Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

What You'll Do

Instruction & Curriculum

• Instruct children aged 18 months to 5 years old in activities designed to promote intellectual, creative, physical, and social growth.
• Plan and organize individual and group activities that support developmental goals, including games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
• Prepare and implement curriculum lesson plans (e.g., Frog Street), ensuring they align with developmental milestones.
• Demonstrate activities to children and establish clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects.
• Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.

Learning Environment

• Create a fun, safe, and engaging learning environment.
• Organize and arrange both indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use in both learning activities and imaginative play.

Student Observation & Development

• Observe, evaluate, and document children’s performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Identify signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related issues and discuss them with supervisors, parents, or specialists.
• Administer tests to assess children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.
• Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.

Classroom Management & Routine

• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures to maintain order.
• Develop schedules and routines that ensure adequate physical activity, rest, and playtime.
• Ensure the health and safety of all students, including helping with toilet training and diaper changing when necessary.

Communication & Parent Engagement

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with students, parents, and guardians.
• Communicate regularly with parents on students' progress, growth, and needs.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their child’s progress, needs, and strategies for promoting learning and development.
• Discuss individual student needs and progress with other professionals, including administrators and child development specialists.

Teaching Support & Collaboration

• Support other teachers with meal/snack time and maintaining a clean and organized school environment.
• Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
• Attend staff meetings, trainings, and professional development workshops to maintain and improve teaching competence.

Administrative & Miscellaneous Duties

• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws and administrative regulations.
• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by the administration.
• Perform administrative duties such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading/unloading.
• Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines and teach proper eating habits.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for daily activities.
• Organize, store, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

Professional Growth & Development

• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and workshops to improve teaching skills.
• Confer with other staff members to plan, schedule, and implement lessons that promote learning.
• Enforce all administrative policies and rules governing students.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to pass all background checks
• Experience working in a licensed childcare center
• Proficient in speaking and writing English
• Degree in education, with a focus on early childhood development, is a big plus.

Skills:

• Patient, compassionate attitude, with a friendly, energetic disposition.
• Passion for shaping and inspiring young minds.
• Ability to serve as a positive role model.
• Experience working with young children in a classroom setting.
• Ability to communicate with young children at their level.
• Good mediation and nurturing abilities.
• Creative mindset with an ability to create memorable, out-of-the-box lessons.
• Shows a strong interest in advancing knowledge of Early Childhood Education (ECE) and continuously improving teaching practices.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Nice to Have

• CDA or BA in Early Childhood Education
• Familiarity with Conscious Discipline and Frog Street
• At least 2 years of experience working with 4-5 years old age group
• Ability to build a rapport with the children and their families
• First Aid and Child CPR
• Food Handler Certification