Lead Teacher

To provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children.

• Assistant Teacher and Childcare Worker

• Hold at least one of the following qualifications:
  • A bachelor’s degree with at least eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours in early childhood education or child development.
  • A teaching certificate in elementary education or kindergarten endorsement.
  • An associate degree in the field of early childhood education or child development.
  • An associate degree with at least one year of experience in a preschool or similar setting and one of the following:
    • Eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours in early childhood education or child development;
    • One hundred twenty hours of department-approved early childhood training.
  • Current certification as a child development associate or similar status,
  • Certification from a Montessori teacher training program.
• CPR Certification for Adult, Child, and Infant with AED certification.
• First Aid Certification.
• SIDS.

• Complete 2-day onsite orientation
• Promotes a healthy, emotional, social, intellectual and physical environment
• Maintains an environment that is clean, organized and safe. Responsible for the upkeep of all classroom equipment and materials
• Engages in positive staff-child interaction and positive parent-teacher interactions
• Excellent communications skills
• Communicates with parent or guardians daily, keeping them informed of any concerns
• Responsible for keeping records of children’s attendance, daily reports, daily food program records and progress on each child’s growth and development
• Organizes and conducts parent/teacher conferences
• Assists the supervisor as needed and maintains good communication
• Supervises assigned groups of children
• Implements developmentally appropriate curriculum, activities and lesson plans
• Prepare classroom materials to support lesson plans; change and create learning centers as needed
• Post daily schedules and lesson plans
• Establish goals that will promote individual and group educational plans
• Serves meals in a family style setting and assists in developing good nutritional habits
• Responsible for seeking emergency medical attention for children and staff as needed, notifying parents and the supervisor if a child becomes ill or is injured
• Completion of required yearly professional development
• Assigns specific and appropriate tasks to classroom staff
• Flexibility in classroom placement
• Is on time and present for scheduled shift; when unable to work scheduled shift – informs supervisor per policy and find own replacement.
• Follows program policies and departmental procedures
• Knowledge of available community resources
• Follows all emergency and safety procedures
• Other duties upon request by immediate supervisor
• Follows program dress code
• Ability to regularly lift 40 pounds
• Orientation of new staff
• Participation in parent involvement events