Lead Baby Room Teacher

Responsibilities

• Planning and implementing a weekly lesson plan according to developmentally appropriate practices and school values.
• Nurturing physical, spiritual, emotional, social, and intellectual growth and development of each child.
• Monitoring the development and learning of the children, and for communicating this information to parents and Director.
• Providing care, protection, and guidance to the children.
• Classroom setup and arrangement

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year in a DECAL licensed baby room CDA, or higher degree.
• Judaic knowledge or willingness to acquire.
• Child CPR certification or willingness to acquire.
• Ability to meet Georgia requirements for employment in a preschool setting.
• Familiarity with NAEYC and BFTS guidelines.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Regularly required to move from standing to crouching to sitting on the floor and back to standing.
• Must be able to use hands and fingers to reach, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and see, talk and hear.
• Must be able to lift children up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to lift and carry children and equipment, spend time on the floor or child-sized furniture.
• Will be expected to clean and maintain equipment and facility and must be able to move throughout the community with children.
• May be expected to supervise all children at all times.
• May come into contact with children who are ill and/or contagious, and must take precautions to ensure the health and safety of all children, parents, staff and themselves.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.