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Full-time Early Childhood Lead Teacher, Toddlers

Trinity School for Children·Tampa, Florida

$44,000 - $55,000/yr·Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs
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About the role

The Lead Teacher is responsible for planning and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum to support the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical growth of children. They must maintain a safe, clean, and nurturing classroom environment while collaborating with colleagues and communicating effectively with families.

Trinity School for Children, a well-established early childhood program in Tampa celebrating 27 years, is seeking an enthusiastic Early Childhood Lead Teacher to join our team for the 2026-2027 school year.

We provide a premier educational experience for children ages infant through Pre-K and value strong family partnerships, community engagement, and teacher development.

Shift

  • Lead
  • Teacher working hours are 7:15am-3:15pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday;
  • Tuesdays 7:15am-3:45pm for staff meetings, training, and/or team meetings.

Position Summary

Lead Teachers plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of children within a safe, healthy learning environment. In this role, you will support the development and daily care of young children in an early childh classroom.

Essential Functions

  • Foster a safe, nurturing, and engaging classroom environment
  • Implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities
  • Use positive guidance and developmentally appropriate discipline
  • Maintain constant supervision and safety of children
  • Communicate effectively with parents, teachers, and administrators
  • Maintain a clean, organized classroom
  • Collaborate with colleagues and participate in team meetings and trainings

Our Approach to Behavior Support

  • Trinity implements Program Wide Positive Behavior Support (PWPBS) using the Pyramid Model, an evidence-based framework that promotes social-emotional development and prevents challenging behavior in young children. Teachers receive ongoing training and coaching from our PBS Leadership Team.
  • Learn more about PWPBS here: PWPBS_Brochure.pdf [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W0fVE7yVly9h1FadNqmDLhtCmw0gPnb_/view?usp=sharing]

Our Credo

  • What potentialities in human beings - children, teachers and ourselves - do we want to see develop?
  • A zest for living that comes from taking in the world with all five senses alert
  • Lively intellectual curiosities that turn the world into an exciting laboratory and keep one ever a learner
  • Flexibility when confronted with change and ability to relinquish patterns that no longer fit the present
  • The courage to work, unafraid and efficiently, in a world of new needs, new problems and new ideas
  • Gentleness combined with justice in passing judgments on other human beings
  • Sensitivity, not only to the external formal rights of the "other fellow" but to him as another human being seeking a good life through his own standards
  • A striving to live democratically, in and out of schools, as the best way to advance our concept of democracy

Our credo demands ethical standards as well as scientific attitudes. Our work is based on faith that human beings can improve the society they have created.

Qualifications

  • Required
  • 3 years experience
  • DCF introductory training hours completed
  • CDA or Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field
  • Warm, nurturing personality and strong communication skills
  • Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and participate in active classroom routines
  • Warm, friendly personality
  • Sensitive to the feelings and needs of others
  • Ability to maintain professionalism and apply conflict resolution skills with children, parents, and staff
  • Willing to fulfill responsibilities in accordance with Trinity’s educational philosophy
  • Pre-employment requirements include satisfactory reference checks, drug screen (employer paid), and criminal background check ($95) https://info.flclearinghouse.com
  • Preferred
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field
  • Florida Teaching Certificate

Learn more about our organization

  • Web: https://trinitysfc.org/ [https://trinitysfc.org/]
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trinity-school-for-children [https://www.linkedin.com/company/trinity-school-for-children]
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trinitysfc/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/trinitysfc/?hl=en]

7:15am-3:15pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; Tuesdays 7:15am-3:45pm for staff meetings, training, and/or team meetings

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience and hold a CDA or an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field. Applicants are also required to have completed DCF introductory training hours and possess a warm, professional demeanor.

  • associate degree
  • bachelor degree
  • Communication
  • Professionalism
  • Nurturing
  • Conflict resolution
  • Team collaboration
  • Safety protocols
  • Classroom management
  • Child supervision
  • Early childhood education
  • Curriculum implementation
  • Social-emotional development
  • Positive guidance

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$44,000 - $55,000/yr
Location
Tampa, Florida
Posted
Aug 5, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Trinity School for Children

Trinity School for Children was established in 1999 as a nonprofit charter school in the Hillsborough County School District in the state of Florida. Our goal was to replicate the laboratory school at Bank Street College of Education, New York completely serving infants through...

Salary listed on 3 jobs
IndustryPrimary and Secondary Education
TypeEducational
Size51-200 employees
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