Preschool Lead Teacher

St. Joseph School seeks a full-time lead preschool teacher for our Faithful Beginnings preschool program. The teacher will work as a member of the preschool team and confer with the preschool director about instructional practice. The teacher will prepare each day's lesson plans, communicate regularly with school families, attend teacher meetings, and perform other duties as assigned. The lead teacher will have a solid understanding of child development, develop an appropriate learning and social environment, and develop positive school community relationships.

• Active, participating Catholic preferred
• Demonstrated ability to understand, evaluate and make decisions that will enhance the preschool
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to follow and enforce all required safety procedures
• Demonstrated appropriate communication/interpersonal skills that create effective working relationships with staff, parents and parishioners
• Satisfy requirements specified by the Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services (Rule 3) for Preschool Lead Teacher
• CPR and First Aid certified within 90 days of hire
• Satisfy Essential 3 requirements of Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis (complete background check, complete Virtus training and satisfy Code of Conduct)
• 4 year or 2 year Early Childhood Development degree preferred
• Active parishioner preferred