Floater Lead Teacher

Job Summary:

The Lead Teacher at CHS Harrisburg Center is dedicated to fostering children's educational and emotional growth through engaging classroom experiences. This role involves implementing a curriculum that supports social, emotional, and cognitive development while collaborating with families and staff.

This position requires an individual passionate about education and excited about working with children to further their educational and emotional growth. The Lead Teacher enjoys being in the classroom and creating a love of learning.

This individual is responsible for implementing and supporting the early childhood classroom curriculum and assessment process, involving families in classroom experiences, and cultivating a classroom environment that represents each child's family culture.

This individual directs and leads in planning and implementing the daily education program for children.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing classroom lesson plans linked to child outcomes, program development, and classroom routines/schedules
• Enhancing social, emotional, and cognitive development through age-specific manipulatives, activities, and language experiences for children
• Providing a safe, nurturing environment for children and supervising them
• Including children and families in the development of classroom experiences, rotating materials, and preparing instructional resources/materials for classroom activities in a timely manner
• Supporting children's self-help skills and development
• Maintaining general classroom management, organization, cleanliness, and maintenance
• Caring for safety and hygiene of children
• Maintaining daily communication with families using multiple channels of communication
• Meeting and communicating with families during designated conference times and as necessary
• Maintaining developmental profiles for children
• Collaborating and engaging in a teaming environment with Associate Teachers and Assistant Teachers serving as the leader of the classroom team
• In collaboration with the Curriculum & Instruction Coaches, developing a coaching plan to inform professional development and learning
• Remaining compliant with all state licensing requirements as they pertain to health, safety, and professional requirements
• Ensuring all required program documentation and reports are completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner
• Acting as a role model for child development
• Maintaining confidentiality as it pertains to program, staff, and families

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Elementary Education, or Early Childhood Special Education (Bachelor's Degree Preferred)
• List C certification in the PA ECE Career Pathway (preferred)
• 3 years of experience in a similar role
• Experience and knowledge in Early Childhood Education program and teaching standards, including code of ethics - NAEYC standards preferred
• Familiar with inquiry-based and project approach learning, as well as PBIS strategies preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to effectively work with low-income families preferred
• Comfortability with technology including MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and/or willingness to learn
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to influence, lead, and educate teams
• Ability to physically interact with children (e.g., talk, hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, etc.) and lift and/or move items of up to 40 pounds
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Ability to proactively identify problems and implement solutions
• Commitment to the mission and values of CHS and MHS and demonstrated high degree of integrity as all MHS and CHS staff are considered to be role models for students
• U.S. work authorization and successful completion of pre-employment background checks and clearances

Keywords:

Lead Teacher, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Classroom Management, Curriculum Implementation, Family Engagement, Social and Emotional Growth, Educational Environment, Teaching Standards, Inquiry-Based Learning