Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all parent, child, and classroom staff concerns are appropriately addressed
• Helps and supervises children during all activities
• Counsels children when social, academic, or adjustment problems arise
• Develops, plans, and prepares instructional aids/materials for classroom activities
• Ensures that the appearance, cleanliness, and safe environment of the classroom are appropriately maintained
• Helps children with meal times and clean-up
• Completes all academy and classroom paperwork, such as daily notes, student accident reports, and attendance reports
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, academy events, and parent meetings as requested
• Prepares and implements classroom lesson plans, programs, and schedules
• Schedules and conducts parent/teacher conferences throughout the year
• Maintains family information board and other classroom bulletin boards
• Ensures that classroom medication schedule is followed
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and teaching experience in an Early Childhood Program required
• Must meet all requirements stipulated by the state for this position
• Pleasant/friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality
• Highly professional and dependable
• Must be able to interact appropriately with students of all ages and skill levels as well as with parents, coworkers, and management
• Must be able to lift no less than 40 pounds on a consistent basis throughout the workday to at least waist high