Preschool Lead Teacher

Location: Wynnewood

The Preschool Lead Teacher, under the supervision of the Preschool Directors, is responsible for creating and implementing a developmentally sound educational program for an assigned class of preschool / Kindergarten school children. The program must meet the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language needs of both the individual child and the group.

Minimum Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Relationships with Children

* Interact with children at eye level

* Use an appropriate voice when speaking with children

* Listen respectfully to ideas, thoughts, and feelings the children share

* Encourage children to be age-appropriately independent and develop their self-help skills

* Model appropriate conflict resolution techniques for children

* Validate the children's feelings

* Ask open-ended questions

* Be attentive to the unique needs of each child

* Be nurturing and help the children feel supported and secure

* Respect diversity in cultural and family backgrounds

* Actively engage in the children's play in the classroom, gym, and outdoor areas

* Treat every child equally with warmth, love, dignity, and respect

* Support children to participate in daily cleanup and maintenance of the classroom

* Provide children opportunities in decision making and issues concerning classroom behavior, plans, and activities

Relationships with Families

* Be available to parents and easily approachable

* Be sensitive when delivering information to families

* Gain the confidence, trust, and respect of the parents

* Prepare regular informative newsletters that make the learning in the classroom visible and valued

* Value the importance of families feeling a part of our community and encourage parent involvement in the classroom, school, and Jewish community

* Plan and conduct meaningful parent-teacher conferences

* Articulate and educate families on information related to their child's development

* Articulate and educate families on Jewish values, holidays, and traditions

* Discuss concerns about children with Directors prior to any discussion with parents

* Respect confidential information

Relationships with Colleagues

* Come to work with a positive attitude

* Be respectful of co-workers

* View self as a member of a team and work cooperatively with co-workers

* Prepare annual written evaluation of Assistant Teacher/s working with you

* Offer and share ideas and information with colleagues

* Approach constructive feedback with a learning attitude

Curriculum

* Use the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards and The Creative Curriculum as a foundation for planning while looking through a Jewish lens

* Encourage imaginative use of materials and space and inspire children to extend their thinking

* Engage thoughtful curriculum planning and be flexible when modifications need to be made

* Plan and implement experiences that promote the development of the whole child: cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and spiritual

* Implement effective classroom management techniques

* Value the importance of process with less significance placed on product

* Develop emergent curriculum around the children's interests

* Document, analyze and plan based on classroom observations

* View the gym and outdoor areas as an extension of the classroom:
This will be evident in the planning, set up and documentation of the children's learning

* Offer varied experiences to respond to children's individual learning styles and developmental stages

* Encourage children to solve problems and explore

* Provide a consistent routine and appropriate balance between activities

* Plan predictable transitions and limit waiting time between activities

* Demonstrate preparation and organization of activities and materials in advance

* Seek out the children's ideas and discern how they understand by observing, talking, and listening

* Display children's work in an attractive manner that allows children to revisit it and parents and colleagues to gain a deeper understanding of the work

* Keep a "portfolio" of each child's progress, including photographs, samples of their artwork, projects, writing, etc.

* Maintain all required reports pertaining to the class and/or individual children:
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