Early Child Care Head Teacher

TITLE: Early Child Care Head Teacher 

PERFORMANCE PROFILE SOURCE:  Early Childcare Professional

DEPARTMENT:  Early Childcare 

DIRECTLY REPORTS TO: Childcare Director/ Director of Programming 

Qualifications:

• Early childhood Associate or Bachelors degree, NYS Certified Teacher 
• Minimum of experience working in childcare, daycare, or preschool 

Responsibility:

Classroom Management

• To supervise and ensure the safety and well-being of children at all times, being alert of the needs and/or problems of the children as individuals and as a group. 
• Supervise and direct the assistant teacher
• Managing daily attendance and feeding records as well as daily sheets to be sent home with children. Document and share the important milestones in their children’s day with parents. 

Curriculum

• Create, develop and lead daily classroom schedule with the assistance of the Assistant Teacher based on your observations of children’s interests and needs. This includes frequently reminding children of rules, arranging interest areas and furniture, allowing for a smooth transition for adults and children; allowing children to engage in all activities in the program schedule.  
• Employ a variety of educational techniques including, storytelling, educational and imaginary play, media, movement, etc. to encourage the children to participate in gross motor activities during the day including swimming.  
• Observe each child to help them to improve their social competencies and build esteem 
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional differences. 
• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through carefully constructed curriculum (identifying shapes, numbers, colors, name, and doing crafts)
• Track children’s progress in child’s files to and report to parents regularly and during conferences. 
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards (proper and consistent sanitation, regular handwashing of staff and students, etc.) 
• Communicate with parents/guardians, including, but not limited to, parent-teacher conferences, class newsletters and home visits.
• Supervise and support assistant teachers.
• Collaborate with Family Services, Special Education, Health Services as appropriate.
• Attend team meetings and in-service trainings as required.
• Other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Meetings, Lessons & Training 

• Plan weekly class lessons using the Creative Curriculum and share with the Childcare Director two Thursdays prior 
• Create a monthly classroom newsletter and share with the Childcare Director on the last Monday of the Month. 
• Attend monthly meetings called by ECE Lead Teacher and Director of Programming and Chief Executive Officer, communicate if you are unable to attend set meeting in a timely manner. 
• Complete Annual Mandated Reporter Training. 
• Complete 15 hours of accredited training every 2 years including suggested training by the Childcare Director and Director of Programming. 
• Keep current on CPR and First Aid certifications
• Plan and create a lesson plan for observation with Childcare Director Bi-Annually (once with the collaborative teacher and once on your own)