
Lead Teacher
Syracuse, NYJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Lead Teacher implements KinderCare’s curriculum to meet each child’s needs and creates a safe, nurturing classroom where children can play and learn. The role partners with parents, center staff, and leadership to support children and families and help achieve center goals related to enrollment, accreditation, and engagement. Candidates must meet state-specific qualifications or be willing to obtain CPR and First Aid certification.
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Full job description
When you join our team as a Teacher we will: Invest in you and your career at KinderCare as you create a world-class experience in our classrooms Reward your commitment to our children and families as your journey continues with us When you join our team as a Teacher you will: Implement KinderCare's curriculum in a way that is consistent with the unique needs of each child Create a safe, nurturing environment where children can play and learn Partner and connect with parents, with a shared desire to provide the best care and education for their children Support your centers success; partner with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, accreditation, and engagement Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts and corporate partners Required Skills and Experience: Outstanding customer service skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to multi-task and handle multiple situations effectively Meet state specific qualifications for the role or willingness to obtain CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain Physically able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors Able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity with children Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English
How this job compares
Set against the 4,650 open Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$52–72K/yr252 salary ranges
- New York median$23–29/hr178 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 709 open Teacher jobs in New York and 4,650 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES119 open
- Buffalo Public Schools29 open
- Learning Care Group25 open
- Experience
- Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (775 postings).
- Education
- 1,726 of the 4,650 open Teacher jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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