What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Pre-Kindergarten Teacher position at The Goddard School Parsippany?
Overview
A Lead Teacher at The Goddard School is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment
Educational Qualifications
All candidates, who wish to be considered for the position of Lead Teacher must meet one or more of the following criteria:
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Development.
- An Associate’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field.
- A current CDA or Early Childhood Teaching Credential.
FOREIGN DEGREES
- All foreign degrees MUST be converted to U.S. credits.
- All foreign courses and/or credit hours must be converted to U.S. standards.
Lead Teacher Responsibilities
A Lead Teacher’s responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Establish and maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment
- Advance children’s physical and intellectual competence
- Create, submit and implement lesson plans based on appropriate development stages of assigned students
- Support each child’s social and emotional development and provide positive guidance
- Establish positive and effective family relations
- Ensure an effective program, responsive to children’s needs
- Maintain professional commitment
- Uphold The Goddard School Quality Assurance Health and Safety standards.
- Attend ongoing educational training to ensure coordination between program component and continuous development of the integrated curriculum
Compensation and Benefits:
THE GODDARD SCHOOL offers competitive compensation and attractive benefits based on experience, education, and certification, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer
SCHOOL HOURS: 7 AM – 6:00 PM
CHILDREN AGES: Infant – Pre Kindergarten
