Infant / Toddler Lead Teacher
Title : Lead Teacher for Child Enrichment Services Building Bridges
Qualifications : 18 years or older with a high school diploma or GED, Infant / Toddler CDA and child care experience
ReportsTo : Site Supervisor
Location : BHS
Date Revised : 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024
Job Goals : Provide a safe, nurturing, and quality early learning environment for children and families we serve. Ensure Minimum Licensing, Early Head Start and Better Beginnings requirements are met on a daily basis.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Performance Value :
Interactions with Children
- Plans for and implements pleasant arrivals and departures.
- Uses routines to build relationships and learning opportunities.
- Shows respect for children and encourages respectful interactions.
- Uses language to build relationships and strengthen the child’s social and emotional competencies.
- Works with dual language learners to ensure progress is being made toward school readiness goals and learning English.
- Uses indirect and direct behavior guidance techniques.
- Supports children as they learn to resolve their own conflicts.
- Strives to meet each child’s individual needs.
- Accompanies assigned children and knows counts at all times.
Activities and Environment
Maintains a clean, organized, inviting classroom environment that is safe and developmentally appropriate.Uses the outdoors as part of the learning environment, takes the children outside daily and complies with playground supervision procedures.Implements the curriculum to ensure early learning skills and assessment results are utilized to develop individualized lesson plans with engaging and developmentally appropriate learning activities.Teaches and provides guidance in the development of good eating and health habits.Plans and implements a daily schedule and establishes routines that meet the needs of individual children.Accepts responsibility for shared space and helps to keep it neat and organized.Continually rotates and sanitizes materials and disposes of broken or recalled items.Maintains children’s portfolios and promotes positive outcomes and progress in all areas of child development and early learning.Completes developmental assessments within the given time frame as well as completes observations for ongoing assessments and utilizes technology to enter data into ChildPlus by each deadline throughout the year.Completes a minimum of 2 Parent / Teacher Conferences each year and any others as needed.Utilizes technology to complete family / child data entry into computer systems. Inputs daily attendance in ChildPlus.Ensures all minimum licensing, Early Head Start and Better Beginnings requirements are being met on a daily basis.Lifts 10-30 pounds regularly, up to 50 pounds occasionally.Ensures all record keeping / reports that are required by Early Head Start are completed by deadlines.Professional Responsibilities
Meets program requirements for attendance as outlined in the personnel handbook.Submits time off and clocks in / out at assigned time in Frontline. Is punctual.Maintains a professional appearance and follows the program dress code.Open to new ideas and take initiative.Accepts responsibility for job-related tasks, to include any documentation and / or record keeping.Attends all staff meetings and meets program expectations for professional development (25 hours annually). Maintain a current Infant / Toddler CDA Credential.Knows and is able to follow emergency procedures and risk management protocol.Keeps Site Supervisor apprised of individual children’s status as needed.Accepts all assignments given by supervisors.Maintains all program requirements : minimum licensing, program policies as outlined in the EHS-ChildcarePartnership Agreement and Personnel Handbook as well as quality expectations.Completes yearly self-evaluation.Follows expectations for confidentiality, especially when service credit workers or visitors are present.Supervises and coaches Service Credit Workers to ensure they follow all policies and procedures outlined in the Service Credit Workers Job Duties.Ensures staff-child ratios are met at all times.Mandated reporter under the Arkansas Child Maltreatment Reporting Act.Carries out all goals, policies, and activities designed to implement the objective and standards of the program to ensure compliance with the appropriate policies.Interactions with Parents, Staff and Others
Works to build positive relationships with parents, co-workers, and others.Communicates effectively with parents, co-workers and others daily; avoids gossip.Works as a part of a team with concern for the entire program and is flexible.Ensures that at least 2 home visits per family are completed annually.Assists in planning family involvement activities to strengthen families.Additional qualifications include enjoyment of young children, good mental and physical health, respect for diverse cultural backgrounds, willingness to complete training requirements, and willingness to undergo regulatory checks required by law.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT : Based on Child Enrichment Services Salary Schedule.
EVALUATION : Performance of this job will be evaluated based on the Child Enrichment Services Personnel Handbook and District Classified Personnel Evaluation.
