School Site Early Childhood Lead Teacher

Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor the children at all times.
• Implement all activities in a safe, efficient manner.
• Use positive redirection, positive language and positive reinforcement to guide the children in your care.
• Recognize, document and take appropriate action of suspected child abuse and neglect, illness or accident.
• Plan, develop, prepare, and implement educational activities including a variety of themes and subjects, such as language development, math development, diversity, gross and fine motor skills development, self-help skill development, science, art, music, health and hygiene and self-esteem.
• Individualize one-to-one and group activities to reflect the unique needs and strengths of all in each group.
• Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences for each child.
• Enhance the program using a variety of techniques which include modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing for the children.
• Observe, assess and evaluate each child’s progress in your group keeping written records.
• Respect and communicate in a professional manner with parents to build long term relationships with families.
• Communicate with parents on a regular basis on each child’s progress and the activities of each area (daily notes home, what we did today, notes posted to door, etc.).
• Maintain confidentiality concerning child issues and handle this information in an appropriate manner.
• Promote and maintain good working relationships with other staff members as well as members of the management team.
• Participate in scheduled staff meetings

Requirements

• Duties and Accountabilities
• Leadership
• Self-Awareness
• Self-Management
• Social Awareness
• Relationship Skills
• Responsible Decision Making
• General Duties
• Supervise and monitor the children at all times.
• Implement all activities in a safe, efficient manner.
• Use positive redirection, positive language and positive reinforcement to guide the children in your care.
• Recognize, document and take appropriate action of suspected child abuse and neglect, illness or accident.
• Plan, develop, prepare, and implement educational activities including a variety of themes and subjects, such as language development, math development, diversity, gross and fine motor skills development, self-help skill development, science, art, music, health and hygiene and self-esteem.
• Individualize one-to-one and group activities to reflect the unique needs and strengths of all in each group.
• Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences for each child.
• Enhance the program using a variety of techniques which include modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing for the children.
• Observe, assess and evaluate each child’s progress in your group keeping written records.
• Respect and communicate in a professional manner with parents to build long term relationships with families.
• Communicate with parents on a regular basis on each child’s progress and the activities of each area (daily notes home, what we did today, notes posted to door, etc.).
• Maintain confidentiality concerning child issues and handle this information in an appropriate manner.
• Promote and maintain good working relationships with other staff members as well as members of the management team.
• Participate in scheduled staff meetings

Education and Work Experience Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old
• High School Diploma
• Associates Degree/CDA preferred
• Must meet or exceed licensing requirements for age, education and experience
• At least one year experience in a licensed child care facility that includes infant and preschool
• Proficient with the use of workforce technology (i.e. computers and smartphones) with the ability to complete basic tasks including but not limited to electronic lesson planning, sending and managing emails, navigating data bases, keeping files and folders organized, using the internet, and other basic functions