Preschool Lead-Bilingual

Position: Preschool Lead-Bilingual Spanish Preferred
Preschool Lead - Bilingual Spanish Preferred - 7.0 hours/day @ Lutacaga Elementary School

Job Description

* Observe & assess children's development using tools directed by director, attend training to administer assessment if needed

* Administer standardized screening tools on every child throughout the school year. Maintain complete confidential records for each child.

* Provide an integrated, child centered, comprehensive curriculum and multicultural environment, which meets the needs of every child, including those with disabilities.

* Plan and develop a daily schedule of classroom routines and activities.

* Prepare and implement lesson plans in accordance with WaKIDS performance standards or other early childhood standards as directed by the director

* Design the learning environment and set up classroom

* Implement and supervise developmentally appropriate learning activities

* Build positive relationships with children. Interact positively with all children to support their individual learning and meet their emotional needs.

* Involve parents by communicating regularly and respectfully with families and involve them in the educational program through parent meetings, family events, and parent teacher conference

* Provide leadership and support to the paraprofessional. Collaborate with the paraprofessional to prepare and organize the classroom and classroom materials.

* Assist with planning, preparation and serving of snacks and/or meals; participates in and facilitates mealtime service, and joins children at the table for support and conversation.

* Participate in OSD in-service staff trainings, staff meetings, PLCs, and other education opportunities to gain knowledge and skills throughout the year.

* Work in collaboration with preschool staff and administrators to ensure smooth transitions for children and families before and after school and between preschool and kindergarten.

* Keep informed on ongoing changes and updates to programs, standards, and assessments.

* Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices for preschool children.

* Ability to adjust to varied situations, demands, and new instructional concepts.

* Ability to attend occasional evening meetings

* Proactive self-starter, a strong sense of taking initiative moving forward without waiting to be told what to do and how to do it.

* Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

* High School graduate, or GED.

* Associates degree in child development or early childhood education or equivalent of thirty college quarter credits in early childhood education or three years' experience in an early childhood education setting.

* Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships.

* First aid and CPR certificate (provided by district)

* Physically able to occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

* Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.

* Ability to focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at twenty (20) inches or less, and clear vision at twenty (20) feet or more.

* Must be able to work in heat and cold (outside seasonal temperatures)

Terms of Employment

Starting Date:
August 25, 2026

Salary:
Per PSE CBA - Schedule A

Hours:

7.0 hours

Benefits:
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