What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Preschool Teacher position at St Matthews United Methodist Church Weekday School?
The Weekday School (WDS) is seeking to hire two qualified Preschool Lead Teachers for a full-time position Monday-Friday (40 hours). Our School Family has been a successful extension of the St. Matthews UMC community outreach program for decades.
The ideal candidate must have a CDA , a degree (in ECE preferably) and/or equivalent experience in the Early Childhood Education field and a love for teaching!
Qualifications and Commitment
The Lead Teacher position requires a communicative and collaborative process between the Director, Assistant Director, as well as your teaching team and the individuals on your team.
As the Lead Teacher, your role is to:
- Supervise your team, share successful practices through teamwork and reflective practice, act as a problem-solver, assist with building classroom teacher relationships, create an environment for addressing classroom issues, support and assist new teachers in their practice, and build shared norms to enable teachers to give and receive ideas and assistance.
- Identify areas of growth in classrooms, observe children and behavioral/academic issues, support staff in areas of classroom management, curriculum development, SEL implementation.
- Plan collaborative planning meetings, provide opportunities for members of the team to participate in planning, ask questions, ask for help and receive feedback/ideas on curriculum and classroom management.
Interactions with Children
- Provide a warm, nurturing, safe and loving environment where self-concepts are enhanced, independence is encouraged and individuality, culture and family values are respected.
- Use positive guidance techniques to help children interact in a group and to develop self-discipline.
- Interact frequently with children, encouraging them to share experiences, ideas and feelings, and involve them in both individual and group activities.
- Work with children one-on-one, small and large groups, supervising activities, keeping children on task.
- Creating schedules and routines, ensuring children have a proper balance of rest and physical activities.
Supervision of Staff
- Understand the strengths and weakness of each team member and manage team responsibilities to take advantage of individual strengths.
- Determine the learning and communication preferences of team members and plan training and communication accordingly.
- Maintain a positive approach to problem-solving.
- Accept responsibility for team functioning so that change is possible. Look to yourself for changes you can make before expecting others to be willing to change.
Please email your resume with a cover letter.
For more information, please see the preschool website: http://www.stmatthewsweekdayschoolva.com
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Early childhood education: 3 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Annandale, VA 22003 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $25