Multi-Classroom Preschool Teacher

@ Merryhill School

Multi-Classroom Preschool Teacher

Antelope, CA

Posted 1 month ago

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About the job

Merryhill School offers a nurturing environment for preschool to middle school students across several states. We focus on quality education, innovative instruction, and vibrant communities, supporting staff through professional growth, benefits, and career opportunities.

Requirements

12 semester or 18 quarter units in early childhood
Child Development Associate credential preferred
Experience working with preschool children preferred
Strong communication and classroom management skills
Ability to work across multiple classrooms

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Child Development or related
Patience, adaptability, enthusiasm for children
Ability to support a safe, nurturing environment
Ability to meet physical and background check requirements

Full job description

Merryhill School is a multi-location school group with campuses in California, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas offering an outstanding private education to preschool, elementary, and middle school age students. Our preschools offer the perfect balance of learning and play, while our elementary and middle schools provide a challenging and robust curriculum, innovative instruction, and a vibrant school community. A career with Merryhill offers opportunities in education, summer camps, before and after school programs, and regional management with the support of our parent company, Spring Education Group.

Preschool Multi-Classroom Teacher – Merryhill School

What We Offer

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid holidays and sick days
401k plan with company match
Tuition discounts for your children
Professional development
Education reimbursement and partnerships

About the Role

As a Preschool Multi-Classroom Teacher at Merryhill School, you will help create a safe, nurturing, and developmentally rich environment for our youngest students. This dynamic position works across multiple preschool classrooms, supporting teachers and engaging students through purposeful play, hands-on learning, and developmentally appropriate activities. You will provide continuity and stability throughout the school by adapting to the needs of different classrooms and age groups. When a classroom has a vacancy or a teacher is unavailable, you may step into a lead teaching role to maintain established routines and ensure students continue receiving a consistent, high-quality learning experience.

You will also:

Support multiple preschool classrooms based on daily staffing and program needs
Implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and learning activities
Step into a lead teaching role when needed to maintain continuity of instruction and classroom routines
Foster students’ early literacy, language development, mathematical thinking, motor skills, and social-emotional growth
Create a warm and engaging classroom environment that encourages curiosity, independence, and confidence
Collaborate with classroom teachers and school leadership to support program goals and instructional consistency
Assist with classroom management and provide positive, age-appropriate behavior guidance
Supervise students and ensure their safety in classrooms, outdoor areas, and other school environments
Maintain clean, organized, and engaging learning spaces
Communicate positively and professionally with families, colleagues, and school leadership
Ensure compliance with health and safety policies, licensing requirements, and developmental standards
Participate in staff meetings, school events, and professional-development opportunities

What We’re Looking For

12 semester units or 18 quarter units in early childhood education, including coursework in child development, child/family/community, and curriculum; or a bachelor’s degree in Child Development
Child Development Associate (CDA) credential preferred
Prior experience working with preschool-aged children in an educational setting preferred
Ability to work effectively across multiple classrooms, age groups, and instructional environments
Strong communication, collaboration, and classroom-management skills
Patience, adaptability, compassion, and a genuine enthusiasm for working with young children
Ability to support a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environment
Ability to meet the physical demands of working with young children, including sitting on the floor, bending, lifting, and participating in active play
Ability to successfully complete all required background-check and state-licensing requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.

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