What are the responsibilities and job description for the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Teacher position at Imagination Childcare Academy, Inc.?
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Tuition assistance
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Interact With Children
· Use appropriate language, interactions, and positive discipline
· Treat every child with respect
· Model appropriate behavior
· Assist in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities
· Implement age appropriate activities that support our curriculum and the NAEYC standards
· Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.
Assess Children
· Assess children on a regular basis using written, verbal and visual observation
· Take pictures and maintain anecdotal notes, written observations, and other approved forms of documentation for each child.
· Maintain a portfolio for every child
· Formally assess EVERY student 3 times a year, using Imagination Childcare Academy assessment tools
Curriculum Preparation:
· Research, plan and develop age appropriate activities for lesson plans in conjunction with the collaborating teacher.
· Incorporate required activities into lesson plans that support children’s development
· Prepare activities and materials that support lesson plans.
· During the probationary period, teachers submit weekly lesson plans to the Director, which includes assessment and purposefully planned activities that are in conjunction with the assessments. (What did you observe? What are kids doing? What do kids need to work on? How are your lesson plans going to meet those needs and use their strengths?) How are you going to differentiate instruction to ensure individual growth.
· Lessons include objectives and are tied to the Common Core Standards
Communicate with Parents:
· Maintain open communication with parents by scheduling and conducting parent/teacher conferences at least two conferences a year (October and May)
· As a parent advocate, help resolve issues or concerns that are raised.
· Inform parents about daily classroom routines, expectations, policies, field trips and volunteer opportunities.
· Communicate with parents about incidents that have been observed and/or recorded on site.
· Obtain all required classroom parental signatures such as on all incident reports and field trip permission slips.
Documentation:
· Collaborate with the Teacher’s Assistant to design and complete documentation panels for the classroom and hallways with the (Bulletin Boards)
· Complete all necessary paperwork for classroom activities, including attendance, screenings, parent teacher conferences, and home visits in a timely manner
· Maintain accurate and up to date portfolios
Supervision:
· Delegate duties as necessary to the Teacher’s Assistant, and give constant feedback to facilitate professional growth.
Administration:
· Work collaboratively with the Director and all other staff in the building
· Actively participate in meetings which may include management, the teaching team, and/or parents
· Participate in at least 30 hours of professional development every two years, with the first 15 hours being completed by the first 6 months of employment.
Classroom Maintenance:
· Help to maintain a clean and organized learning environment
· Sanitize all surfaces, equipment, and classroom toys
· Maintain a quality room arrangement in compliance with curriculum standards
Other Duties as Assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education: Master’s Degree in Education (preferred)
Experience: At least one year working with preschool age children (Ages 3-5)
Certifications: Early Childhood B-2 and/or Students with Disabilities and/or Literacy B-6
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Ability to maintain confidentiality
· Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
· Demonstrated capability to interact, cooperate and maintain effective relationships with administration, staff, consultants, regulators, and parents in a team environment
· Capacity to assume responsibility for own professional development
· Detail oriented, logical, and methodological approach to problem solving
· Ability to plan and schedule the work of others
· Flexible, with the ability to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment
· Proficiency using word-processing system
· Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and receiving feedback on the quality of services
· Meet any specific content area requirements
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and see
· The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
· The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
· At times, may require more than 40 hours per week to perform essential duties of the position
Salary : $25 - $33
