What are the responsibilities and job description for the Toddler room Head teacher position at Bright Giggles Learning Center LLC?
Summary
Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom.
Duties
Requirements
Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom.
- Maintain a positive emotional attitude with children, families and other staff.
- Mentor teaching staff and model best childcare.
- Work to build positive relationships among staff/parents/guardians.
Duties
- In coordination with other teachers, plan, supervise and implement infant/toddler curriculum guided by children's interests and developmental needs.
- Meet physical, social-emotional and cognitive needs of all children in the classroom.
- Maintain the classroom in an organized, clean and appealing fashion, reflective of state's health and safety policy.
- Communicate with families and other teachers daily and document children's daily progress.
- Conduct weekly meetings with teachers for the purposes of curriculum planning, student observations, and fostering healthy communication between teachers.
- Supervise assistant teachers, parents/guardians and volunteers in the class.
- Provide monthly feedback to director.
- Participate in ongoing evaluation of children through daily observations, collecting weekly work samples and written assessments.
- Provide ongoing evaluation as needed to assess the developmental levels of the children.
- In consultation with the Director provide support with referrals for families as needed for evaluation and/or services.
Requirements
- 12 credits in ECE or child development from approved program.
- CPR certified or ability to complete training.
- Ability to communicate fluently in written and spoken English.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Computer literacy.
- 2 to 3years of Early Childhood Education experience.
- Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs.
- Ability to bend, sit on the floor for prolonged periods and get up again is required.