Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Preschool Lead Teacher : Overview : educate and care for the children according to state and center’s guidelines. The Lead Teacher maintains a safe and stimulating classroom.
executes classroom activities to help children form cognitive, emotional, social, and physical abilities in a safe, nurturing environment.
General responsibilities :
- Plan and implement a full-day, year-round, developmentally appropriate curriculum including weekly themes and lesson plans, inclusion of theme-related materials, and rotation of toys and equipment regularly.
- ensure the room is clean, free of hazards, and well-stocked with everything kids will need to play, learn, and grow. This includes promoting hygiene and dealing with accidents and medical issues appropriately.
- Teach kids basic life skills and guide them through routines like meals, dressing, bathroom use and naps.
- familiarize students with letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. Reading stories, singing songs, playing games, or doing arts and crafts are examples of fun educational activities an ECE may use.
- foster self-esteem in an inclusive atmosphere.
- encourage emotional and social development by providing one-on-one attention and setting behavioral expectations.
- carefully watch children for signs of behavioral or learning problems and track their progress over time.
- Coach, mentor, train and supervise new hire and Volunteers.
- Plan and Conduct parent-teacher conference.
- keeps parents up to date by taking written observations of each child and logging in children’s daily activities.
Requirements :
Qualifications & Requirements : Must be able to bend and stoop to interact on child’s level.
- Must be able to play and communicate with children (run, jump, demonstrate physical exercise)
- Must be able to stand approximately 95% of the workday. Should have a Child Development
- Associate (CDA) credential or equivalent or must be enrolled in CDA program. Two years’
- experience working with children in a center setting.
Other requirements may include :
- Love of working with children
- Knowledge of child development and education
- Familiarity with local laws regarding childcare
- Professional development
- Creativity and outgoing nature
- Effective communication skills
- Creativity and outgoing nature
- Demonstrates flexibility to the daily business need.
29 days ago