Lead Teacher - Appletree : Job Details

Child Care Lead Teacher- Job DescriptionPurpose:To provide a warm, nurturing, safe and loving environment where self concepts are enhanced, independence encouraged & individuality respected.Principal Duties and Responsibilities:? Offer a program that meets the emotional, physical, intellectual, and social needs of both the individual and the group? Interact with children and encourage their involvement in group activities? Treat each child with dignity and respect.? Prepare an environment that is organized, clean and appealing that allows the children to grow and explore? Maintain order in the classroom? Establish & maintain good communication with parents on a daily basis/report cards & conferences? Maintain report cards? Consider the individual child in relationship to his cultural & socio economic background ? Be responsible for taking class to all scheduled meal times and serve/sit with children.? Responsible of supervising children while in classroom, bathroom, playgrounds, vans, and on field trips? Responsible for the welfare, health, and safety of the children in the group at all times? Attend staff/in-service meetings? Plan weekly lesson plans based on center curriculum? Supervise/train assistant Child Care providers? Observe, record, and report significant individual and group behaviors ? Use appropriate and positive discipline and train staff so that discipline is consistent? Comply with applicable universal precautions & infections control guidelines & procedures? Assist in evacuation of the building in an emergency and be able to respond immediately to any emergency situationMinimum Qualifications:? High school diploma or equivalency? Exhibit sincere interest in working with Children and is knowledgeable of Children's development and growth? Willing to continually increase knowledge in Child Care field? Clean and neat appearance? Relate to both Children and adults? Consistent attendance? Physical examination by a physician? Proof of citizenship or eligibility to work in the U.S.? Background check completed ? Demonstrate the following qualities: *Self-motivation *follow directions *make good judgments *respond immediately to any emergency situation? Physical constraints required include: * ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without hearing aid *ability to see/read newsprint with or without corrective lenses *speak and be understood under normal circumstances *lift and carry children/supplies weighing up to 50 pounds *use of arms, hands, legs & feet with or without corrective devices to accomplish the job, including evacuation of the building during emergencies