Lead Teacher

What You'll Do

Responsibilities

While the activities vary, infant and toddler teachers focus primarily on nurturing, monitoring teaching children to share, express themselves, communicate, and collaborate well with others, follow their curiosity, and further their language and vocabulary development.

Other day-to-day duties can include:

• Supervise assistant teachers and volunteers
• The lead teacher will develop lesson plans based on our curriculum and should be able to access the developmental growth of the children.
• Communicating with parents' on the progress of their children.
• The lead teacher is responsible for setting up their classroom to reflect the lessons they are currently teaching.
• Planning and carrying out curriculum
• Helping children develop positive self-images and experience success Encouraging the exploration of interests and developmental social skills
• Developing schedules and routines ensuring physical activity, rest, and playtime
• Teaching children how to play fairly with others
• Observing, assessing, and documenting each assigned child’s health, skills, behavior, growth, and development Identifying any physical or mental development concerns in assigned children
• Meeting with parents to discuss concerns Optimizing children’s developmental, intellectual, and social achievements in class activities
• Providing leadership and guidance to other staff and colleagues
• Creating and leading a supportive, nurturing learning environment that encourages responsibility and motivation

Requirements

Qualifications

• Must have 2 years experience of working in a childcare setting especially with Toddlers (18 months to 38 months).
• CDA in Infant/Toddler
• Associate Degree preferred but not required.
• MAT, First aid and CPR Certificate

Benefits