What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Teach position at HOPEful Beginnings?
Position Title: Lead Teacher
Purpose of the Position:
To provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children.
Supervision of:
- Assistant Teacher and Childcare Worker
Qualifications:
Required Education, Certifications, Experience and continual Professional Development:
- Hold at least one of the following qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree with at least eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours in early childhood education or child development.
- A teaching certificate in elementary education or kindergarten endorsement.
- An associate degree in the field of early childhood education or child development.
- An associate degree with at least one year of experience in a preschool or similar setting and one of the following:
- Eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours in early childhood education or child development; or
- One hundred twenty hours of department-approved early childhood training.
- Current certification as a child development associate or similar status, or
- Certification from a Montessori teacher training program.
- CPR Certification for Adult, Child, and Infant with AED certification.
- First Aid Certification.
- Getting Started
- SIDS
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
- 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