Lead Teacher; Escondido

Description

Pay: $25.00 - $26.00

The Lead Teacher provides primary leadership for the day-to-day instructional program, classroom environment, child supervision, assessment activities, and classroom team. The Lead Teacher is responsible for planning and implementing high-quality, developmentally appropriate learning experiences while ensuring consistent compliance with applicable Title 5, Title 22, licensing, funding, and HBMPAA program requirements
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The Lead Teacher establishes classroom expectations, provides daily direction to assigned classroom staff, and is accountable for maintaining a safe, organized, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate environment that promotes children's learning, development, health, and well-being.

• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, learning centers, activities, and daily schedules consistent with program standards.
• Establish and maintain an inclusive, culturally responsive, engaging, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment.
• Individualize learning experiences based on children's developmental levels, interests, abilities, observations, and assessment results.
• Ensure instructional materials and classroom activities are prepared and implemented consistently.

Child Supervision, Health, and Safety

• Maintain and reinforce active supervision requirements at all times.
• Ensure classroom staff understand their assigned supervision responsibilities and positioning.
• Monitor classroom ratios, transitions, routines, environmental conditions, and other factors affecting children's health and safety.
• Implement positive behavior guidance strategies consistent with HBMPAA policies and developmentally appropriate practices.
• Immediately report and appropriately respond to injuries, incidents, suspected abuse or neglect, safety hazards, supervision failures, and other serious concerns.

Assessment and Documentation

• Complete required child observations, developmental assessments, portfolios, and other documentation within established timelines.
• Complete and maintain DRDP documentation when applicable.
• Use assessment and observation data to individualize curriculum and instructional strategies.
• Collaborate in the implementation of IEPs, IFSPs, accommodations, and individualized supports when applicable and within the scope of the position.
• Maintain accurate classroom records and ensure required documentation is completed and properly maintained.

Family Engagement

• Establish and maintain professional, respectful, and collaborative relationships with families.
• Provide regular communication regarding classroom activities, children's development, and program information.
• Conduct parent conferences as required.
• Encourage family participation in classroom and program activities.

Classroom Team Leadership

• Provide daily direction, guidance, and support to Co-Teachers, Assistant Teachers, Aides, Volunteers/Interns, and other assigned classroom personnel.
• Clearly communicate classroom assignments, supervision responsibilities, routines, and expectations.
• Monitor classroom staff performance and address immediate operational or safety concerns.
• Provide coaching and feedback to classroom team members and promptly elevate ongoing performance, conduct, safety, or compliance concerns to the Site Supervisor or appropriate leadership.
• Promote teamwork, professionalism, accountability, and effective communication among classroom staff.

Compliance and Program Accountability

• Maintain working knowledge of applicable HBMPAA policies, procedures, licensing standards, and program requirements.
• Ensure classroom practices comply with applicable Title 5, Title 22, licensing, health and safety, and program requirements.
• Maintain required classroom documentation and ensure records are accurate, current, and available for review.
• Participate in licensing visits, program reviews, audits, monitoring activities, training, and corrective action processes as required.
• Immediately notify leadership of circumstances that may create a licensing, safety, supervision, or compliance concern.
• Take appropriate action within the scope of the position to correct identified classroom deficiencies and prevent recurrence.

• Curriculum and lesson planning
• Child development knowledge
• Active supervision and child safety
• Classroom management
• Positive behavior guidance
• Assessment and documentation
• Regulatory and program…