HS Teacher FY

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Position Description: 

This position plans and implements a program of educational activities for preschool children that encourages growth and development in a variety of areas. The person fulfilling this job promotes a cooperative, constructive relationship with families to ensure the child’s growth/development meets full potential. The teacher provides professional guidance to the Assistant Teacher. This position works under the direction of the Site Manager/Education Specialist.

Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Responsible for ensuring that daily activities and interactions reflect the mission and goals of the program.
• Assist individual children in need of special attention, including provide and model additional individualized support as needed
• Assist with physical safety and emotional security of the children
• Plan and implement a program of educational activities for pre-school age children, including curriculum goals as written in education component plan
• Writing a daily lesson plan that specifies a daily schedule toward the achievement of specific goals
• Work together with the assistant teacher as a team in planning and implementing the Observation Record
• Daily programming for preschool children utilizing the Creative Curriculum and COR (Child Observation Record)
• Create a clean, safe environment that is conducive to learning and promoting social relationships
• Observe the accomplishments of the children on a regular basis, through the use of daily written anecdotal notes, and reports progress to parents/guardians
• Plan and document Child Outcome activities, support strategies, and interactions according to COR data and gains each quarter
• Plan, implement, and update ongoing individual learning plans for each child in the classroom
• Plan and conduct two conferences and two home visits per child per year.

Education:

• Associate’s required
• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development (preferred) 

Experience:

• Previous professional experience working with preschoolers