Lead Teacher- 5194

BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well‑being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. Across our 60+ locations we provide programs in workforce development, children, youth, families, seniors, and homeless‑prevention.

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with agency policies and procedures regarding personal appearance, dress code, body language, and tone of voice, and how these impact the environment, children, and families served by the program.
• Plan and complete weekly classroom planning documents, maintain observation logs, and other documentation.
• Conduct weekly planning meetings with the teacher’s assistant and teacher’s aide to ensure curriculum planning aligns with daily classroom experiences (indoor/outdoor).
• Plan and implement educational field trips.
• Ensure effective communication with parents through orientation, parent‑teacher conferences, home visits, and informal discussions of their children’s progress.

Essential Duties

• Provide high‑quality programming and implement curriculum that supports positive, age‑appropriate learning experiences for children.
• Maintain constant supervision of the classroom at all times, ensuring the health, welfare, and safety of the children.
• Interact and engage with children, encouraging their involvement in classroom experiences.
• Provide and maintain a safe, caring, and welcoming classroom that is neat, clean, and attractive.
• Work with the program director and program assistant to ensure adequate classroom supplies, materials, resources, and equipment are available.
• Conduct Brigance screening and High Scope Assessment of Childhood Observation and Recording (COR) data for the assigned age group/classroom to maintain highest‑quality credentialing.
• Maintain daily child attendance and educational records/files of work and progress.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and professional‑development training/workshops.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s preferred, and NYS teaching certificate or eligibility under a study plan.
• One year of prior teaching experience in Head Start and/or UPK program.
• Bilingual English/Spanish fluency preferred.
• Proficiency in modern business communications, including personal computers, electronic mail, voicemail, facsimile, and copier equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to climb five flights of stairs, if required to conduct home visits and/or fieldwork.
• Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents.
• Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and adjacent counties via public transportation.
• Ability to travel at least 1 mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all weather conditions, including inclement weather, if required for home visits or field work.