Lead Teacher, Early Childhood

Please apply at : https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/

Join our dynamic team. We have a full time Teacher opening in our early learning center located in a beautiful area in Ponte Vedra.

Lead teachers are responsible for providing a warm, nurturing, stimulating, safe, and loving environment, where each child has the opportunity to develop cognitive, verbal, social, emotional, and physical skills appropriately.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans and implements a culturally sensitive educational program that is developmentally appropriate for each child’s age and language.
• Plans and implements daily lesson plans based on the approved curriculum to promote cognitive, verbal, social, emotional and physical development of children.
• Conducts ongoing assessment and individualization documentation in a timely manner.
• Plans a balanced daily routine that encourages play, exploration and learning, and which includes teacher-directed and child-directed activities, both inside and outside.
• Provides a developmentally appropriate, stimulating learning environment that includes adding new and interesting materials each week, meeting the developmental levels of all children in the group, including children with special needs, over the course of their enrollment.
• Other duties, as assigned.
• Children’s Health and Developmental Services Responsibilities:
• Conducts daily health checks on each child.
• Plans weekly activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.
• Follows policies and procedures regarding medical and dental emergencies, short-term exclusion of children, and the administration, handling and storing of medication.
• Ensures safe practices are followed to prevent injuries to children or others.
• Maintains sanitation and hygienic classroom.
• Nutrition Responsibilities:
• May eat with children, encouraging proper eating habits and conversation.
• Serves food in a way that encourages the development and socialization of the children.
• Assists in kitchen duties, as assigned.
• Follows infants’ individual feeding schedules and holds infants who cannot sit independently while feeding.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person