Preschool Lead Teacher

Job Description

The Preschool Lead Teacher is responsible for leading and facilitating classroom activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth in a classroom of young children between the ages of three and five. Duties include actively engaging with children to foster a positive learning environment, maintaining a safe, secure, and stimulating classroom, and developing supportive family relationships.

Pay Rate:
Based on Experience

Shift Details:
Monday through Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm, year round.

Location:

Mount St. Vincent Home, Denver, CO

Additional Details:
Experience as a Lead Teacher

• Early Childhood Teacher Certification (Formally Group Leader Qualified) OR ability to obtain within 60 days of hire
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated teaching ability
• Proficiency in computer applications
• Positive driving motor vehicle (DMV) record, proof of current automobile insurance coverage, and a copy of a valid driver’s license
• Basic Life Support and First Aid within 60 days of employment

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas:
  Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Family and Child Development or Child Psychology OR Current Level Three Early Childhood Professional Credential OR Two (2) three-credit courses from a regionally accredited college or university with one (1) course being Introduction to Early Childhood Education (ECE 101).
• Bi-lingual in Spanish

• Ensures classroom adheres to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Colorado Shines, and State Licensing requirements and guidelines.
• Skillfully incorporates principles of child development and education into age-appropriate classrooms to meet physical, cognitive, and social-emotional needs of children while regularly observing and documenting student progress.
• Well-versed in early childhood education curriculum content. Guides children in all areas of the educational program—cognitive, communication socio-emotional development, and fine and gross motor skills.
• Role-models the use of trauma-informed care to establish and maintain strong relationships with patients, effectively interpret behavior, and appropriately respond to meet the child’s needs.
• Demonstrates awareness and appreciation for the cultural differences among the children, families, and caregivers and responds in a sensitive and professional manner.
• Models the facilitation of play and engagement with children and always provides appropriate supervision for children.
• Readily facilitates family engagement opportunities and provides family members with appropriate educational information, resources, and recommendations.
• Models effective interpersonal relations and communication skills with co-workers, children, and families.
• May be required to float to other classrooms (within scope and qualifications) based on business need or adjust schedules/shift based on program needs.
• Satisfies all Intermountain Health requirements and performs other duties as assigned.

• Early Childhood Education
• Educational Compliance
• Developmentally Relevant Care
• Classroom Management
• Child Development
• Behavioral Health
• Customer Service
• Interpersonal Communication
• Trauma Informed Care
• Documentation

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Employees must be physically able to use crisis prevention intervention techniques including: physical management of a child, running to prevent a runaway incident. While performing the duties of this job,…