Lead Teacher - Pre-K - Norcross Center

About the role

The Lead Teacher is responsible for ensuring the care and education of a group of children as part of a teaching team. They assist with the planning and implementation of the curriculum.

Maintains a Safe and Healthy Environment

• Maintain an orderly learning environment.
• Promote healthy eating practices by eating with children.
• Help children maintain proper dental hygiene according to regulations.
• Post necessary health and safety information.
• Share routine duties with other staff (supervision on playground, toileting, cleanup, classroom maintenance).
• Assist in keeping room and other areas neat and clean.
• Interact with children in activities they are supervising.
• Perform health checks on children daily.
• Perform daily classroom and playground safety checks and report deficiencies to Curriculum Specialist/Center Director.
• Perform appropriate hand washing and sanitizing procedures.
• Ensure that Active Supervision policies are followed at all times to ensure safety of children while under our care.

Demonstrates Physical & Cognitive Competence

• Provide balance between child/teacher-initiated activities.
• Use equipment/materials to promote physical development.
• Provide balance between quiet/active learning activities.
• Involve children in planning and implementing activities.
• Provide an integrated curriculum that meets the needs of individual children.
• Plan and implement activities that promote acquisition of number concepts.
• Plan and implement experiences that promote language and literacy development.
• Consider outdoors as a part of the learning environment.
• Assess children’s needs and developmental progress on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain lesson plans on a weekly basis.
• Use the results of assessments to plan activities for children based on their developmental level.
• Prepare activities ahead of time so materials are in order when needed and follow through with planned activities.
• Share knowledge of children’s developmental stages by planning age-appropriate activities.

Supports Social and Emotional Development and Provides Positive Guidance

• Plan and implement hands-on activities that develop positive self-esteem.
• Plan and implement hands-on activities that develop social skills.
• Plan and implement culturally diverse experiences.
• Promote the use of positive guidance techniques.
• Provide a wide variety of creative/expressive activities.
• Establish routines with smooth transition periods.
• Encourage children to be independent in decision making and self-care (dressing, toileting, etc.)
• Greet children upon arrival and departure.
• Show each child affection and attention daily.
• Encourage children to problem solve and discover.
• Help children work out problems by encouraging them to talk about their feelings (anger, sadness, fear, etc.) and express them appropriately.
• Must be willing to work with special needs children and families.

Establishes Positive and Productive Relationships with Families

• Greet parents and other visitors with a smile and friendly manner.
• Take time to explain classroom activities and projects to parents.
• Provide verbal and/or written communication to parent’s daily regarding child’s activities.
• Relate assessment information to parents and offer support for dealing with children at different developmental stages.
• Plan and conducts home and/or personal visits.