The Early Education Lead Child Care Teacher is responsible for guiding and instructing children through creative planning and implementation of a developmentally appropriate daily program of activities promoting each child's affective, cognitive, physical, perceptual-motor, communicative and social competence. The position involves the close supervision of the Assistant Teacher enhancing a team teaching approach to ensure the safe and healthful care and management of children in a nurturing environment. Involvement includes maintaining contact and open communication with parents, program staff and community resources.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Demonstrates appropriate interactions with children.
- Establishes and maintains a safe and healthful learning environment.
- Advances children's physical and intellectual competence.
- Supports children's social-emotional development and provides positive guidance.
- Carries out supplementary and planning responsibilities.
- Establishes positive and productive communication with families.
Educational Background:
Completion of an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree and/or teaching certification in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Special Education, Elementary Education or the Human Services field
Skills/Experience:
- OR the completion of an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree, or its equivalent, in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Special Education, Elementary Education or the Human Services field and two (2) years' work experience related to the care and development of children.
- Compliance with Act 33, to include documentation of Child Abuse History (Form CY-113) and Criminal History (Form SP4-164) and FBI fingerprinting.
- Biannual physical examination and initial TB (Mantoux) Test and freedom from any infectious or communicable disease.
- Ability to work with and relate well to young children and coworkers.
- Ability to supervise adults.
- Successfully complete the New Staff Orientation.
- At least 18 years of age.
- CPR, First Aid, AED certifications, Bloodbourne Pathogens, and Child Abuse prevention training within 30 days of hire date.
- Ability to plan, organize and implement age-appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jul 5 2018
Active Until:
Aug 5 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit