Lead Teacher, Child Care Ctr - Newton

Position/Department Summary

Supervises day-to-day classroom operations and communication with parents. Works with teaching team to plan and implement age-appropriate activities, and to provide a caring environment where children are safe and secure. Cares for the health, welfare, and safety of children under 5 years of age in a group setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees the welfare, health and safety of the children in the group.
• Ensures all adults carry out Center policies regarding the safety and well-being of children.
• Prepares healthy snacks, feeds and diapers children.
• Collaborates with teaching team to plan age-appropriate daily activities, classroom routines and classroom design.
• Conducts daily activities. Prepares and selects appropriate materials and helps to foster and facilitate play between children.
• Develops trusting relationships with children.
• Reports to team unusual or extreme behavior which may indicate emotional, developmental or physical problems.
• Helps to plan and implement interventions for children with extra needs.
• Develops partnerships with parents and educates families on child development issues.
• Conducts bi-annual conferences with parents and arranges for additional parent conferences as needed.
• Maintains confidentiality in matters pertaining to the status, development and finances of individual children and families.
• Communicates daily with parents about children's activities and follows all center policies/procedures.
• Makes frequent informal observations of children’s progress and shares them with teaching team.
• Prepares written progress reports on each child every six months. Infants' groups every 3 months.
• Requests supplies to ensure proper functioning of classroom.
• In the absence of the Lead Teacher, responsible for all agency compliance as it relates to the classroom.
• Completes all developmental assessments and developmental books on assigned children.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Early Childhood Education or closely related field preferred
• Experience: Three to five years of professional teaching experience with infants, toddlers and preschoolers
• Certification/Registration: Department of Early Education and Care Certification required
• First Aid/CPR Certified

Incentives

• Employee Referral Bonus of $2,000.00
• Sign on Bonus of $2,500.00