OSR Pre-K Teacher Walnut Park Elementary

OSR Pre-K Lead Teacher

To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible citizens.

Qualifications:

• Human Environmental Science degree with a concentration in Early Childhood Development or Child Development
  -OR-
• Early Childhood Education degree (B.S., B.A., or M.A./M.S.) or completion of a bachelor's degree program leading to P-3 certification in Early Childhood Education with a minimum of 18 credit hours in early childhood/child development coursework.
  
  -OR-
• Special Education degree in Early Childhood with a minimum of 18 credit hours in early childhood/child development coursework, or a bachelor's degree program leading to certification in Early Childhood Special Education with a minimum of 18 credit hours in early childhood/child development coursework.
  
  -AND-
• Alabama Teaching Certificate in Early Childhood Education (P-3) is required.

Status:
Exempt

Employment:
Nine months

Reports:
Principals OSR Director

Supervisor: OSR Director

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Required to attend a minimum of 15 hours of OSR sponsored training each year plus 15 additional hours of training offered by local or regional programs, for a total of 30 training hours.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interest, and abilities of the students.
• Maintains a classroom environment that meets the documented standards of the Office of School Readiness First Class Pre-K Guidelines.
• Provides for effective evaluation of the learning experience of each student utilizing Teaching Strategies Teach GOLD.
• Provides regular school-home communication and engages parents and families of the OSR First Class program.
• Maintains necessary attendance, scholastic, personnel, and submits them according to announced deadlines.
• Follows all OSR guidelines.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Principal may assign.