Lead Teacher

Job Description: Lead Teacher

Employee: Reports To: Center Manager

Exempt Position Job Title: Lead Teacher

Salary Level: Beginning date:

Summary

Responsible for maintaining a quality learning environment in which each child achieves his/her highest level of social competence and intellectual growth needed for Mallard Creek Learning Center. Instructs children in activities designed to promote social, physical and intellectual growth need. Implement the Center’s curriculum, procedures and maintain accurate cumulative classroom records. Maintain, enforce and implements childcare licensing regulations and performance standards of the Mallard Creek Learning Center by performing the following duties:

Performance Standards

Education and Early Childhood Development

Ensure that the education environment is developmentally and linguistically appropriate, recognizing that children have individual rates of development as well as individual interest, temperaments, cultural backgrounds, and learn styles.

Ensure that the education environment supports the development of all children’s social and emotional development, cognitive, language skills and physical skills.

Provide a program of services for all age groups of children which encourages the development of a secure relationship between children and their teacher, and supports their social emotional development and physical development.

Implement the Abeka curriculum and integrate the educational aspects of all program areas, helps to develop children’s facility in social relationships, enhances each child’s understanding of self, and provides for the development of cognitive skills and recognize the need for individualized activities.

Involve parents in the development of the program’s curriculum and approach to child development and education, and to participate in parent/teacher conferences. To encourage parents to observe and participate in their children’s experiences in the Mallard Creek Learning Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Screen and assess each child upon entering the program within 45 days of enrollment.

Plans individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, self help, social and motor skills such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, using play equipment, and fostering independence.

Instruct the children in practices of personal cleanliness and self-care skills.

To encourage children to develop habits of caring of their own clothing and picking up and putting away toys, books, and materials.

Implement and monitor the education and center related goals, activities and reports on progress accomplishments, and/or problems to the Center Manager.

Trains staff and make recommendations for further training and personnel actions.

Supervise the use and maintenance of and maintain accurate inventory of equipment and supplies. Reports maintenance and/or repairs to Center Manager.

Ensure that all children in the classroom are screened and accessed within 45 days of enrollment.

Ensure that the physical and safety needs of the children are met within the context of classroom/program.

Plan and implement daily lesson plans (to include Teacher made material activities for mealtime, outdoor play, field trips, etc.) according to the guidance and instructions of the Mallard Creek Learning Center performance standards.

Maintain a colorful, attractive, comfortable and safe environment in the classroom suited to the age level of the children.

Adapt teaching methods and materials to the level of the individual child. Secure or prepare (teacher made) materials to compliment the instructional themes, units and lesson plans.

Actively participate and interact with the children (not just observe) in curriculum activities. Observe children’s behavior, health, and/or health habits; report to the Center Manager any apparent observed health or behavior problems.

Plan activities to include the cultural diversity for all children and implement plans for children with special needs. Responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring the classroom on as ongoing basis, the procedures and services per our program plans.

Access the children’s needs and share information about the child’s educational needs and goals with the parents within the year to keep parents abreast of teaching objectives. Inform parents of child’s objectives by sending home monthly activities and information.

Make a commitment to parent involvement and support this concept by involving the parents in the classroom. Support parent generated activities.

Provide an environment of acceptance, which will help the children build ethnic pride, develop and facilitate in social relationships.

Maintain strict confidentiality as it relates to the children and their families.

Maintain enrollment records in roll book (monthly attendance).

Ensure point of service is completed at meal time. Monitor and maintain sanitation regulations and guidelines are followed at all times during meal time.

Ascertain that nutrition goals and standards are met and compliance of rules and regulations that pertain to the nutrition programs.

Observe, monitor and evaluate employees, volunteers and interns in the classroom. Maintain strict confidentiality as it relates to this procedure.

Monitor and drive school van. Transport children to and from pickup/drop off destinations and transport to field trips as applicable. Follow and enforce strict guidelines of van procedures.

Ability to read, understand and apply the rules, regulations and guidelines in the North Carolina Division of Child Development – Child Care Handbook.

May perform First Aide and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Must perform other duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: AA degree in Early Childhood and Development or equivalent from a two-year college. Child Development Associate (CDA), and six months to one year related experience and/or training.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence, utilize expressive language in positive manner and correct use of grammatical language.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subject, multiply, and decide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute accurate rates for enrollment in program.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with variety of concrete variable situations where only limited standardizations exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form.

Certificates, Licenses & Registrations: Physical, TB Test, Health Questionnaire, valid driver’s license, CDL licenses, First Aid, Infant/Child CPR, Child Development Association (CDA).

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to operate computer, telephone, and copier.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Active listening, giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made and asking questions as appropriate.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is maintained at a moderate level but may become noisy when demonstrating or implementing various teaching methods.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person