Lead Preschool Teacher

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete 2-day onsite orientation
• Promotes a healthy, emotional, social, intellectual and physical environment
• Maintains an environment that is clean, organized and safe. Responsible for the upkeep of all classroom equipment and materials
• Maintains confidentiality
• Engages in positive staff-child interaction and positive parent-teacher interactions
• Excellent communications skills
• Communicates with parent or guardians daily, keeping them informed of any concerns
• Responsible for keeping records of children’s attendance, daily reports, daily food program records and progress on each child’s growth and development
• Organizes and conducts parent/teacher conferences
• Assists the supervisor as needed and maintains good communication
• Supervises assigned groups of children
• Implements developmentally appropriate curriculum, activities and lesson plans
• Prepare classroom materials to support lesson plans; change and create learning centers as needed
• Post daily schedules and lesson plans
• Establish goals that will promote individual and group educational plans
• Serves meals in a family style setting and assists in developing good nutritional habits
• Responsible for seeking emergency medical attention for children and staff as needed, notifying parents and the supervisor if a child becomes ill or is injured
• Completion of required yearly professional development
• Assigns specific and appropriate tasks to classroom staff
• Flexibility in classroom placement
• Is on time and present for scheduled shift; when unable to work scheduled shift – informs supervisor per policy and find own replacement.
• Follows program policies and departmental procedures
• Knowledge of available community resources
• Add any other physical/behavioral requirements
• Follows all emergency and safety procedures
• Other duties upon request by immediate supervisor
• Follows program dress code
• Ability to regularly lift 40 pounds
• Orientation of new staff
• Participation in parent involvement events

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: In person