Lead Teacher

Early Steps Learning Center

Cleveland, OHFull-time$17–19/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

$17–19/hr

Location

Cleveland, OH

Schedule

Full-time

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Job overview

Early Steps Learning Center seeks an experienced and passionate Lead Teacher to lead a classroom in a licensed early childhood education setting. The role focuses on curriculum implementation, classroom management, and mentoring assistant teachers while preparing children for kindergarten and ensuring compliance with ODJFS and SUTQ standards. The posting lists pay of $17–$19 per hour based on experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Curriculum ImplementationClassroom ManagementMentoring

Full job description

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,156 open Lead Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay: This posting$17–19/hr
Ohio median$17/hr36 hourly ranges
US median$18–20/hr544 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $18/hr, is 7% above the Ohio median midpoint ($17/hr) — in the top quarter of Lead Teacher hourly ranges in Ohio.
Openings: Olive Jobs lists 44 open Lead Teacher jobs in Ohio and 1,156 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio: Learning Care Group36 open
Sylvan Learning2 open
Experience: Lead Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (162 postings).
Education: 50 of the 1,156 open Lead Teacher jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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