Lead Teacher, Child Care Ctr - Newton

Works with teaching team to plan and implement age-appropriate activities, and to provide a caring environment where children are safe and secure. Collaborating with teaching team to plan age-appropriate daily activities, classroom routines and classroom design.

Position/Department Summary:


Supervises day-to-day classroom operations and communication with parents. Works with teaching team to plan and implement age-appropriate activities, and to provide a caring environment where children are safe and secure. Cares for the health, welfare, and safety of children under 5 years of age in a group setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Per DEEC regulations, oversees the welfare, health and safety of the children in the group.
• Per DEEC regulations, oversees the welfare, health and safety of the children in the group.
• Responsible for ensuring that all adults carry out Center policies regarding the safety and well-being of children. Prepares healthy snacks, feeds and diapers children.  Collaborating with teaching team to plan age-appropriate daily activities, classroom routines and classroom design.
• Conducting daily activities. Prepares and selects appropriate materials and helps to foster and facilitate play between children.  Developing trusting relationships with children.
• Reporting to team unusual or extreme behavior which may indicate emotional, developmental or physical problems. Helps to plan and implement interventions for children with extra needs.
• Developing partnerships with parents and educates families on child development issues.
• Conducting bi-annual conferences with parents and arranges for additional parent conferences as needed. Maintains confidentiality in matters pertaining to the status, development and finances of individual children and families.
• Communicating daily with parents about children's activities and follows all center policies/procedures.
• Making frequent informal observations of children’s progress and shares them with teaching team.
• Preparing written progress reports on each child every six months.  Infants’ groups every 3 months.
• Responsible for requesting supplies to ensure proper functioning of classroom.
• In the absence of the Lead Teacher, responsible for all agency compliance as it relates to the classroom.
• As required by DEEC, completing all developmental assessments and developmental books on assigned children.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Early Childhood Education or closely related field preferred

Experience:

• Three to five years of professional teaching experience with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Certification/Registration Required:

• Department of Early Education and Care Certification required.
• First Aid/CPR Certified.

Incentives:

• Employee Referral Bonus of $2,000.00
• Sign on Bonus of $2,500.00