Lead Teacher

Lead Teacher Legislive Branch House of Representives Summary The Office of the Chief Administrive Officer (CAO) provides operions support services and business solutions to the community of 10,000 House Members, Officers and staff. Learn more about this agency Summary The Office of the Chief Administrive Officer (CAO) provides operions support services and business solutions to the community of 10,000 House Members, Officers and staff. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 08/11/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 11, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 3 vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed NoRelocion Description Salary $64,442 - $64,442 per year Pay scale & grade HS 5 Promotion potential 5 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required - Not required. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 1701 General Educion And Training Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Announcement number req5504 Control number 875156200 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Open to the public Duties Help Job Summary The Office of the Chief Administrive Officer (CAO) provides operions support services and business solutions to the community of 10,000 House Members, Officers and staff. The CAO organizion comprises more than 800 technical and administrive staff working in a variety of areas, including informion technology, finance, budget management, human resources, payroll, childcare, food and vending, procurement, logistics and administrive counsel. The House of Representives Child Care Center (HRCCC) has been providing full-day, year-round, quality childcare for children of the Members of Congress, staff, and House support personnel since 1987. Accredited by the Nional Associion for the Educion of Young Children (NAEYC), the HRCCC is a developmentally based childcare program where staff work as partners with parents in the development of the whole child, including their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development. Our mission is to provide exceptional quality care and developmentally approprie learning experiences in a safe, nurturing, and diverse environment to support the children and families of the House Community. The incumbent serves as a Lead Teacher and is responsible coordining and overseeing all aspects of the day-to-day delivery of child care services in assigned classrooms; providing active supervision of assigned children all times; ensuring th children's physical, cognitive, and emotional needs are met; training and mentoring staff; overseeing developmentally approprie, child-centered curriculum and assessment; and establishing positive relionships with children and their parents. The position has day to day supervisory/managerial responsibilities. Pay is commensure with experience with a minimum annualized salary of $64,442. Primary Duties/Responsibilities Maintains responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of child care services in assigned classroom; ensures quality and continuity of care all times. Provides and coordines care for children including changing diapers/toileting, feeding, and comforting; ensures all children's physical, cognitive, and emotional needs are met. Serves as a leader in the classroom, House Child Care Center, and CAO team. Coordines and oversees all aspects of classroom operion. Trains, coaches, and mentors staff; provides tools and resources. Maintains child to staff rios; provides active supervision of children all times. Utilizes universal precautions and brings to Directors' tention any relevant informion or issues concerning or reled to staff, children, and/or families. Maintains awareness of all special health and dietary needs, monitors and responds appropriely to illness, injury, and other emergency situions. Follows cleaning and sanition guidelines. Leads efforts to promote awareness of healthy practices. Coordines and oversees developmentally approprie, child-centered curriculum and assessment planning, implemention, and documention. Prepares for and holds Parent-Teacher Conferences, oriention meetings, and other parent meetings as needed. Supports children and families through transitions including enrollment and withdrawal, between classrooms, to and from home each day, and between activities throughout the day. Develops familiarity and maintains compliance with all applicable legal requirements including House, Committee, CAO, and House Child Care Center rules, practices, policies, and procedures. Tres all children, families, and staff with dignity and respect, allowing for individual differences. Communices effectively and professionally both orally and in writing; maintains confidentiality. Holds regular classroom team meetings and manages work-time schedules Conducts daily child health and safety checks. Works with junior personnel to foster a positive learning environment for assigned classroom(s). Maintains up-to-de knowledge of early childhood development and learning principles and best practices Maintains accure records and logs in a timely and organized fashion. Crees and updes classroom handbooks, child portfolios, and NAEYC Classroom Portfolio. Uses merials and resources effectively; informs administrion of unusual problems and unanticiped constraints of resource requirements. Utilizes developmentally and situionally approprie behavior management techniques. Participes in special limited term and long-term projects and initiives; participes in after action reviews and provides feedback as approprie. Appropriely addresses employee conflicts and disciplinary actions. Perform additional duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

USAJobs Conditions of Employment Qualificions Qualificions Minimum Qualificions:

Associe's degree in Early Childhood Educion, Child Development, or a reled field required; If candide's major is not Early Childhood Educion, individual must have least 36 credits in ECE or reled discipline. A minimum of 2 years of experience working with young children and their families in an early childhood setting.

Preferred Qualificions:

Bachelor's degree preferred. Previous leadership experience preferred. Knowledge, Skill, and Ability (KSA) and

Competency Requirements:

Knowledge of child development and learning environments; ability to understand the developmental progress and identify the needs of all applicable children. Ability to understand and apply childcare educional research, standards, and/or best practices. Knowledge of and ability to apply principles and best practices reled to classroom control, behavior management, behavioral observion, teaching practices, and instructional methodologies. Skill in curriculum development and lesson planning. Knowledge of and ability to use relevant learning management plforms and tools. Knowledge of laws, rules, and regulions reled to childcare. Ability to build and maintain positive relionships with children and their families. Ability to always maintain composure. Skills in facilition, documention, and record management. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential mters with tact and ensure da protection and confidentiality. Knowledge of allergies and dietary restrictions Knowledge of sanition guidelines and health and safety laws, regulions, policies, and standards. Ability to analyze problems and recommend approprie solutions/changes. Ability to communice difficult or unpopular guidance or direction, while maintaining a positive relionship with management and staff. All employees within CAO are expected to demonstre the following general competencies: Accountability, Adaptability, Collaborion, Communicion, Customer Oriention, Knowledge of Relevant Policies, Procedures, Processes, Priority Management, and Problem Resolution. All employees in leadership positions within CAO are expected to demonstre the following leadership competencies: Coalition Building, Decision-Making, Leading People, Results Oriention, and Stregic Planning.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

This position is in a school setting th is adequely heed, lighted, and ventiled. Normal safety precautions apply. The work involves light physical activity and may include modere physical activity, such as moving furniture and equipment, lifting and moving children, pushing cribs/carts/strollers, and participing in planned physical exercises with children (e.g., jumping, dancing, running). The incumbent must be able to meet minimum physical requirements and work environment demands.

Security Requirements:

Must successfully complete criminal history records check. Employees may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the CAO Drug Free Workplace Plan. Must successfully complete a Public Trust investigion with a Child Registry check. •Continued employment is contingent upon sisfactorily completing a criminal history records check (or other applicable security clearance) and a pre-employment drug-test (pre-identified position only). Additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued using a structured interview process. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Resume If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Qualified candides please submit your resume online by following the instructions in this link . Agency contact informion CAO Human Resources Phone 202-225-2926 Address CAO 441 2nd St Washington, DC 20515 Next steps Qualified Candides contacted directly. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Resume If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Qualified candides please submit your resume online by following the instructions in this link . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion CAO Human Resources Phone 202-225-2926 Address CAO 441 2nd St Washington, DC 20515 Next steps Qualified Candides contacted directly. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 08/11/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 11, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 3 vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed NoRelocion Description Salary $64,442 - $64,442 per year Pay scale & grade HS 5 Promotion potential 5 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required - Not required. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Announcement number req5504 Control number 875156200