Lead Teacher- Stepping Stones Academy Beloit

About the role

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Beloit, WI

Responsibilities

• Utilize and implement Community Kids Learning Center selected curriculum
• Oversee a respectful early learning environment consistent with the belief that children have tremendous potential and are capable and interested in learning
• Integrate program objectives into a positive educational and social environment to uphold agency policies, mission, and values in a culturally competent manner
• Plan and carry out activities according to the Education Policy in accordance with state licensing and YoungStar
• Establish and maintain goals and assessments for all children enrolled according to the Education Policy in accordance with state licensing and YoungStar
• Establish and maintain a daily schedule that follows the Education Policy in accordance with state licensing and YoungStar
• Oversee all lesson plans, goals, and assessments to ensure completion
• Provide direct care and assistance to children with their basic needs including eating, dressing, and hand washing
• Interact with children frequently while showing interest and modeling respect and affection regardless of race, gender, background, ability, culture, etc. of children or family members
• Implement the positive guidance policy within the classroom
• Encourage independence in children while teaching and modeling positive approaches to behaving constructively
• Absorb children in dealing with emotions, positive and negative, while expecting them to behave in developmentally appropriate ways
• Plan and set up an organized environment to meet the Education Policy and Environmental Rating Scale requirements
• Establish and maintain a pleasant and welcoming learning environment for children, families, and co-workers
• Provide a healthy and safe environment that is conducive to positive learning, playing, and growing
• Implement cultural awareness, diversity, and inclusion within the classroom
• Oversee the environment to ensure it continues to meet the Environmental Rating Scales and curriculum requirements, including rotation of materials
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with children, families, co-workers, and supervisors
• Establish and maintain effective communication with families, children, co-workers, and supervisors according to policies and the Environmental Rating Scales
• Oversee communication in classroom to ensure policies and the Environmental Rating Scales requirements are being met
• Guide and mentor new team members, assistant teachers, substitutes, volunteers, and students
• Assist in Kitchen and/or Office as needed
• Assist in overall building cleanliness, organization, and stocking of materials
• Assist with transportation of children as needed
• Access to reliable, licensed, insured driver and transportation
• Assist or supervise in other classrooms/sites as required
• Keep up to date with developments in the subject area, teaching resources and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities
• Participate in all required meetings and trainings

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age with a High School Diploma/GED
• At minimum, meets teacher qualifications as approved by the Wisconsin Registry
• Minimum one year experience in childcare
• Must annually complete the required 15 hours of approved continuing education
• Must have good communication skills, including the ability to effectively present information in one-to-one and small group situations to children, families, and co-workers
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is highly desirable
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide with whole numbers, fractions, and percentages
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Must be able to conduct smooth and unregimented transitions, be flexible, and handle routine tasks in a relaxed and individualized manner
• Mandated Reporter training completed within the last two years or DCF approved equivalent
• Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standard and/or School-age Curriculum Framework Training
• Darkness to Light or YoungStar accepted equivalent
• Must be reliable and dependable
• Ability to communicate appropriately and work with families, children, co-workers, managers, and directors
• Demonstrate competency and knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices and environmental rating scales such as ECERS, ITERS and/or SACERS
• Demonstrate commitment to cultural diversity