Preschool Lead Teacher

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate electronic and paper attendance is always kept.
• Know the number of children in your care at all times.
• Interact closely with children at their level.
• Sit with children when they are eating.
• Ensure proper positioning when outside so that children remain within sight and sound at all times.
• Ensure State Incident Reports are used when appropriate and are properly completed, signed, and filed.
• Be aware of every child’s physical and emotional needs and adapt your interactions to best support.
• Always keep children within sight and sound supervision.
• Avoid exceeding state ratio requirements.
• Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements.
• Ensure that name-to-face attendance and counts are conducted when moving children outside of the classroom and at every threshold.
• Change children’s diapers and/or assist in toileting.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with school personnel, children, and parents.
• Comply with work policies and procedures per school trainings, Employee Handbook, Goddard QA, State, and The Department of Health.
• Understand and be able to apply Goddard Emergency Procedures.
• Perform minor cleaning responsibilities (e.g., spills, dusting, sweeping) immediately or during nap time.
• Perform major cleaning during times when children are not present.
• Understand and adhere to Goddard’s Behavior Policy & The Children’s Bill of Rights.
• Faculty shall be able to demonstrate the skill and competence necessary to contribute to each child's development.

Required Qualifications

• An Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education
• Two years of previous experience with children, and this does not have to be in a childcare center!
• Willingness to go through (and pass!) the required clearances and training to ensure the safety and security of our children, including: four clearances, mandated reporter training, a physical, and TB test.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Able to bend at the waist and knees frequently and as needed while caring for children.
• Able to sit on and get up from a child sized chair frequently throughout the day.
• Able to sit on and get up from the classroom floor frequently throughout the day.
• Able to stand and walk for 7-8 hours per day.