Pre-K4 Lead Teacher

Essential Job Duties

• Plan and implement daily activities that are developmentally appropriate for the children served while creating and maintaining a stimulating and safe learning environment.
• Collaborate with the teaching assistant(s) to perform all required daily tasks, such as maintaining the appearance, cleanliness, and safety of the classroom.
• Evaluate the development and performance of children in the program through the use of formal and informal assessment tools.
• Maintain files on children to include registration data, developmental progress, testing information, parent correspondence, documented behavior problems, and any other pertinent information.
• Maintain all reports required by the Rochester City School District (RCSD) and the agency, including formal assessments, daily attendance, and daily health checks.
• Maintain consistent communication with parents through newsletters, phone calls, parent-teacher conferences, and home visits.
• Facilitate and deliver early childhood programs, committing to active involvement of families and the local community.
• Supervise the teaching assistant(s) in their daily job duties and meet weekly to facilitate program planning.
• Request equipment, curriculum materials, and supplies for classroom use; maintain inventories.
• Perform other job duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Teacher certification in Nursery-6th grade, Pre-K-6th grade, or 0-2nd grade.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Must be cleared through Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and NYS Justice Center.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children.
• Maintain a respectful, nurturing, and positive demeanor with children in order to stimulate and encourage the learning process.
• Interact professionally with staff, parents, and vendors.
• Possess strong communication and spelling skills to ensure an effective exchange of information, the ability to respond professionally to inquiries, and the ability to complete all required forms.
• Perform data recording/record-keeping operations by logging, filing, and/or posting single-entry items.
• Perform routine computations requiring knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and/or percentages.
• Read and interpret routine written or printed materials such as charts, diagrams, maps, and/or instructional material.
• Able to perform light work exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Physical Elements

• Must be able to physically perform stooping, kneeling, walking, lifting, grasping, pulling, standing, talking, and hearing.

Pay Range

$20 - $22 per hour