Lead Teacher

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  Yakima, WA 98908
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Education Level: Associate Degree
• Salary Range: $19.75 - $23.00 Hourly
• Travel Percentage:
  None
• Job Shift: Day

The Preschool Teacher creates a safe, nurturing, and engaging classroom environment that supports the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of preschool‑aged children. This position plans and implements developmentally appropriate learning activities, maintains positive relationships with children and families, and ensures compliance with program requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience working with children who exhibit challenging behaviors and will use positive behavior support strategies, strong classroom management skills, and trauma‑informed practices to help all children succeed.

• Through the use of Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies plan and provide activities and experiences supporting children’s health, education and social emotional development.
• Establish a learning environment according to the Creative Curriculum and Early Achievers quality standards, and ECEAP if applicable.
• Implement the Second Steps Personal Safety Curriculum in preschool classrooms.
• Provide activities and opportunities that encourage an individualized approach to the developmental level and learning style of each child.
• Prepare daily activity plans and insure progress towards individual child goals.
• Submit weekly lesson plans to the Early Learning Content Specialist.
• Support ongoing assessment by observing, and documenting daily individual and group needs, interests, and skills based on Teaching Strategies assessment process.
• Foster a positive emotional climate in the classroom based on licensing standards.
• Provide guidance and support through positive interactions between children and adults.
• Maintain an atmosphere that encourages open communication with children and adults through back and forth conversations, warm, nurturing tones, and being down at the child’s level.
• Provide opportunities and support for children to understand, acquire and use verbal and non‑verbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.
• Create a partnership with families that encourages engagement according to ECEAP and/or Early Achiever quality standards.
• Complete quarterly parent/teacher conferences according to program timelines and content required by ECEAP and/or licensing regulations.
• Document parent/teacher conferences according to program policy and procedure.
• Communicate with parents through various platforms and methods (in person, phone calls, emails, Class Dojo, Teaching Strategies, parent newsletters).
• Communicate with parents regarding classroom to classroom transitions, as applicable.
• Record Keeping:
  Complete and submit accurate Counts and Attendance reports.
• Appropriately supervise and delegate duties to classroom staff, initiate training and encourage teamwork among adults in the room and center.
• Approve timesheets and time off requests for assigned classroom teacher assistants.
• Complete 6‑month and annual performance evaluation for assigned classroom teacher assistants.
• Meet regularly for supervision check‑ins with assigned employees.
• Maintain inventory and upkeep of classroom supplies and materials.
• Report needed repairs and maintenance to the Early Learning Site Supervisor and Facilities Manager.
• Provide a safe, developmentally appropriate indoors and outdoor learning environment through the use of the Safety and Sanitation Checklist.
• Apply health standards and care for the children and classroom according to licensing and ECEAP standards.
• Participate in required training according to ECEAP and/or licensing regulations.
• Participate in scheduled supervision meetings, lead teacher meetings, teacher learning groups and other assigned meetings as required.
• Assist in orientating and training new employees.
• Participate in Center activities and other duties as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Standing, walking, bending, lifting up to 50 lbs or performing other work requiring medium physical exertion, talking and hearing, and adequate vision on a regular basis to perform the job…