Pre-K Teacher

POSITION: Pre-K Teacher

SALARY GRADE: State Salary Schedule plus local supplement

NATURE OF WORK: The Pre-K teacher will exhibit comprehensive knowledge of typical as well asatypical patterns of child development and age appropriate practices. The teacher will create and adaptenvironments that are safe nurturing and cater to best practices in order to meet child care regulationsguidelines. Additionally Pre-K teachers will use authentic ongoing assessments of childrens abilities toplan and implement age appropriate activities that are built upon each childs unique strengths. Pre-KTeachers are expected to foster relationships with families in order to support childrens development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Additional duties may be assigned.

Models implements and assesses strategies related to learning social emotional and behavioralneeds to enhance educational programming for all learners
Follows district guidelines child care regulations and best practices to ensure a safe and ageappropriate environment that promotes learning
Integrates research into the design of best practice
Consults with Early Learning Coordinator Pre-K Teachers and Site Administrators regardingbest practices for classroom and building educational programs
Submits required documents and forms by an established timeline
Implements the Pre-K curriculum with fidelity
Completes ongoing assessments and collect artifacts
Implements a schedule that meets the required child care regulations
Maintains records in accordance with established rules regulations and ethical standards.

Followspolicies procedures standards and rules in accordance with federal and state laws whichincludes but is not limited to developing and maintaining proper and adequate records anddocumentation

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully an individual
must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will bemade to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions as required by stateand federal regulations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required tosit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and use fingers tools or controls. Theemployee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. Specific visual abilitiesrequired by this job include close vision color vision depth perception and ability to adjust the employee will lift up to 50 lbs. such as to lift files paper school supplies books etc.

DATA CONCEPTION: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functionalstructural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of datapeople or things.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or
exchange information. Includes receiving instructions assignments or directions from superiors.

REASONING ABILITY: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking todefine problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive varietyof technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract andconcrete variables.

LANGUAGE ABILITY:

• Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence reports formsarticles proposals manuals legislation graphs charts etc.
• Requires the ability to preparecorrespondence reports forms charts graphs statistical analysis etc. using prescribed formats andconforming to all rules of punctuation grammar diction and style.
• Requires the ability to speak topeople with poise voice control and confidence.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information toexplain procedures to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively andefficiently through a variety of technical and professional languages including psychometric statisticaland educational research terminology.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics are representative of those anemployee may encounter and include a noise level that is usually moderate to loud. The employeecontinuously interacts with the public and staff.

EVALUATION: Performance in this position will be evaluated regularly by the supervisor in accordancewith Board Policy.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• All lead teachers must hold or be working toward a North Carolina (NC) birth through kindergarten (BK) or Preschool Add-on Standard Professional II licensures.
• Teachers working toward the required education and licensure shall hold a minimum of a BA/BS degree and the following requirements:

1. NC Initial Provisional Lateral Entry BK License or
2. A North Carolina K-6 license and a provisional Preschool Add-on license or
3. Another North Carolina or other states license and an NC Provisional B-K Add-on license or
4. A BA/BS degree in early childhood education child development or a related field andbe eligible for a NC Initial Provisional Lateral Entry B-K License.

NOTE: Related fields are Human Development and Family Studies Psychology Special EducationHuman Growth and Development.

NORTH CAROLINA LAW REQUIRES THAT A FEDERAL CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK BE CONDUCTED ONALL PERSONS WHO PROVIDE CHILD CARE IN A LICENSED OR REGULATED CHILD CARE/PRESCHOOLFACILITY