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Lead Teacher/Teacher

Posted: 09/01/2024

Lead Teacher / Teacher
 

Job Overview
Date Updated: August 1, 2024
Job Title: Lead Teacher / Teacher
Job Code: TBD
Job Level/Grade: TBD
Department: Operations
Reports To: Executive Director
Location: Field
FLSA Status: Non- Exempt 
 
Job Summary
The Lead Teacher / Teacher ensures execution of curriculum and ensuring classroom procedures are in compliance with state licensing standards.  
 
Job Responsibilities
Main Duties Tours & Enrollment
  • Ensure classroom is always tour ready by cleaning, organizing, and leading the classroom.
  • Greet parents and prospective students and answer any questions.
Parent Engagement
  • Support as needed information that may be relevant for newsletters.
  • Use Kindertales app to share evidence of learning and updates throughout the day.
  • Conduct bi-yearly conferences with parents for each student.
  • Complete necessary paperwork, logs, reports, etc. (i.e. Incident report for biting or injury) in a timely fashion via Kindertales.
Inspections and Drills
  • Be aware of all emergency procedures and drills.
  • Complete a daily crib observation check every 5 minutes.
Compliance
  • Ensure all training regarding allergies and medications is up to date.
  • Report any licensing issues immediately to ED.
  • Support ED with any corrective actions from licensing visits.
Curriculum and Activities
  • Plan, supervise and implement the program and daily schedule.
  • Gear the program to the needs of individual children with concerns for their interests, special talents and individual style and pace of learning.
  • Consider individual children in relation to their cultural and socioeconomic background.
  • Treat children with dignity and respect.
  • Plan and implement appropriate early childhood education experiences with a variety of materials in the fields of art, music, literature, science, etc.
  • Supervise and promote activities designated to enhance the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child enrolled at the center.
  • Supervise upkeep of all educational equipment and materials in assigned areas
  • Encourage development of sound nutritional practices.
  • Help children become aware of their roles as integral members of a group.
  • Be responsible for the ordered arrangement, appearance, decor, and learning environment of the classroom and its learning centers.
  • Plan and implement methods of establishing a positive liaison with parents. Allows any concerns to go through directors while reinforcing the child by telling the parents positive things the child enjoyed that day.
  • Supervise all activities to ensure safety at all times.
  • Prepare daily attendance reports for children in assigned groups which receive assistance.
  • Help children establish good habits of personal hygiene, change diapers and assist with toilet training as needed.
  • Prepare the learning environment, setting up interest centers, and preparing needed materials and supplies.
  • Supervise children at all times.
  • Lead classroom lessons and activities as assigned.
  • Prepare lessons and activities as assigned.
  • Implementation of appropriate early childhood education experiences.
  • Report to the assistant or center director any problem which may occur with the children.
  • Observe, record and report on the behaviors of individual children as assigned.
  • Create relationships with parents/guardians of the children in your classroom.
  • Provide a space for each student’s personal belongings and clean once per week.
Cleaning
  • Assume housekeeping responsibilities for their classroom.
  • Maintain a neat and organized classroom.
Student Development / Behavior Plans
  • Maintain progress records of each child's growth and development, prepare periodic reports, and review with the Directors.  
  • Work with parents to promote understanding of their child's growth and development, encourage parent participation in school programs; attend parent group and center functions; conduct conferences upon request or at a minimum of semiannually.
  • Conduct parent conferences on each child's school adjustment and developmental progress.
Time Entry
  • Punch in and out accurately based on schedule including breaks.
  • Ensure Overtime hours are approved by ED prior to working them.
  • Submit Paid Time Off requests timely.
Training and Professional Development
  • Participate in recommended training programs, conferences, courses, and other aspects of professional growth,
  • maintaining current knowledge of early childhood practices.
  • Effectively train, supervise, and utilize classroom assistants and aides.
  • Contribute to Staff In-Service Training Program by planning, leading, or assisting in a workshop presentation or by developing resources.
  • Assist in public relations events sponsored by the school.
  • Maintain a professional attitude and loyalty to the center at all times.
  • Participate in professional organizations that work for the improvement of early childhood education.
Kitchen
  • Serve children following food handling guidelines.
  • Return all items to kitchen after each meal.
  • Discard all unused food items after each meal.
Laundry
  • Complete all laundry on a daily basis and distribute to classrooms.
  • Ensure all classrooms soft toys are washed once per week
  • Wipe down the outside and inside of all washer and dryers at least once per week
  • Front load washer and dryers shall remain open when not in use
Playground/School Grounds
  • Report any equipment repairs to ED immediately.
  • Ensure grounds are clean and safe.
Supervisory / Span of Control This position does not have any direct reports.
Financial Impact and Budgetary Responsibility This position does not have any budgetary responsibilities.  
 
Qualifications
Education
Must possess a minimum of:
  • High School Diploma / GED
  • 16 semester credits of education or meet alternative education and experience requirements for state.
  • RN/LPN is qualified as a teacher for infants only.
Certifications CERTIFICATIONS
  • First Aid
  • CPR
  • Child Development Associate preferred
Work Experience WORK EXPERIENCE
Must possess a minimum of:
  • 4,160 hours as assistant teacher or meet alternative education and experience requirements for state.
Knowledge KNOWLEDGE
  • Must have a working knowledge of child safety requirements and first aid protocol.
  • Working knowledge of how to handle a group of children.
  • Working knowledge of childhood development.
  • Know-how to establish classroom structure.
Competencies CORE COMPETENCIES
Leading Self
  • Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
  • Integrity - Firm adherence to strong moral principles.
Leading Teams
  • Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Leading the Business
  • Cultivates Innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
  • Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
 
TEACHER COMPETENCIES
  • Teaching Style - Creating a good learning environment and effectively managing the classroom, child behavior, and discipline.  Applies a broad set of evidence-based teaching skills and strategies that are developmentally appropriate.
  • Child Development – Builds capability and skills of children physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally.  Understands unique developmental experiences and applies multiple contexts to support the learning process.
  • Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections – Builds effective relationships with parents and families and leverages community resources to support student’s learning and development.
  • Patience - Controlling your emotions or impulses and proceeding calmly when faced with difficult or frustrating situations.
  • Interpersonal Savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. 
  • Adaptability - Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations (i.e. Willing to work in other classrooms).
  • Self-Development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels. (i.e. Open to coaching and feedback)
  • Manages Conflict - Handing conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.  (i.e. Mediating conflicts between children and reduce separation anxiety, and quickly resolves parent complaints.)
  • Creativity - Create using imagination and original ideas.
 
Working Environment
Working Hours / OT
  • Monday – Friday according to scheduled shifts and school’s needs.
  • Occasional weekend paid training.
  • Occasional overtime if approved by ED.
Travel No travel required unless covering for a nearby school.
Working Conditions
  • Exposure to heat and cold based on location up to 1 hour / day (i.e. taking children outside)
  • Occasional exposure to Noisy/loud environments (i.e. children crying)
 
Physical and Mental Requirements
Physical Demands Must be able to:
  • Ascend and descend stairs. 
  • Alternate between standing, sitting, Crawling, kneeling, Crouching/stooping. 
  • Respond quickly to sounds.
  • Work around small children including lifting and carrying small children up to 40 pounds.
  • Move quickly to respond to emergency situations.
  • Occasionally reach overhead or below.
  • Alternate between sitting, walking, standing, and speaking.
Cognitive Demands Must be able to:
  • Learn, remember, focus, categorize, and integrate information for decision making, problem-solving, and comprehending.
  • Learn, memorize, and execute tasks independently.
  • Maintain concentration/focus on tasks.
 
 
 

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