Early Learning Lead Teacher (All Locations)

About the role

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is seeking an Early Learning Teacher to join its team. As a thought-leader and best-in-class provider in education, wellness, youth development, and community-building, the YMCA serves the Atlanta community by positively impacting lives and communities.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and develop classroom associates and manage day-to-day operations in the classroom.
• Plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children.
• Implement developmentally appropriate practices that are individualized, inclusive of children with disabilities, and age appropriate and integrated across all areas of a child’s development.
• Meet all job-related federal, state, local and program regulations and timelines for compliance, implementation, and documentation.
• Meet performance standards, monitoring guidelines, licensure regulations, disabilities service requirements, and the completion of developmental assessments, parent conferences, and home visits.
• Actively participate in teaching activities by consistently moving around the learning environment both indoors and outdoors.
• Constantly supervise children during all activities (indoors & outdoors) as well as during all times when children are under their direct care.
• Re-direct inappropriate behaviors in a positive manner that is supportive and non-punitive.
• Respond quickly to a child in distress or a crying child by immediately calming them in a nurturing and appropriate manner.
• Utilize developmentally appropriate feeding, toileting, cleaning, and health care practices for children with special health care needs.
• Model appropriate language behaviors for children including grammatically correct verbal and written language usage.
• Prepare in advance lesson plans, materials and environment that are organized, interactive, appropriate, clean, safe, and hands on.
• Prepare, plan, and implement transition strategies for daily activities.
• Organizes classroom space into functional areas (i.e. interest centers) that are easily recognizable and clutter free.
• Conduct and record ongoing observations that are descriptive of the whole child and his/her developmental milestones rather than just exclusive reports of problem behaviors.
• Behave in a professional manner that is always open, cordial, family- and child-centered, and in the best interest of the program.
• Attend and participate in team, site, and agency required meetings, trainings, professional development, and continuing education.
• Ensure that site-appropriate health, safety, classroom organization, classroom aesthetic and sanitation guidelines are followed.
• Follow all mandatory reporting of suspected abuse, unsafe conditions, repair needs, complaints, accidents, and injuries.

Requirements

• Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) in Infant and Toddler Education or higher.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of children. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to perform physical requirements, including, but not limited to, kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry objects or children up to 50 lbs.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.

Ergonomic Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to perform physical requirements, including, but not limited to, kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry objects or children up to 50 lbs.

Employment and Benefits Package

The employment and benefits package for this job posting is offered through Early Childhood Development Co., LLC, whose sole managing member is the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.

Employment Requirement

• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check including Criminal Record check, Drug Screening, motor vehicle record (MVR) and reference check according to company policy.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the US without current or future sponsorship.

Location

Atlanta, Georgia