Lead Teacher, Child Care Ctr - Newton

Position/Department Summary: Supervises day-to-day classroom operations and communication with parents. Works with teaching team to plan and implement age-appropriate activities, and to provide a caring environment where children are safe and secure. Cares for the health, welfare, and safety of children under 5 years of age in a group setting. Key Responsibilities: Per DEEC regulations, oversees the welfare, health and safety of the children in the group. Responsible for ensuring that all adults carry out Center policies regarding the safety and well-being of children. Prepares healthy snacks, feeds and diapers children. Collaborating with teaching team to plan age-appropriate daily activities, classroom routines and classroom design. Conducting daily activities. Prepares and selects appropriate materials and helps to foster and facilitate play between children. Developing trusting relationships with children. Reporting to team unusual or extreme behavior which may indicate emotional, developmental or physical problems. Helps to plan and implement interventions for children with extra needs. Developing partnerships with parents and educates families on child development issues. Conducting bi-annual conferences with parents and arranges for additional parent conferences as needed. Maintains confidentiality in matters pertaining to the status, development and finances of individual children and families. Communicating daily with parents about children's activities and follows all center policies/procedures. Making frequent informal observations of children’s progress and shares them with teaching team. Preparing written progress reports on each child every six months. Infants’ groups every 3 months. Responsible for requesting supplies to ensure proper functioning of classroom. In the absence of the Lead Teacher, responsible for all agency compliance as it relates to the classroom. As required by DEEC, completing all developmental assessments and developmental books on assigned children. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree required Early Childhood Education or closely related field preferred Experience: Three to five years of professional teaching experience with infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Certification/Registration Required: Department of Early Education and Care Certification required. First Aid/CPR Certified. Incentives: Employee Referral Bonus of $2,000.00 Sign on Bonus of $2,500.00 #J-18808-Ljbffr Boston Children’s Hospital