Lead Teacher

About the role

Hetty's Brilliant Minds is a Christian childcare center offering innovative, year-round programs including before school, full-day, and after school educational preschool, as well as infant care. Our mission is to provide a safe, loving, and encouraging environment that meets children's developmental and academic needs.

Responsibilities

• Nurture, monitor, and teach children to share, express themselves, communicate, and collaborate well with others
• Follow children's curiosity and further their language and vocabulary development
• Supervise assistant teachers and volunteers
• Develop lesson plans based on our curriculum and assess children's developmental growth
• Communicate with parents about their children's progress
• Set up classroom to reflect current lessons
• Plan and carry out curriculum
• Encourage exploration of interests and developmental social skills
• Develop schedules and routines ensuring physical activity, rest, and playtime
• Teach children how to play fairly with others
• Observe, assess, and document each child's health, skills, behavior, growth, and development
• Identify any physical or mental development concerns in assigned children
• Meet with parents to discuss concerns
• Optimize children's developmental, intellectual, and social achievements in class activities
• Create and lead a supportive, nurturing learning environment that encourages responsibility and motivation
• Be vigilant about the health and safety of the children
• Report any health hazards to appropriate staff members
• Report suspected cases of child abuse to the appropriate authorities

Qualifications

• 2 years experience working in a childcare setting, especially with toddlers (18 months to 38 months)
• CDA in Infant/Toddler
• Associate Degree preferred but not required
• MAT, First Aid, and CPR Certificate