Teacher

Full-Time Preschool Teacher

Aspire Early Learning Academy

Aspire Early Learning Academy is hiring full-time Preschool Teachers at our West Columbia location. Primary schedules are 8:00 am-5:00 pm or 9:00 am–6:00 pm.

We are looking for a caring, dependable, enthusiastic teacher with a genuine love for working with children under five. The ideal candidate understands best practices in early childhood education, creates engaging learning experiences, and builds trusting relationships with young children.

Our teachers play an important role in supporting each child's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development while preparing them for kindergarten success.

Teacher Responsibilities

• Provide engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences using a variety of teaching techniques, including storytelling, educational play, music, and media.
• Observe and document children's development while supporting social skills, independence, and self-esteem.
• Encourage positive interactions, cooperation, and respectful behavior among children.
• Follow the company's curriculum and lesson plans to create meaningful learning experiences.
• Support children's development of early academic, artistic, and practical skills, including shapes, numbers, colors, crafts, and other age-appropriate concepts.
• Maintain an organized classroom schedule and provide active supervision to ensure children's safety at all times.
• Maintain a clean, organized classroom that meets health, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Collaborate professionally and effectively with co-workers and administration.
• Follow all applicable DSS, DHEC, and Aspire Early Learning Academy policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Work effectively as part of a small teaching team.
• Create a warm, nurturing, and positive classroom environment where children feel safe, valued, and encouraged to learn.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Knowledge of child development principles and early childhood education practices.
• Familiarity with health, safety, sanitation, and classroom supervision guidelines.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and instructional skills.
• Ability to guide children's behavior positively and resolve conflicts appropriately.
• Patient, friendly, dependable, professional, and even-tempered.
• Creative and enthusiastic about working with young children.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Successfully complete required Central Registry, SLED, and FBI background checks.

Benefits

• Paid DSS training — up to 15 hours
• Weekly direct deposit every Friday
• Convenient payroll access through a website or mobile app
• Conference and professional workshop opportunities
• PTO accumulation — up to 40 hours per year
• Nights and weekends off
• Holiday pay after successfully completing the 90-day probationary period
• Paid Telehealth and Mental Health benefits while employed
• $25,000 company-paid term life insurance policy while employed
• Optional Vision, Dental, and Whole Life Insurance
• Optional 401(k) plan with a 100% employer match after one year of employment

Join the Aspire Team

If you are passionate about early childhood education and want to make a meaningful difference in young children's lives, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today to join Aspire Early Learning Academy and become part of a team dedicated to helping children learn, grow, and thrive.