Lead Teacher Job Description

Little Dewdrops Preschool

Lead Teacher

JOB DESCRIPTION

Lead Teacher

Weekly Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:30AM -4:30PM

Reports to Center Director

Responsibilities:

Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment

•Establish and maintain an environment for children, which is clean, safe, stimulating and appropriate for each child’s developmental level.

• Be responsible for the appearance, décor, and learning environment of the classroom

•Promote healthy eating practices

To advance motor and intellectual competence

•Supporting, emerging literacy and language development in response to each individual child’s interest through whole language experience.

•Implement a curriculum that fosters the construction of beginning mathematical knowledge through hands on activities.

•Design and implement activities that foster the development of physical activity.

•Provide an integrated curriculum that meets the needs of individual children

•Use equipment and material for indoor and outdoor play that promotes children’s fine and gross motor development.

To support social and emotional development and provide positive guidance

•Gear the program to the needs of the individual child and pace of learning.

•Consider the individual child in relationship to his/her culture and socio-economic background.

•Treat each child, co-worker and parent with dignity and respect.

•Help each child become aware of his/her role as an integral member of a group.

•Plan and implement a curriculum that reflects the culture diversity of the group.

•Provide an environment that provides development of self-esteem.

To establish positive and productive relationships with families

•View parent-teacher relationships as a partnership, focusing on each child’s individual strengths and abilities.

•Plan and implement hands-on activities that develop self-esteem.

•Use and promote positive guidance techniques and a variety of creative and expressive activities.

•Parent concerns should be directed and handled by the Lead Teacher, who if unable to handle the concern should direct the parent to the center Director.

To ensure a well-run, purposeful program responsive to participant needs

•Planning, supervising, and implementing the curriculum in accordance with the policies and philosophy of the program.

•Access support services and resources relating to the individual needs of the families and children.

•Maintain daily, weekly and monthly written plans that reflect the individual interest and abilities of the children.

•Observation and documentation of individual progress through anecdotal notes, development checklist, portfolio assessments, and other designated screenings.

•All documentation must be completed within agency guidelines and time limits

•Complete paperwork required by local, state, and federal agencies.

To maintain a commitment to professionalism

•Attend all staff meetings, parent meetings and other mandatory or required in-services.

•Promote agencies code of ethics.

•Maintain flexibility and consistency with all staff.

•Maintain confidentiality regarding staff, families and children at all times.

•Relate to families in a positive and respectful manner.

Education/Qualifications

-Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or closely related field

-2 years working experience with early childhood aged children

-Current CPR/First Aid certification (will require proof of cards)

-Any licensure required to work in the State of Wyoming

-Be proficient in Microsoft Office- including but not limited to Word, Excel and PowerPoint