Early Childhood Lead Teacher

Essential Job Duties: 

• Supervision of Children:  provide direct supervision of young children, knowing needs and whereabouts.
  • Move throughout classroom and around playground to effectively interact with children.
  • Interact with children in a group and on a one-on-one basis both verbally and physically to provide a safe and supportive environment.
  • Communicate with children by getting down on their level.
  • Provide effective and interactive supervision on field trips and in outdoor activities.
  • Establish and maintain a daily schedule of activities/care times.
• Education:  provide teaching activities that facilitate the growth and learning of children.
  • Prepare effective monthly lesson plans and child planning forms and submit them to Director for review in a timely manner.
  • Plan, prepare, develop, and facilitate various hands-on activities in a manner that supports NAEYC’s mission by utilizing a variety of teaching methods and techniques such as hands-on discussions, small and larger group work, individualized teaching, and supervised role-playing.
  • Prepare lesson plans that are culturally sensitive and are based on the children’s interests and developmental assessment goals.
  • Provide activities that promote self-help and independence in children.
  • Observe and document daily. Document (at least monthly) individual developmental stages and growth.
  • Use mealtimes as an opportunity to teach self-help behaviors, including proper table manners, etc.
  • Create individual service plan goals based on the child’s developmental level, monitor and document progress.
• Task Supervision of Early Childhood Educators/Volunteers:  communicate expectations; provide daily direction and role model effective teaching practices for teachers and volunteers.
  • Provide task supervision, as needed, to Early Childhood Educators and volunteers.
  • Communicate lesson plans and expectations to teachers and volunteers.
  • Demonstrate a team approach in leadership with teachers and volunteers.
  • Encourage input and suggestions from teachers and volunteers.
  • Role model effective teaching practices and supervision.
  • Assist Director in hiring and performance-management functions.
• Parent Interaction:  effectively communicate with parents (in verbal and written form) information regarding the program that is critical to the care of their children.
  • Provide parents with daily written and verbal information about children.
  • Communicate issues of concern and strengths to parents. Discusses goals for skill development.
  • Encourage parents to discuss concerns and provide input regarding their child’s care.
  • Facilitate parent-teacher conferences.
  • Plan and facilitate infant play groups.
  • Serve as a resource for further intervention (e.g., referral sources).
  • Participate in home visitations as requested, this is a requirement for Specialist in the Infant classrooms
  • Communicate specific parent requests and special instructions to Program Coordinator and Director in a timely manner.
• Professionalism:  act in a professional manner consistent with job description.
  • Report to shift, meetings, and training on time.
  • Represent the childcare program and the agency to the public in a positive manner at all times.
  • Promote self-growth by participating in at least 15 hours of childcare in-service per year.
  • Attend and constructively participates in agency-wide mandatory staff meetings, monthly Lead Teacher meetings, quarterly childcare meetings, and all other required meetings.
  • Promotes professional growth by being involved in professional organizations (i.e., NAEYC).
  • Maintain appropriate confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
  • Report child abuse and neglect according to policies and procedures.
  • Follow agency and NAEYC codes of conduct.