Lead Teacher Job San Antonio area,Texas USA,Education / Teaching

The Lead Teacher is responsible for the total operation of the classroom to ensure that the classroom environment promotes the children’s growth and development. This particular room isfor the infant/toddler classroom, the hours are 7:00 am- 4:00 pm, 40 hours a week.

The duties include educational and routine activities with the children, lesson planning, communicating with parents, meeting health and safety standards, providing a welcoming environment and keeping necessary records and data. The Lead Teacher supervises assistant teachers and/or volunteers and is under the general supervision of the Director. The Lead Teacher and Assistant Teacher along with the Afternoon Assistant Teacher keep open communication regarding any pertinent information involving classroom issues, situations, incidents, etc… communication is key in any and all incidents and situations.

Requirements

Emotional & Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions
Demonstrates emotional and intellectual competence necessary for self-control and good judgment when taking care of individual children and groups of children
Demonstrates emotional and intellectual competence necessary for self-control and good judgment when working with other adults, such as coworkers or the children’s parents

Physical Demands:

Bend, stoop, squat, crawl, and kneel in order to speak with children at child’s eye level, to play with children, and to pick up toys and equipment on the floor;
Lift, carry, and hold children to assist with other daily routine activities such as diaper changing, potty training, and napping. Able to lift up to 45 pounds;
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Child Care Guidelines:

Understands and abides by the Minimum Standards by the TDFPS Child Care Licensing Division
Understands and abides by the First Presbyterian Church Employee Handbook
Understands and abides by the FPC Children’s Center Parent Handbook and Staff Handbook
Understands and abides by the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and Code of Ethical Conduct

Curriculum and Instruction:

Plans and implements developmentally appropriate activities each day to promote children’s social-emotional, physical, language, and cognitive development
Prepares detailed lesson plans of daily planned activities and individual plans for specific children as needed. Works side by side with the Assistant Teacher and Afternoon Teacher in planning together
Arranges classroom environment to promote and implement the goals and philosophy of the school and the church
Maintains a safe, healthy, attractive learning environment both inside and outside
Maintains and updates NAEYC classroom portfolio
Prepares documentation and evidence samples for the NAEYC classroom portfolio

Supervision and Teacher/Child Interaction:

Maintains visual and auditory supervision of the children at all times to ensure their safety in the classroom, on the playgrounds, any other grounds, and on field trips
Interacts with children during daily activities and routines; fully participates in all classroom and outdoor activities
Uses positive techniques of guidance and does not use humiliating or frightening discipline techniques
Provides opportunities, guides, assists and supports children in developing self-discipline and learn problem solving skills
Promotes positive self-esteem, interacts with the children, showing affection, interest, and respect
Fosters developmentally appropriate independence and self-help skills in children
Handles transitions well and anticipates and eliminates potential problems

Assessment of Children:

Observes, assesses, and records each child’s developmental progress using the ASQ assessment tool
Maintains appropriate assessment portfolios of each child in the group consisting of both formal and informal assessments, anecdotal records, work samples, family input, and other approved documentation
Using the information collected from observations and assessments, plans an Individualized Planning Profile (IPP) for each child
Records all observations to…