Early Childhood Lead Teacher- 61461

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Provide a safe and healthy environment for children. 

• Meet or exceed all policies and procedures mandated by all internal and external agencies. 

• Plan, implement and participate in educational activities for children that promote the development of cognitive, social, emotional, physical and language development of each child. 

• Supervise and manage the classroom with the purpose of following the company’s goals and values. 

• Develop, encourage and maintain positive relations with parents and co-workers.  

• Provide ongoing assessments of children’s progress to communicate development milestones. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

Supervision/Health and Safety 

• Supervise and monitor the children at all times. 

• Implement all activities in a safe efficient manner. 

• Use positive redirection, positive language and positive reinforcement to guide the children in your care. 

• Recognize, document and take appropriate action of suspected child abuse and neglect, illness or accident. 

Program 

• Plan, develop, prepare, and Implement educational activities including a variety of themes and subjects, such as language development, math development, diversity, gross and fine motor skills development, self-help skill development, science, art, music, health and hygiene and self-esteem.  

• Individualize one-to-one and group activities to reflect the unique needs and strengths of all in each group. 

• Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences for each child. 

• Enhance the program using a variety of techniques which include modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing for the children. 

• Observe, assess and evaluate each child’s progress in your group keeping written records. 

Parent Relations 

• Respect and communicate in a professional manner with parents to build long term relationships with families. 

• Communicate with parents on a regular basis on each child’s progress and the activities of each area (daily notes home, what we did today, notes posted to door, etc.) 

• Maintain confidentiality concerning child issues and handle this information in an appropriate manner. 

Staff Relations 

• Promote and maintain good working relationships with other staff members as well as members of the management team. 

• Participate in scheduled staff meetings 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• At least one year experience in a licensed child care facility that includes infant and preschool. 

• Must be proficient with the use of workforce technology (i.e. computers and smartphones) with the ability to complete basic tasks including but not limited to electronic lesson planning, sending and managing emails, navigating data bases, keeping files and folders organized, using the internet, and other basic functions. 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. 

• Valid Driver’s License and liability insurance. 

• Ability to perform all job requirements satisfactorily and meet the Education/Experience, Personal Skills/Characteristics, Reasoning Ability, Physical Conditions, Work Environment and Environmental Conditions listed below. 

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: 

• Must be at least 18 years old 

• High School Diploma  

• Associates Degree/CDA preferred 

• Must meet or exceed licensing requirements for age, education and experience