Child Development Center Teacher

LORD OF LIFE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Job Description:
Teacher

Teachers are responsible first to the Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction and ultimately to the Director, or in their absence, to the CDC Charge Person.
Teachers are responsible for Teacher Assistants, classroom children, and parents.

Preferred Qualifications

· 2-year degree in Early Childhood Education or higher

· Training in early childhood education and/or previous working with children in a developmental program.

· Personal qualities: professional, organized, caring and accepting

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Take pride in your classroom and your children, they are a reflection of you.

1. Maintain prompt hours; notify Director in event of illness

2. Maintain neat and clean appearance

3. Ensures a safe and healthy facility

4. Directs all activities of the classroom and assumes the leadership role in providing a conductive educational climate in the classroom

5. Is concerned and involved in all services, which contribute to the full development of the child

6. Performs educational work involving instruction of the children and reports to parents

7. Contributes specialized skills in Early Childhood Education

8. Responsible for keeping necessary records, reports, and evaluations concerning children

9. Work with all other staff members in a cooperative manner

10. Attend staff meetings; report problems of child or room management to the Director promptly

11. Attend in-service training whenever possible. Keep current in developments in the field of Early Childhood Education

12. Follow personal policies of Lord of Life

13. Assist in other classrooms assigned

14. Practice confidentiality regarding: providing discretion to individual children and their families, the business of Lord of Life and each other

15. Communicate by writing "What we did today" daily, newsletter monthly

16. Participate and attend parent events and fundraisers

Classroom Responsibilities

1. Provide planning and execution of appropriate early childhood education experiences with a variety of materials in the fields of art, music, language, science, mathematics, physical and sensory etc.

2. Promote and supervise activities which promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child

3. Provide and maintain a neat and organized classroom; take responsibility for upkeep of all equipment and all materials. Disinfect equipment daily

4. Eat all meals with children and assist in the development of good nutritional habits

5. Help children establish good habits of toileting and personal hygiene

6. Maintain records of progress of each child's growth and development

7. Work with parents whenever possible to promote understanding. Encourage parent participation in school programs

8. Supervise all activities to ensure safety of each child at all times

9. Conference with parents at least once per year, or as needed/by request

10. Screen and assess children at scheduled intervals

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $ $18.50 per hour

Expected hours: 20.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person