Daycare Lead Teacher

Early Childhood Teacher

Job Description

Early childhood Teachers create and implement development-based educational programs for children ranging from six weeks to 12 years. Early childhood educators must address the emotional, cognitive, social, and physical needs of both individual and groups of children while effectively communicating with parents. People in this position report to directors, assistant directors, and training curriculum specialists.

Your job will include encouraging creativity, fostering academic growth, and nurturing your tiny learners. It’s a rewarding and fulfilling profession reserved for those who love children and the learning process, who have equal parts enthusiasm and patience, and who feel right at home with paint on their fingers and a storybook in their hands.

Preschool may be a place for circle time and learning to stand in line, but there’s no mistaking its significance in our nation’s educational system. Teaching in a preschool environment is like no other. One minute you may be teaching the ABCs and the next you may be tying shoelaces. Another minute you may be exploring ways to implement basic math and counting skills into your lesson plan and the next you may be calming a tantrum. It’s a truly unique learning environment where the youngest learners are first introduced to academics, proper social behavior, and group learning.

Lead Daily Activities

Early childhood educators lead daily social, learning, and physical activities for all children in their assigned classes.

Monitor Children

Early childhood educators are responsible for the overall health and welfare of the children in their classroom, which requires diligent monitoring of all children during learning times, meal times, restroom breaks, and nap times.

Encourage and Engage Children

As an early childhood educator, it is necessary to keep all children active and engaged while they are in the classroom.

Keep Classroom Clean and Stimulating

The early childhood educator is ultimately responsible for keeping the classroom clean, organized, and stimulating for children. This is to include abiding by the daily cleaning checklist at all times and the arrival checklist as well as upon departure.

Assess In-Class and Homework Assignments

Early childhood educators must assess all work submitted by students and provide progress reports to parents detailing their child’s success completing classroom work. This will be based upon the classroom progress reports given by management.

Attend Staff Meetings

Early childhood educators must attend mandatory workshops, conferences, and staff meetings as directed by Director’s guidelines.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Considerable physical activity. Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds. Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of job.

No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.

Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements

Require early childhood educators to have or working toward a Child Development Associates (CDA) credential. Required also candidates must have at least one year of classroom teaching experience, either as a primary or assistant teacher. Early childhood educators must also meet all necessary DHR licensing requirements, which includes actual training requirements first aid and CPR training certification.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 - $13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Early childhood education: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person