Preschool Lead Teacher Assistant Teachers Needed

Overview

A Lead Teacher/Assistant is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe healthy and nurturing learning environment. Additionally a Lead Teacher is responsible to work together with an Assistant Teacher and in conjunction with the entire faculty.

General Qualifications

A Lead Teacher must meet the qualifications of his/her state.

• Ability to speak and be understood under normal circumstances
• Ability to handle crisis situations especially where children are involved
• Ability to respond immediately to emergency situations
• Lead Teacher educational requirements are the same as Director educational requirements (see Director educational requirements or one of several other criteria listed below)

Educational Qualifications

All candidates who wish to be considered for the position of Lead Teacher must meet one or more of the following criteria in addition to any/all requirements that may be mandated by their state and/or local licensing authorities:

• A Bachelors degree or higher in Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Child Development.
• A Bachelors degree or higher in a related field1 including 18 semester hours of completed coursework related to young children birth to age 8.
• An Associates degree or higher in Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Child Development or a related field1.
• A current CDA or Early Childhood Teaching Credential.
• Proof of current and active enrollment in an accredited Associates or Bachelors degree program in Early Childhood Education or a related field.

Lead Teacher Responsibilities

A Lead Teachers responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Establish and maintain a safe healthy and nurturing learning environment

• Design an appropriate room arrangement to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom
• Develop an appropriate classroom management system to support the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom
• Ensure that classroom equipment is in good repair
• Promote healthy eating practices at lunch and snack times
• Perform nominal cleaning responsibilities (eg spills) immediately
• Perform major cleaning during times when children are not present
• Post a classroom schedule that meets the needs of the children and includes a routine and learning opportunities
• Post and adhere to all Health and Safety policies and procedures

Advance childrens physical and intellectual competence

• Adapt program to meet the individual needs of each child
• Create a multicultural learning environment
• Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate materials
• Interact with the children to support play exploration and learning
• Encourage children to talk with each other and with the faculty
• Present age and developmentallyappropriate expectations for all children
• Encourage creativity through art music dramatic play and blocks
• Provide a reasonable balance between teacherdirected and childdirected activities

Support each childs social and emotional development and provide positive guidance

• Understand and adhere to the Behavior Policy
• Plan and implement activities to develop childrens selfesteem and social skills
• Plan and implement activities to enable childrens feeling of security
• Encourage empathetic and respectful feelings for others as well as the environment through positive modeling
• Respect cultural and ethnic diversity

Ensure an effective program responsive to childrens needs

• Assess supplies and materials needed to implement activities
• Build teamwork
• Develop lesson plan books and posted lesson plans
• Manage classrooms according to QA Standards
• Perform child observations and document in their portfolios
• Use assessment tools Progress Reports Childrens Progress)

Maintain professional commitment

• Promote philosophy and educational objectives
• Support a code of ethical conduct
• Pursue professional development/continuing education
• Attend faculty meetings

Related Degrees Include But May Not Be Limited To

• Child Development
• Psychology or Sociology with a minor in Education
• Special Education
• Child Psychology

Relevant Coursework

• Child Development
• Human Growth and Development
• Educational Psychology
• Child Psychology
• Childrens Literature
• Developmental Assessment of Young Children
• Measurement and Evaluation
• Health and Safety