Job Description
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Signing bonus
- Training & development
Now Hiring Full-Time Early Childhood Teachers
Starting at $20.00+ per hour | $750 Signing Bonus
Starting at $20.00+ per hour | $750 Signing Bonus
Are you an early childhood educator looking for a school where you can love what you do, feel supported by your leadership team, and make a meaningful difference every day?
The Goddard School of Rockville is looking for warm, energetic, creative, and dedicated teachers to join our team!
We believe great teachers deserve a great place to work. Our educators enjoy a beautiful, well-equipped school, spacious classrooms and play areas, supportive on-site leadership, ongoing professional development, and a collaborative team environment where teachers are valued and appreciated.
Why You'll Love Working With Us
- $750 signing bonus
- Starting pay of $20.00+ per hour, based on education, experience, and certifications
- Consistent Monday–Friday schedule
- No nights or weekends
- Paid time off for vacation, illness, and personal days
- Additional paid holidays and winter break days
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Disability, accident, critical illness, hospital stay, and whole-life coverage options
- Access to online continuing education and professional development courses
- Supportive directors and owner on-site
- Opportunities to grow professionally within an established, nationally recognized early childhood education organization
What You'll Do
As a Goddard School teacher, you'll create a nurturing, engaging classroom where children feel safe, confident, curious, and excited to learn. You'll:
- Plan and implement fun, developmentally appropriate learning experiences
- Encourage children's confidence, independence, creativity, and social-emotional development
- Support learning through hands-on play, exploration, and discovery
- Build meaningful relationships with children and families
- Meet the individual developmental needs of each child
- Maintain a warm, organized, and engaging classroom environment
- Communicate professionally and positively with families and fellow team members
- Participate in staff meetings, training, and professional development opportunities
What We're Looking For
Our ideal candidate is dependable, positive, nurturing, and genuinely passionate about working with young children.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Early Childhood Education, or a related field
- Knowledge of developmentally appropriate early childhood practices
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Previous early childhood classroom experience preferred
- MSDE/OCC 90-Hour Preschool or Infant/Toddler Certification preferred
- CPR/First Aid Certification preferred
- Child Development Associate (CDA) credential is a plus
Position Details
Job Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Pay: Starting at $20.00+ per hour, based on qualifications and experience
Signing Bonus: $750
Location: Rockville, Maryland 20850
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Pay: Starting at $20.00+ per hour, based on qualifications and experience
Signing Bonus: $750
Location: Rockville, Maryland 20850
If you're looking for more than just a teaching job and want to be part of a school community that values children, families, teachers, teamwork, and professional growth, we'd love to meet you!
Come grow your career while helping our youngest learners grow, too. Apply today to join The Goddard School of Rockville!
The Goddard School of Rockville is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Compensation: $18.00 - $24.00 per hour
This Is Your Moment
The joy of childhood comes from those bright sparks of discovery -- moments that delight and surprise us. Your career at The Goddard School can be just as exciting. For more than 35 years, Goddard Schools have put each teacher at the heart of everything we do because teachers put each student at the heart of everything they do. The Goddard School trusts, empowers, and honors its exceptional educators. Develop your teaching skills in a vibrant and nurturing environment and make a difference in children's lives every day.
Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Rockville, Maryland |
| Industry | Education |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Website | http://www.goddardschool.com/chicago/plainfield-joliet-theodore-street-il#moreFromThisSchool |
About Company
The Goddard School provides the foundation to encourage a child's lifelong love of learning .In our warm, caring atmosphere, dedicated teachers support the development of children from 6 weeks to 8 years old. Our year round program offers families the choice of either half day or full day schedule.
We are delighted to be the on-site owners of The Goddard School on Theodore Street in Plainfield. We welcome the opportunity for you to join our team by providing the best educational child care for children. Our play-based curriculum taught by our wonderful degreed teachers in a nurturing learning environment, is tailored to meet the social, intellectual, physical and emotional needs of each individual child. We are not a daycare, but rather a preschool with purpose.
Rundy and Karen Wells
Skills
- CPR Certificationunmatched
- Child Developmentunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Dental Insuranceunmatched
- Early Childhood Educationunmatched
- First Aidunmatched
- Health Insuranceunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Online Trainingunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Staff Trainingunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
- Vision Planunmatched
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