• Assume responsibility for the classroom in the absence of the Lead Teacher.
• Adhere to all agency and program policies and procedures, i.e. confidentiality, release of children, discipline, recognizing and reporting abuse, transportation, etc.

• Experience: At least 1 year working with young children.
• Certifications: Teacher Certification required
• Qualifications:
  • CDA credential, early childhood coursework, or vocational training in early childhood education.
• Other Requirements:
  • Must be at least 21 years old
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Willingness to complete ongoing training (including 20 hours annually)