Primary Teacher (3-6 year old classroom)

Duties:

• Lesson Planning -- Teachers are given lesson planning while at school and on the clock.  There is no requirement to work from home or on your own time - EVER! 
• Monthly calendar and newsletters turned in with your lesson plans and handed out to parents by the 1st of every month.
• Classroom physical organization into centers (Dramatic play, Science/Sensory, Math/Manipulatives, Language/Literacy, Art, Blocks, Library/Quiet Corner, Circle time) that are open all day every day
• Maintain classroom cleanliness and organization 
• Keep track of inventory (All materials, furniture and supplies)
• Maintain inventory in like new condition 
• Provide a safe and healthy environment 
• Follow and adhere to all licensing guidelines and company policies
• Know the ratio and head count of your students at all times
• Attend and participate in staff meetings each month (paid)
• Maintain a portfolio for each student that represents their learning and activities throughout the year
• Must maintain a score of 5 or higher in the ITERS/ECERS/SAERS
• Perform cleaning duties of common areas (kitchen, halls, walks, patios, playgrounds, bathrooms, fruit prep etc.)
• Must maintain a flawless licensing record in your classroom
• Perform routine safety check and safety checklists
• Perform vehicle checklists prior to and after use
• Coordinate, plan and organize field trips, special classroom events, parent involvement
• Communicate with parents in a positive, professional manner that accentuates the positive in everything and maintain company policy regarding parent communication/interaction outside of school
• Clear and ongoing communication with staff, co-teachers, directors and owners
• Maintain required records (diaper, feeding, toileting, assessments, portfolios etc.)
• Perform parent/teacher conferences 2-3x per year
• Ensure classroom is clean and organized and prepped and ready at the start/end of each day
• Diapers/Potty Training and assisting all of the children with self-care and hygiene
• Ensure that each student receives snack and lunch and that meals are in compliance with licensing rules and care is given to ensure proper containers are returned to their owners
• Make sure all adults (volunteers, caregivers, staff members and visitors) are aware of allergies, no photos and no directory students and families
• Launder all soft toys, rags, mops weekly and more often if needed
• Must be committed to regular outdoor physical activities (2-3 times per day)
• Must complete at least 20 hours of ongoing training per year - provided and paid.

This list is not exhaustive but does represent much of what you will be responsible for daily. 

All staff members shall work together for the success of the school as a whole.  Our goal is to promote our students to the next classroom and to ensure that EVERY family is greeted by name and welcomed to the school not just a classroom.  Kindness and grace are our mission.  We will have challenges, difficulties, frustrations but we must all be dedicated to lifting each other up and working together to solve problems, grow and be better tomorrow than we are today. 

Our goals for our staff:

• Shared values
• Open honest communication 
• Ability to clearly communicate needs, wants, goals, feelings
• Full support of each other
• In depth understanding of the program
• Support of School vision, mission, objectives, policies & procedures, rules etc.
• Support of each other, directors, and executive director/owners.
• Can do attitude and problem-solving capabilities
• Desire to serve others and demonstrate the ability to genuinely care about others

Salary : $18