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Lead Preschool Teacher

Gretchen's House
Ann Arbor, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 1/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/21/2025

Student Loan Repayment Program for employees working 30 hours / week. Amazing benefits offered along with 4 weeks of paid time off and 13-15 paid holidays. Starting pay rate : $44,587 / year

Benefit options include :

  • Health, dental, vision and life insurance
  • 401K matching
  • Short-term disability
  • Medical reimbursement
  • Employee discount
  • Health savings account
  • Professional development assistance
  • Health savings account
  • Employee assistance program
  • Referral program
  • Student loan repayment program

Company Goal

To provide an inclusive work environment based on mutual respect, teamwork and open communication.

Purpose

To cooperate in providing a warm and nurturing, quality early childhood environment in which each child can grow physically, emotionally, intellectually and socially.

Responsibilities

Lead Teachers are responsible for supporting their teams in meeting the staff evaluation criteria regarding :

  • Learning Environment
  • Daily Routine
  • Small Group
  • Large Group
  • Transitions and Clean Up
  • Snacks and Meals
  • Outside Time
  • Curriculum Planning and Assessment
  • Family Partnerships and Community Relationships
  • Adult Child Interactions
  • Children's Physical Well Being
  • Children's Emotional Well Being
  • Creates a Warm and Caring Atmosphere
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Regulations

    Helps to follow and meet licensing, NAEYC and Gretchen's House regulations and guidelines.

  • Helps to follow and meet licensing guidelines
  • Helps to follow and meet NAEYC guidelines
  • Helps to follow and meet Gretchen's House guidelines
  • Professionalism

  • Follows NAEYC's 'Code of Ethical Conduct'
  • Is a professional member of the organization
  • Seeks professional development opportunities
  • Attends a professional conference
  • Holds or is pursuing a degree in the early childhood field
  • Verbal and written communication is professional
  • Complies with the Gretchen's House dress code.
  • Works cooperatively with all center staff to maintain a quality program
  • Understands role in organization as a business
  • Leadership & Programming

  • Model appropriate behavior and expectations
  • Supervise all classrooms in the program on an on-going basis
  • Observe and evaluate programs
  • Act as a resource for Teachers
  • Provide in-service training and workshops as needed for staff development
  • Monitor communications between teachers and families
  • Assist teachers with formal family-teacher conferences
  • Confers with families who express a complaint or concerns verbally or in writing
  • Meets with any family whose child is experiencing difficulty or whose child is identified for intervention (behavioral, medical, educational or psychological)
  • Appropriately supervises, trains and evaluates staff, volunteers and students
  • Evaluate and meet with staff as appropriate (1-mo, 6-mo, annual, as needed)
  • Plans for and communicates community outreach projects
  • Plans for and communicates scheduling and staffing needs
  • Orient substitutes
  • Supervise volunteers and workers referred by community agencies
  • Conveys information between the administration and classroom
  • Communicates classroom repair and maintenance needs
  • Maintains communication with families through the 'hot spot', newsletters, conferences, reports and personal contact
  • Maintains inventory of classroom supplies and coordinates the purchase of supplies and equipment within budget guidelines
  • Maintains appropriate records and paperwork for children, staff and classroom, including attendance records for staff and children
  • Document and communicate staff absences (vacation and sick time); monitor requests for leave request; keep track of hours available
  • Responsible for all aspects of the classroom environment, including appropriate guidance, curriculum and overall atmosphere
  • Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or closely related field
  • Personnel File is up to date
  • CPR / First Aid
  • Current TB Test
  • Current Physical
  • In compliance with GH immunization policy (Hep B, MMR, TDap, Varicella, Annual Influenza, updated Covid booster)
  • Appropriate Attendance
  • Ability to relate joyfully and sensitively to children, co-workers and families
  • Sensitive to the individual needs of families
  • Ability to communicate with families effectively
  • Ability to supervise variety of staff
  • Knowledge of rules, regulations and standards
  • Knowledge of child development
  • Ability to provide appropriate guidance
  • Ability to seek supervision and use it constructively
  • Evidence of emotional maturity and stability
  • Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position
  • Evidence of sufficient judgment
  • Salary Description

    44,587 per year

    Salary : $44,587

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