What are the responsibilities and job description for the Oklahoma Early Childhood - Preschool Lead Teacher position at EAST CROSS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER?
Summary
The 4-Year-Old Preschool Lead Teacher is part-time position and is responsible for developing and executing 2.5 hours of quality preschool appropriate education in line with East Cross Early Childhood Center's goals and OKDHS guidelines.
Managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom while providing the children with a good growth experience. Teachers must understand children's cognitive, social, emotional and physical development in order to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where they are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed. The lead teacher must be skilled in communicating with both children and adults in order to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns.
We are always accepting applications for this role.
Duties
- Complete, execute and establish clear objectives for all lessons.
- Daily lessons will include but not limited to "circle time," "table time," literacy activities, and basic STEM activities.
- Develop purposeful planned and themed centers and communicate the objectives clearly to the children.
- Plan, schedule and implement age-appropriate enriching activities to include: physical, emotional, intellectual social cues, skills and abilities.
- Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions and semi-annual Parent-Teacher Conferences.
- Follow discipline guidelines set forth by the program and OKDHS guidelines.
- Ensure a healthy classroom environment - including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
- Develop a good working relationship with your Preschool Classroom Teacher Aid to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
- Maintain positive attitudes with the children and their families.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of childcare experience with 3 and/or 4-Year-Old children, so a basic understanding of child development.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
- High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
- Have Infant/Child CPR, AED and First Aid certification OR be willing to obtain these upon employment.
- Must be able to pass a full background check.
- Have an Early Childhood Certification/Degree OR pursuing those training courses related to teaching preschool children.
- Must have the agility to get up and down from a sitting position on the floor. Also possess the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
- Must have physical strength to life up to 35 pounds.
- Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Nice To Haves
- An interest in attending workshops on literacy, behavior management and updated teaching concepts.
- Be willing/interested to contribute to work outside of the scheduled hours to keep the classrooms enhanced, interesting and fresh.
Benefits
- Child Care Discount
- Our program typically follows the public-school system's school year calendar, so likely their closures are ours as well.
- Small adult-to-child ratios and two adults typically in each classroom.
- We have curriculum developed that has been proven to effective and is a great starting point for personal revisions.
- A great supply of material needed and age-appropriate toys that are changed out as the level of develop and interest increase.
About Us
Our childcare ministry here at East Cross Early Childhood Center has been part of East Cross Church since 1985 and as you can imagine, we have done our best to keep current with the part-time care needs of the many families we serve. Not all families need fulltime care, sometimes only a few times each week so the adults can attend appointments; work from home in a quite environment; for those grandparents/caregivers that are involved in the child(ren)'s care, they too could use a break a few times per week. We also typically follow the Bartlesville Public School calendar which is convenient for families with older children.
We are not a "daycare," in our Parent Day Out program (16 months - 2 yrs of age) we of course provide loving, Christian care and also introduce the children to a variety of themes though books, crafts, games, music...anything that will aid the children in knowing a little more about different areas of our world (such as Family / Grandparents, Farm, Fire Safety, Colors, Numbers, Shapes, Holidays, Snow, Penguins, Dental Health, Fruits, Vegetable, Plants and Insects, etc.).
Our 3 and 4-Year-Old Preschool classes offer a more structured day with specific routines that help children become familiar and comfortable about a peer social setting (a classroom). Once they have the understanding of what is expected in this type of environment, then the actual learning and absorption of information can come more easily. These classes and their families are provided a monthly calendar so knowing what learning concepts and activities can be worked on outside of the classroom.
Again, what we offer to our community has been working for 40 years!