CD - Teacher l

Duties And Responsibilities

• Plan and set up a classroom environment according to program curriculum, documents on-going observation and assessments, including Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP), progress notes, and portfolio samples for the purpose of individualizing for each enrolled child.
• Implements and ensures high quality teacher child interactions.
• Develop daily lesson plans that reflect the goals of the curriculum and the individual needs of the children.
• Provide a high quality, nurturing, and supportive classroom environment that supports children learning.
• Organize and supervise activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
• Help keep center orderly by sharing cleaning responsibilities and duties.
• Review and plan classroom experiences and routines with teacher assistant.
• Supervise and evaluate teacher assistants, work with parents in planning activities to meet the individual needs of their child and supports volunteer efforts by helping parents and others feel comfortable and valued when assisting in the classroom.
• Absolutely ensure active supervision and safety and security of all children by maintaining visual supervision and an accurate census of children producible on demand and verifiable by count when requested by management, parents, or regulatory agencies.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Associates Degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Education from an accredited institution of higher education.
• OR Must have twenty-four (24) units in Early Childhood Education/Child Development (including core courses), plus sixteen (16) General Education units.
• A minimum experience of 175 days of 3 or more hours per day within 4 years in a child care center or setting.
• Must possess/or apply for a Teacher's permit or a temporary county certificate within 30 days of hire, until permit from the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing is obtained and keep current by completing 25 hours of professional growth, annually.