Team Lead

Grand Ledge · On-site

About this role

This is more than just a daycare job. It’s a journey, where you learn, grow, thrive—and play—every day. Are you a teacher ready for your next step?  Being a Team Lead at a child care center is something special. We’re hiring and we want difference makers who will inspire children to become lifelong learners.

As a Team Lead, you are a:

  • Teacher! Promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of the children in your care. Take the lead on classroom management and curriculum implementation. Classroom instruction is at least 50% of weekly schedule.
  • Communicator! Communicate and build relationships with families to promote achievement for the child and to support your center’s success.
  • Mentor! Be responsible for, or assisting with, the management, training, and mentoring of new hires and your fellow Teachers, as you create fun, interactive learning experiences to share with the preschool children.
  • Leader! Take on the duties of Director or Assistant Director in his/her absence, including opening and closing the school.
  • Expert! Ensure the daily care of every child by following all licensing guidelines and implementing all company standards.

We want energetic, dependable, passionate individuals who are at least 18 and have:  

  • Experience in a licensed childcare facility, leading a classroom, and implementing lesson plans.
  • College credits towards Early Childhood Education or Child Development degree or a CDA, preferred.
  • The ability to meet state and/or accreditation requirements for education and experience.
  • Able to work indoors or outdoors and engage in physical activity with children.

Company at a glance

Learning Care is where childhood is nurtured with love.

For more than 50 years, we’ve partnered with families to provide safe, caring early education for children from infancy through school age. Here, children feel valued, build lasting friendships, explore with confidence, and discover a lifelong love of learning. We believe when children are loved, they flourish—and when they flourish, communities grow stronger. That’s why we show up every day with compassion and purpose: supporting families, empowering educators, and partnering with organizations to make quality care accessible and meaningful.

More than child care. More than love. A stronger start. A brighter future.

Team Size10,001+ employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryEducation Administration Programs
Location
Grand Ledge, Michigan, United States

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