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The Leo Augusta Children’s Academy of Blooming Prairie, MN is currently seeking talented Lead Teachers, Assistant Teachers, and Paraprofessionals who are looking to be a part of a team that provides innovative and developmentally focused early education for the whole child. The Leo Augusta Children’s Academy is growing and vows to set the standard for child care excellence. The focus of our program is to provide a lifelong love of learning.
Our staff will be made up of loving and dedicated individuals who understand each child’s needs. They are highly qualified childhood educators who can use their creativity along with the Leo August Children’s Academy developmental guidelines as the basis for unique lesson plans that are brought to life in fun and imaginative ways. We are currently accepting applications for staff of all levels for our children ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age. Our Lead Teachers, Assistant Teachers, and Paraprofessionals work together in a child-centered nurturing environment with the support and collaboration of management, staff, and families. These positions are excellent opportunities for students, recent graduates, retired teachers, or someone in the community who wants to make a difference in the lives of youth and families. The Leo Augusta Children’s Academy will offer a best-in-class working environment and competitive pay.
Please email the cover letter, application, transcripts, and two letters of reference to:
Doug Anderson, Academy Director
507-572-2062
For additional information on required qualifications for Lead Teachers
and Assistant Teachers, please go to:
Lead Teachers: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/9503.0032/
Assistant Teachers: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/9503.0033/
Assistant Director
The Leo Augusta Children’s Academy is looking for an Assistant Director who seeks to spend their day making a difference in the lives of children, shaping them for elementary school and beyond. We are seeking qualified candidates with excellent leadership skills and experience managing team members and families in a licensed early childcare/education facility.
Qualifications:
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Child care education and staff management desired
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Excellent administrative, organizational, verbal, listening, and communication skills required
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A love for children and a strong desire to make a difference in their lives
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Cultivate positive relationships with children, families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and donors
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Support the Academy’s success by partnering with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, education, and engagement of children
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Must be able to lift to 35 lbs. with the handling of children
Responsibilities:
- Reports directly to the Academy Director
- Assists in the overall management of enrollments and transitioning of children
- Must see that all state licensing requirements are maintained
- Develops relationships with all state licensing and other regulatory agencies
- Assists in hiring staff
- Ensures new hires complete orientation training for staff before they begin working
- Ensures that school is properly staffed and that all staff persons perform their duties
- Ensures that deadlines are met to ensure the facility operates i.e. payroll, supplies, etc.
- Provide staff schedule development and management support
- Sets up and maintains all staff personnel and child files
- Reviews communications going to parents that are written by staff members
- Sets up and ensures implementation of strong parent communications
- Overall management of operational functions such as ensuring monthly emergency drills are implemented, updates of operation manuals, etc.
- Provides office administration support as needed such as answering phones, management of parent and center communication and documentation app (brightwheel)
- Acts as a substitute teacher when necessary
Please email the cover letter, application, transcripts, and two letters of reference to:
Doug Anderson, Academy Director
507-572-2062
Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher
Responsible To: Academy Director and Assistant Director
Position Purpose: To provide a successful, safe, and supervised educational setting for children while they are in the care of the Leo Augusta Children’s Academy environment. This includes our classrooms, outdoor play area, gymnasium, and field trips. To promote the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of our children. As a teacher, you will support and encourage parent involvement in our programming and activities. To develop individual goals for children, to administer and provide ongoing assessment and progress reports to families.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet the needs of our children; including those who may have special needs, who are at risk, are culturally diverse, or who are gifted.
- Integrate the philosophy and all components of the Leo Augusta Children’s Academy into daily class time.
- Fully implement the Creative Curriculum and Gold Assessment program into your daily programming. Encourage and support the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of our children.
- Support and encourage the individual needs and strengths of children through one-on-one and group activities.
- Develop lesson plans, group experiences, choice time, and music and art activities through a consistent schedule. Incorporate large and small motor activities, and STEAM activities into daily lessons.
- Encourage socialization, cooperation, exploration, and experimentation as part of our daily programming.
