Lead Teacher- Community Kids Janesville

Responsible to the Site Supervisor for utilizing and effectively implementing Community Kids Learning Center selected curriculum while overseeing a respectful early learning environment consistent with the belief that children have tremendous potential and are capable and interested in learning. In addition, responsibilities will include integrating the objectives of the program into a positive educational and social environment to ensure that the agency's policies, mission, and values are upheld in a culturally competent manner.

include the following:

• Initiative: Self-starter requires minimal supervision, requests additional assignments or responsibilities; suggests and implements improved work methods.
• Relationships: Projects a positive attitude and relates effectively with others to build strong working relationships built on a foundation of honesty, compassion, and respect. Promotes and maintains appropriate professional boundaries.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems, secures relevant information, and implements solutions.
• Planning and Organizing: Establishes and manages work priorities; efficiently allocates time and utilizes available resources appropriately; effectively handles multiple assignments.
• Cultural
  
  Competency:
  
  Commitment to learning and integrating cultural differences into day-to-day practices. Ability to react and interact with those of a different background effectively to fulfill agency mission.
• Attention to Safety: Assists in the creation of a safety culture by working in a safe manner; reports unsafe situations and accidents; follows safety procedures; requests and uses safety equipment and safety techniques; and participates in safety training.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Team member is on time and prepared for meeting with participants and stakeholders internal and external to the organization.

• Initiative: Self-starter requires minimal supervision, requests additional assignments or responsibilities; suggests and implements improved work methods.
• Relationships: Projects a positive attitude and relates effectively with others to build strong working relationships built on a foundation of honesty, compassion, and respect. Promotes and maintains appropriate professional boundaries.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems, secures relevant information, and implements solutions.
• Planning and Organizing: Establishes and manages work priorities; efficiently allocates time and utilizes available resources appropriately; effectively handles multiple assignments.
• Cultural
  
  Competency:
  
  Commitment to learning and integrating cultural differences into day-to-day practices. Ability to react and interact with those of a different background effectively to fulfill agency mission.
• Attention to Safety: Assists in the creation of a safety culture by working in a safe manner; reports unsafe situations and accidents; follows safety procedures; requests and uses safety equipment and safety techniques; and participates in safety training.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Team member is on time and prepared for meeting with participants and stakeholders internal and external to the organization.

• Plan and carry out activities according to the Education Policy in accordance with state licensing and Young Star.
• Establish and maintain goals and assessments for all children enrolled according to the Education Policy in accordance with state licensing and Young Star.
• Establish and maintain a daily schedule that follows the Education Policy in accordance with state licensing and Young Star.
• Oversee all lesson plans, goals, and assessments to ensure completion.
• Provide direct care and assistance to children with their basic needs including eating, dressing, and hand washing.
• Interact with children frequently while showing interest and modeling respect and affection regardless of race, gender, background, ability, culture, etc. of children or family members.
• Implement the positive guidance policy within the classroom.
• Encourage independence in children while teaching and modeling positive approaches to behaving constructively.
• Assist children in dealing with emotions, positive and negative, while expecting them to behave in developmentally appropriate ways.

• Plan and set up an organized environment to meet the Education Policy and Environmental Rating Scale requirements.
• Establish and maintain a pleasant and welcoming learning environment for children, families, and co-workers.
• Provide a healthy and safe environment that is conducive to positive learning, playing, and growing.
• Implementation of cultural awareness, diversity, and inclusion within the classroom.
• Oversee the environment to ensure it continues to meet the Environmental Rating Scales and curriculum requirements, including rotation of materials.

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with children, families, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with…