Preschool Teacher

Position: Full-Time Preschool Teacher
Job Type

Full-time

Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

This position is for our 3 year old class

• Instructs preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school.

• Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.

• Organizes and leads activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.

• Teaches basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.

• Observes and evaluates children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

• Provides a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.

• Serves meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines. Teaches proper eating habits and personal hygiene.

• Prepares materials and classrooms for class activities.

• Enforces all administration policies and rules governing students.

• Identifies children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.

• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.

• Meets with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determines their priorities for their children, and suggests ways that they can promote learning and development.

• Adapts teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

• Arranges indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.

• Maintains accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

• Attends professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.

• Prepares reports on students and activities as required by administration.

• Collaborates with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.

• Plans and supervises class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guides students in learning from those activities.

• Attends staff meetings and serves on committees as required.

• Attends faculty functions, such as monthly faculty meetings, Diocesan educational conferences, and other events of the school.

• Selects, stores, orders, issues, and inventories classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

• Administers tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.

• Prepares and implements remedial programs for students requiring extra help.

• Performs administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading.

Supervises, evaluates, and plans assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or similar field required;
Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education preferred. Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience in early childhood education.

CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS

Areas of Personal Accountability

• The teacher accepts and supports the on-going building and living of a faith community that carries over into interpersonal relationships among all members of the school and community.

• The teacher accepts, understands and uses the philosophy of Catholic Education as the foundation of their teaching.

Areas of Professional Accountability

• Teachers are accountable professionally to the diocese, the pastor and…