- Support and provide a classroom environment that encourages parental support and involvement.
- Coordinate special services for students based on need. Foster a collaborative attitude with families, other staff, and specialists.
- Always monitor and supervise children.
- Respond to emergencies that may occur. Participate in required professional development courses and training, team meetings, and parent conferences as required by the Department of Human Services and the Academy.
- Maintain current student documentation including progress notes, assessments, screening, observations, and communications.
- Prepare classroom lessons and activities that are developmentally appropriate and challenging and will address the strengths and needs of our children. Adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of individual education or care plans.
- Assure general security, cleanliness guidelines, and expectations of the Academy.
- Maintain and uphold confidentiality requirements and expectations of the Academy.
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:
- A Lead Teacher or Assistant Teacher must be at least 18 years of age and meet the qualifications of the State (link provided at the end of the posting).
- Prefer two years of classroom experience and experience with meeting the needs of all children (at risk, special needs, culturally diverse, and at-risk).
- Ability to link curriculum to daily classroom activities and exploration.
- Excellent listening and communication skills.
- Employment is conditional pending the successful completion of a Background Verification Study.
- Ability to lift to 40 pounds during the workday.
These positions are excellent opportunities for students, recent graduates, retired teachers, or a member of the community who wants to make a difference in the lives of children and families. The Leo Augusta Children’s Academy will offer a best-in-class working environment and competitive market pay rates.
For additional information on required qualifications for Lead Teachers
and Assistant Teachers, please go to:
Lead Teachers: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/9503.0032/
Assistant Teachers: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/9503.0033/
Please email the cover letter, application, transcripts, and two letters of reference to:
Doug Anderson, Academy Director
507-572-2062
Paraprofessional-Program Assistant
Responsible To: Lead or Assistant Teacher
Position Purpose: To provide a successful, safe, and supervised educational setting for children while they are in the care of the Leo Augusta Children’s Academy environment. This includes our classrooms, outdoor play area, gymnasium, and field trips. To promote the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of our children. As a paraprofessional, you will support and deliver the Academy programming under the direction of a Lead or Assistant Teacher.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet the needs of our children; including those who may have special needs, who are at risk, are culturally diverse, or who are gifted.
- Integrate the philosophy and all components of the Leo Augusta Children’s Academy into daily class time.
- Support and encourage the individual needs and strengths of children through one-on-one and group activities.
- Encourage socialization, cooperation, exploration, and experimentation as part of our daily programming.
- Support and provide a classroom environment that encourages parental support and involvement.
- Always monitor and supervise children.
- Respond to emergencies that may occur. Participate in required professional development courses and training, team meetings as required by the Department of Human Services and the Academy.
- Assist with student documentation including progress notes, assessments, screening, observations, and communications.
- Assure general security, cleanliness guidelines, and expectations of the Academy.
- Maintain and uphold confidentiality requirements and expectations of the Academy.
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:
- Excellent listening and communication skills.
- Employment is conditional pending the successful completion of a Background Verification Study.
- The Paraprofessionals main responsibility is assisting a classroom teacher in the general supervision and management of the children at the Academy
- Instruct children in activities designed to promote intellectual and creative growth
- Ability to lift to 40 pounds during the workday.
These positions are excellent opportunities for students, recent graduates, retired teachers, or a member of the community who wants to make a difference in the lives of children and families. The Leo Augusta Children’s Academy will offer a best-in-class working environment and competitive market pay rates.
For additional information on required qualifications for Lead Teachers and Assistant Teachers, please go to:
Lead Teachers: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/9503.0032/
Assistant Teachers: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/9503.0033/
Please email the cover letter, application, transcripts, and two letters of reference to:
Doug Anderson, Academy Director
507-572-2062
The Mission.
The mission of the Leo Augusta Children’s Academy is to support children’s growth and education through a staff of highly esteemed educators with the sole purpose of giving the children of our community a foundation of knowledge, athletics, and a morally good start in life.
