To provide an age-appropriate program for preschool children in a competent manner.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- 80 working days as full time or 120 working days half time as child care assistant
- License from DPI as preschool teacher -or 2 years higher education with 3 credits in early childhood -or 2 courses for credit in early childhood from institute of higher education -or Associate degree in early childhood from institute of higher education -or 2 non-credit, department approved courses in early childhood/infant toddler credentials if assigned to that age group
- Registry certification within 3 month unless holding a current teaching license
- CPR certification within 6 months
- Shaken Baby Syndrome Course
General Responsibilities:
Childrens Programming:
- Offers a program that meets the emotional, physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual needs of both the individual and the group
- Interprets and shares Christian Education curriculum and values with children
- Interacts with the children and encourages their involvement in activities
- Provides daily interest centers as part of programming
- Helps children develop self-help skills
- Allows time for socialization
- Plans large group and small group activities
- Plans a physical education program and participates in outdoor recess
- Oversees and participates in class field trips
- Uses appropriate and positive child management techniques
- Supervises appropriate hand washing techniques
- Maintains a system to ensure knowledge of child location and number of children in care at all times.
- Participates in future planning - i.e. for events or changes in curriculum
Space and Equipment:
- Prepares a safe environment that is orderly, clean, and appealing which permits the child to grow and explore
- Maintains room and storage areas in neat and orderly manner
- Keeps accurate accounting of materials from Resource Room/room inventory
- Participates in yearly inventory
- Performs classroom-related maintenance duties, i.e. disinfects tables, sweeps floors after snack, cleans toys as directed
Parents:
- Keeps parents informed as to daily programming
- Holds regular parent/teacher conferences
- Encourages parent involvement in school activities whenever possible
- Handles parent concerns in a timely manner
Record Keeping:
- Maintains attendance records as requested
- Keeps individual records for each child as to developmental progress (emotionally, physically, socially, intellectually)
- Observes children daily regarding health and physical well-being and reports any condition requiring attention.
- Prepares student evaluations
- Develops lesson plans and implements them
Staff Development:
- Participates in in-service training and staff meetings as required
- Maintains the required number of continuing education hours
- Serves on school committees when assigned
- Serves as mentor for new staff
Organizational Relationship:
- Works closely with team members
- Reports to Director/Assistant Director
- Persons responsible for: children
Limits of Authority:
Must have prior permission to:
- Refer parent to outside resources
- Change program emphasis
