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Job Title:

Lead Infant Teacher

Location:

In-person at 3929 Boudinot Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45211

Job Type: Full-Time, Monday - Friday

Pay Rate: $18-$20/hr with a $300 Sign‑On Bonus!

Responsible for ensuring young children receive quality childhood experiences that support their early learning, development and school readiness. As a part of the Early Childhood and School Age team this position is also responsible for informing innovation and growth opportunities, leading a teaching team, creating a responsive environment and implementing a developmentally appropriate curriculum for individual children and the classroom as a whole.

This includes administering developmental assessments, implementing social and emotional strategies, communicating with parents and co‑workers, providing guidance to assistant teachers and providing a healthy and safe environment for children.

• Minimum of a CDA or Associates degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or related field from an accredited college or university;
  Bachelor’s degree preferred. Will accept education and work experience that meets requirements for Career Pathways Level (CPL) 3 as outlined by Ohio’s Early Childhood Professional Development Network.
• Direct teaching experience in an early education or Head Start environment.
• Must have strong knowledge of social and emotional development and developmentally appropriate practices for preschoolers.
• Must be flexible in work schedule, responsibilities and physically capable of performing the job of a teacher of young children.
• Must be open to new ideas and strategies in order to improve work performance.
• Must possess minimum technical skills including familiarity with Microsoft Windows and ability to use standard Microsoft Office applications.

• Ensure that day‑to‑day licensing standards and requirements set by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, accreditation bodies, and Step Up to Quality are maintained.
• Support completion and collection of evaluation measures and adherence to best practice and agency standards. Assist with completion of all required program reporting and paperwork including but not limited to assessment data and licensing reports for external purposes on time.
• Comply with all regulations concerning client confidentiality in all settings.
• Manage and oversee staff credentials and required training hours for SUTQ and Licensing.
• Coordinate and establish activity calendar, complete lesson plans with best practice standards and regulatory requirements, and ensure effective implementation of all plans utilizing the SUTQ Standards and Creative Curriculum program structure.
• Ensure that lesson plans are being carried out and that student goals and portfolios are updated monthly.
• Promote quality within program areas and identify appropriate action plans incorporating feedback from the ELLCO, PAS, and teacher observations to accurately reflect and promote resolutions of identified challenges.
• Ensure that implementation and action plans are accurate, current, and documented.
• Support Enrollment and Engagement Specialist in meeting enrollment targets.
• Manage program expenses and adhere to program budget requirements, including management of staff hours.
• Manage and complete all required program reporting and paperwork, including but not limited to assessment data on time.
• Be involved in the Individual Education Plans (IEP) process and implement the IEP in individualized planning for each child.

• Establish positive relationships and communication with all families and handle parents’ concerns and complaints.
• Administer developmental assessments such as the DECA, Galileo, and Ages and Stages assessments.
• Supervise and interact with children daily, supporting and…