05/06/2021
Lead Teacher Job Description
General Function: This position is responsible for meeting the developmental needs of children infant – 5 years of age in a group setting.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: planning and implementing developmentally appropriate lesson plans, providing a safe and secure environment with proper supervision, providing documentation of positive developmental outcomes for students, as well as maintaining positive relations and communications with families and program staff. Sharing responsibilities with other classroom assistants, aides, and volunteers to meet Woodlyn Academy standards.
Qualifications:
BA, AA, in Early Childhood Education or related field with 30 E.C.E. credits. One year experience in a licensed child care facility or equivalent student teaching experience.
Physical Requirements:
Frequent lifting of children up to 50 pounds. Frequent walking and standing with occasional bending, climbing, and crawling.
Responsibilities:
Planning
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate lessons and activities.
• Plan in advance and turn in your supply needs to the Director.
• Post-current lesson plans in classroom at all times.
• Develop a daily schedule that provides a balance of active and quiet activities, individual and group times.
• Arrange the classroom to provide for developmentally appropriate lessons and rotate materials routinely.
• Monitor children’s developmental progress through observation records, assessments, checklists, and daily reports.
Parent Communication
• Maintain positive, open relations with all families.
• Address and greet parents by name upon arrival and departure, being sure to complete
morning health check of child (ren) upon arriving to Woodlyn Academy.
• Reinforce daily to parent and child the successes and positive behaviors exhibited.
• Communicate all concerns and provide written documentation of all concerns to Parent/Director.
• Conduct parent teacher conferences three times a year as scheduled and more often as needed.
• Complete daily reports to be sent home every day.
• Facilitate all classroom activities, participate, model, and observe as necessary.
Classroom Organization
• Manage all classroom supplies and equipment in a safe and organized manner.
• Maintain the classroom environment to support smooth transitions and the
independent learning of children.
• Maintain neatly all storage areas.
• Follow cleaning schedule, as posted and additional items deemed necessary.
• Sanitize equipment daily with bleach and water solution.
Ethics
• Support and demonstrate discipline practices in accordance with Woodlyn Academy policies and DHS regulations.
• Maintain professionalism.
• Attend all required staff meetings and trainings.
• Follow program dress code.
• Maintain appropriate attendance.
• Maintain eye contact and smile at parents, children, and staff during all communications.
• Maintain confidentiality on a strict need to know basis with parents, staff, outside agencies, and the general community.
• Display and model at all times Honesty, Responsibility, Caring, and Respect. Additional Requirements
• Maintain current certification in Infant, Child and Adult CPR, First Aid, and Signs and Symptoms.
• Plan and complete in-service hours as required by DHS/ Keystone STARS and as requested by Teacher/Director.
• Meet and/or exceed all DHS/ Keystone STAR regulations and CACFP guidelines in relation to programming for children birth to six.
• Maintain a safe, secure and clean environment.
• Lift and carry children as need.
• Follow all program guidelines in regard to food service, clean up and food storage.
• Complete accident / incident reports in a timely manner, following the chain of command have the report signed and provide a copy to the parent on the day of the incident.
*DO ANYTHING DEEMED NECESSARY TO MAKE WOODLYN ACADEMY & YOUR ASSIGNED CLASS
