3K Lead Teacher

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children in the program, by providing close supervision of all activities.
• Develop lesson plans that are aligned with the Creative Curriculum format and the Common Core Standards
• Develop classroom centers that respond to children’s interests and are coordinated with the ongoing curriculum.
• Facilitate student assessments and work sampling.
• Guide students in their academic growth. 
• Work with parents to promote understanding of the growth and development of their child.  Effectively communicate with parents, verbally and in written form, throughout the school year.
• Responsible for identifying children with disabilities and assisting with referrals
• Encourage parent participation in special events, meetings, and in-class volunteer opportunities.
• Develop effective communication strategies. 
• Work as a supportive team member within the Early Childhood Learning Center and supervise Assistant Teacher, Teacher Aides, and Volunteers.
• Maintain a clean and safe classroom environment by reporting and/or removing all potential hazards and setting up spaces and materials to support child learning. 
• Maintain accurate program documentation, including but not limited to incident/ accident/ behavior reports, attendance sheets, sign-in/ sign-out sheets, development/ growth forms, document eating and sleeping, parent surveys, etc.
• Maintain equipment, storage, and supply inventory, as needed. 
• Actively participate in designated meetings, all training sessions, and special events.
• Other activities and duties as needed that address the ongoing health and
  well-being of our staff and members.
• Maintain sanitary habits in accordance with CDC guidelines 
• Other activities and duties that address the ongoing health and well-being of our staff and members.
• Follow and maintain sanitary habits in accordance with CDC guidelines.
• Must support 3K toddlers in potty training 
• Perform other duties as assigned

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