Lead Teacher

About This Role Guide children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for a child development center and further learning. What You'll Do Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers. Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. Guide behavior in developmentally appropriate ways. Read books to entire classes and individual children. Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, art, music, and stories. Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents, or guardians. Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities, and suggest ways to promote learning and development. Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene. Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines. Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet children’s varying needs and interests. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children. Demonstrate activities to children. Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor‑skill activities, and safety. Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by state licensing procedures and national accreditation commissions. Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. Organize and label materials and display students’ work in a manner appropriate for their age and perceptual skills. Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. Attend staff meetings as required. Requirements Set up classroom materials or equipment. Provide for basic needs of children. Teach life skills. Guide student behavior. Read to students. Plan educational activities. Assess student behavior, social development, or health. Discuss problems or issues with supervisors. Discuss student progress with parents or guardians. Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior. Introduction to Childcare Certificate. Skills and Strategies of a Child Care Teacher. Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs. Develop instructional objectives. Apply multiple teaching methods. Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure the physical safety of children. Maintain student records. Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance. Display student work. Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge. Nice To Haves Children's educational software Compact digital cameras Compact disk CD players Laptop computers Educational board games Educational puzzles Educational toys Email software Emergency first aid kits #J-18808-Ljbffr Acquire4Hire