Lead Infant Teacher

Lead Infant Teacher

Location:

Spellman Campus

Shift: Mon - Fri (8:00-5:00)
Fosters the healthy development of children by supervising and coordinating daily classroom activities and providing a safe and nurturing environment for young children to learn and grow. Plans and coordinates daily activities in a hands-on learning environment based on NAEYC guidelines.

Essential

Job Duties:

Supervision of Children: provide direct supervision of young children, knowing needs and whereabouts.o Move throughout classroom and around playground to effectively interact with children.o Interact with children in a group and on a one-on-one basis both verbally and physically to provide a safe and supportive environment.o Communicate with children by getting down on their level.o Provide effective and interactive supervision on field trips and in outdoor activities.o

Establish and maintain a daily schedule of activities/care times.

Education:

provide teaching activities that facilitate the growth and learning of children.o Prepare effective monthly lesson plans and child planning forms and submit them to Director for review in a timely manner.o Plan, prepare, develop, and facilitate various hands-on activities in a manner that supports NAEYC’s mission by utilizing a variety of teaching methods and techniques such as hands-on discussions, small and larger group work, individualized teaching, and supervised role-playing.o

Prepare lesson plans that are culturally sensitive and are based on the children’s interests and developmental assessment goals.o Provide activities that promote self-help and independence in children.o Observe and document daily. Document (at least monthly) individual developmental stages and growth.o Use mealtimes as an opportunity to teach self-help behaviors, including proper table manners, etc.o Create individual service plan goals based on the child’s developmental level, monitor and document progress.

Task Supervision of Early Childhood Educators/Volunteers: communicate expectations; provide daily direction and role model effective teaching practices for teachers and volunteers.o Provide task supervision, as needed, to Early Childhood Educators and volunteers.o Communicate lesson plans and expectations to teachers and volunteers.o Demonstrate a team approach in leadership with teachers and volunteers.o Encourage input and suggestions from teachers and volunteers.o Role model effective teaching practices and supervision.o

Assist Director in hiring and performance-management functions.

Parent Interaction: effectively communicate with parents (in verbal and written form) information regarding the program that is critical to the care of their children.o Provide parents with daily written and verbal information about children.o Communicate issues of concern and strengths to parents. Discusses goals for skill development.o Encourage parents to discuss concerns and provide input regarding their child’s care.o Facilitate parent-teacher conferences.o

Plan and facilitate infant play groups.o Serve as a resource for further intervention (e.g., referral sources).o Participate in home visitations as requested, this is a requirement for Specialist in the Infant classroomso Communicate specific parent requests and special instructions to Program Coordinator and Director in a timely manner.

Professionalism: act in a professional manner consistent with job description.o Report to shift, meetings, and training on time.o Represent the childcare program and the agency to the public in a positive manner at all times.o Promote self-growth by participating in at least 15 hours of childcare in-service per year.o Attend and constructively participates in agency-wide mandatory staff meetings, monthly Lead Teacher meetings, quarterly childcare meetings, and all other required meetings.o

Promotes professional growth by being involved in professional organizations (i.e., NAEYC).o Maintain appropriate confidentiality and boundaries at all times.o Report child abuse and neglect according to policies and procedures.o Follow agency and NAEYC codes of conduct.

Community Awareness and Personal Capabilities:
Demonstrates direct…