What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Teacher position at Peter Paul Development Center?
Benefits:
The After-School Academy program at Peter Paul’s Coleman Center is comprised of students grades 4-12 who receive daily instruction in core subject areas and provides enrichment activities. The Lead Teacher develops lesson plans that include project-based learning, learning through literacy, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). The person in the role must embody Peter Paul’s values and share a passion for the mission by overseeing a high quality, safe experience for all students. All Peter Paul employees are expected to maintain high expectations for self, colleagues, students and families and must maintain a professional, ethical, and responsible attitude to form a positive, supportive team atmosphere.
Primary Responsibilities
• Create a classroom culture that encourages group thinking, curiosity and discovery
• Collaborate with other staff to design and implement daily lesson plans and activities
• Implement Peter Paul’s daily expectations and behavior system
• Commitment to total classroom engagement
• Communicate with parents and/or guardians and daytime classroom teachers on a regular basis
• Participate in staff meetings and serve on planning and special events committees
• Maintain accurate and organized records such as communication logs, incident reports and other records
• Participate in recommended training programs, conferences, courses and other aspects of professional growth to
acquire knowledge of current best practices
• Perform additional duties as assigned
• Required to provide COVID-19 vaccine documentation (or be approved for exemption), wear face mask daily and
practice physical distancing when possible
Qualifications
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must meet three of the following criteria:
• Master’s Degree and substantial teaching experience
• Experience working with the Virginia Standards of Learning
• Subject matter expertise in science, technology, engineering, art or math
• Familiar with Eureka Math curriculum
Compensation and Benefits
This is a part-time, hourly position that is expected to work Monday-Friday during program hours (3:00pm-6:30pm up to 20 hours per week) and will receive additional hours for planning time, team meetings, and educational training.
- Simple IRA
- Competitive salary
- Employee discounts
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Wellness resources
The After-School Academy program at Peter Paul’s Coleman Center is comprised of students grades 4-12 who receive daily instruction in core subject areas and provides enrichment activities. The Lead Teacher develops lesson plans that include project-based learning, learning through literacy, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). The person in the role must embody Peter Paul’s values and share a passion for the mission by overseeing a high quality, safe experience for all students. All Peter Paul employees are expected to maintain high expectations for self, colleagues, students and families and must maintain a professional, ethical, and responsible attitude to form a positive, supportive team atmosphere.
Primary Responsibilities
• Create a classroom culture that encourages group thinking, curiosity and discovery
• Collaborate with other staff to design and implement daily lesson plans and activities
• Implement Peter Paul’s daily expectations and behavior system
• Commitment to total classroom engagement
• Communicate with parents and/or guardians and daytime classroom teachers on a regular basis
• Participate in staff meetings and serve on planning and special events committees
• Maintain accurate and organized records such as communication logs, incident reports and other records
• Participate in recommended training programs, conferences, courses and other aspects of professional growth to
acquire knowledge of current best practices
• Perform additional duties as assigned
• Required to provide COVID-19 vaccine documentation (or be approved for exemption), wear face mask daily and
practice physical distancing when possible
Qualifications
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must meet three of the following criteria:
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) or endorsement in a child-related field such as, but not limited to, elementary education, nursing or recreation from a college or university
- Have three months of programmatic experience and at least one of the following education backgrounds
- A one-year early childhood certificate from a college or university that consists of at least 30 semester hours;
- A child development credential from an approved institution as defined in Section 22.1-289.048 of the Code of Virginia;
- A teaching diploma from an internationally or nationally recognized Montessori organization.
- Have six months of supervised programmatic experience
- Strong classroom management and organizational skills
- Experience completing lesson plans
- Excellent oral, verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of current educational research
- Understanding of and familiarity working in an urban setting
• Master’s Degree and substantial teaching experience
• Experience working with the Virginia Standards of Learning
• Subject matter expertise in science, technology, engineering, art or math
• Familiar with Eureka Math curriculum
Compensation and Benefits
This is a part-time, hourly position that is expected to work Monday-Friday during program hours (3:00pm-6:30pm up to 20 hours per week) and will receive additional hours for planning time, team meetings, and educational training.
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