Lead Teacher

*Job Description* The Lead Teacher will manage designated classroom.
Provide academic instruction and promote social development for children who have not yet entered kindergarten.
Preschool/Toddler teachers also focus on meeting the basic nutritional and safety needs of young children.
*Duties and responsibilities* As Lead Teacher you will: * Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
* Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
* Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
* Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.
* Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
* Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
* Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
* Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
* Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
* Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
* Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
* Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
* Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
* Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
* Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
* Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to children.
* Demonstrate activities to children.
* Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
* Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
* Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
* Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
* Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.
* Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
* Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
* Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
* Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
*Qualifications* Qualifications include: * Education: High School Diploma Associate or bachelor's degree in related field Completed Growing Futures/Getting Started * Skills: Instructional, classroom management, verbal and written communication skills.
Patience, creativity, understanding, and passion for caring for children.
* Abilities: Able to work with and lead co-teacher/teacher assistant Ability to communicate with parents and staff.
* Other characteristics such as personal characteristics Flexible, kind, and the willingness to learn * Professional Certification Understanding of all center policies including confidentiality, state mandated procedures, and center specific mission.
* Experience1 Year of classroom experience and/or teaching credentials Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $16.
00 per hour Benefits: * 401(k) * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Schedule: * 10 hour shift * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday * No nights * No weekends Experience: * Teaching: 1 year (Preferred) License/Certification: * Teaching Certification (Preferred) Work Location: In person