Early Childhood Educator

Purpose of Position

A Red Caboose Lead Teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth, and development of all children in their care, which may include toddlers and/or preschool age children

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The Lead Teacher will also develop partnerships with the child’s parents/caregivers to engage and encourage parent participation within the program. The Lead Teacher is also responsible for assuring compliance with codes of all State and Local governing agencies (Including all Accreditation and Lic

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sng)

The Lead Teacher will also be a team player and work collegially with staff members of the Red Caboose Organization. The Lead Teacher will be responsible for the same duties as the Assistant Teacher, but will include the duties below, and in addition to any other duties as outlined by the Program Direct and/or the Executi

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e Diector

Duties and Re

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onsiblities
• Provides a developmentally appropriate classroom that reflects the child’s learning and growth, while reaching the levels of standards of the Red Caboose, Licensing,

and Accrditation
• On an ongoing basis, plan, evaluate, and improve, the physical environment in the classroom to create opportunities to meet the changing needs of t

h

e develoing child
• Demonstrate cultural competency, a firm understanding of inclusiveness, and respect for the for child and the family’s background by incorporating the cultural, linguistic, and familial values and beliefs in the childcare pro

gram and lsson plans
• Assist families in the transition and development of their child to prepare them to transitio

n

to the net classroom
• Completes and reports any symptoms of child abuse to supervisor and/or child abuse ho

tline – Mandted Reporter
• Conducts supervision on a daily an

d

weekly basi of children.
• Conducts supervision of Assistant Teacher

on a daily andweekly basis.
• Reports all staffing and classroom concerns to Program Director and/or Execut

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ve Director ina timely manner
• In accordance with our Team Philosophy, the person filling this position may occasionally be required to carry out or assist with other tasks in addition to the duties

outlined in thi job description
• Staff must believe and act in accordance w

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h Red Caboose’sMis

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n Statement


ritten Documentation
• Maintain accurate, complete and timely client and agency records – For example: Completing daily meal, attendance, health, and incident reports in a timely

manner and filling inappropriate files.
• Maintains up to date emergency forms, curriculum plans, individual child dev

e

lopment profi

les and ther records a needed

Collaboration

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Participate in regulary scheduled team meetings
• Open conversation regularly with parents, and othe

r staff, regarding the chid’s status and progress.
• Foster and maintain positive,

ongoing and open communicaion with parents/Caregivers
• Provide a

classroom experience that enourages parent participation
• Ensuring regular newsletters are sent to pa

r

ents as pa

rt of the communiction proces in the classroom

Curriculum
• Assess individual and group needs, atten

din

g to special needs, specific nterests, strengths and concerns
• Learn by play curriculum, allowing children to us

e their imagination and grow thei skills from play and interaction
• Develop Lesson Plans weekly, that are developmentally appropri

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te, intellectually challenging, ad help each individual child grow
• Prepare class

r

oom materials

to coincide with weely and daily gols and lesson plans

Miscellaneous
• Attend me

eti

ngs and trainings as well as meetin individual Continuing Education Hours
• Other d

u

ties as established, within Red Cabo

os, Licensing and Accreditation Standars

Knowledge, Skills and Qu

ali

fications
• Education - Must meet Stat Licensing requiremen

ts for a Lead Teache

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o Lead Teacher Credntials as labeled bythe Wis

co

nsin Registry
• Prior experience
o One ear experience preferre

d, but not n

ecessary.
o Will train and provie necessary oursework to the right individual
• Physical ¬
o Must be able, within reason, to lift equ

ip

ment and children during routine care (such asdiapering, cuddling, napping and transitions).
o Must be able

to participate in physical activities with the cildren (such as games and walking field trips).
o Must b

e

able to

keep children safe in an emergency (suchas moving holding or guiding children to safety).

• Skills
o Must

demonstrate problem solving, orgnizational, interpesnal, and communication skills.
Qualifications

A) Education - Must meet State Licensing requirements for a teacher, Child Development Associate (CDA) Cr

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de

ntial or AA/BS in Child Development, preschool educain or a related field, or have equivalent expe

r

ience.

B) Experience - Prefer at least one year xerience, prefer experience with age group of position.

C) Physical ¬- Must be able, within reason, to lift equipment and children during routine care (such as diapering, cuddling, napping and transitions). Must be able to participate in physical activities with the children (such as games and walking fie

l

d

trips). Must be able to keep children safe in an emergec (such as moving, holding or guiding childre

n

to safety).

D) Skills - Must demonstrate problem solin