Early Learning Center Lead Teacher

Lead Teacher

Responsible for providing a quality environment for children that adheres to licensing guidelines, YMCA child care policies and procedures guidelines, and implements program curriculum. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focus on the YMCA values: honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.

Essential Functions:

• Creates and implements curriculum within the established guidelines.
• Administers lesson plans and plans developmentally appropriate activities to suit the needs of all children enrolled.
• Supervises the children, classroom, and all activities.
• Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child and creates a comprehensive portfolio of accomplishments guided by the Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards.
• Maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents. Engages parents during pick up and drop off.
• Maintains program site and equipment.
• Maintains required program records.
• Attends and participates in program activities, staff meetings, and staff training.
• Assists in the Annual Campaign responsibilities assigned to the Child Care Department.

YMCA Competencies (Leader):

• Values: Accepts and demonstrates the Y's values.
• Inclusion: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.
• Relationships: Builds rapport and relates well to others.
• Communication: Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively.
• Decision-Making: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another.
• Emotional Maturity: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations and how they impact relationships.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and 18 years of age or older.
• Must meet Bright From the Start educational requirements.
• Effective communication skills.
• Satisfactory Bright From the Start Fingerprint Letter.
• CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse prevention training within 30 days of hire date.
• Previous experience working with children in a developmental setting preferred.
• Ability to organize and implement age-appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities.
• Previous experience with diverse populations. Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to plan, lead and participate in activities.
• Ability to monitor large groups of children and act accordingly to meet their needs.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Other requirements specific to this position may require the candidate to: sit, stoop, crawl, crouch, kneel, bend, balance, stand, walk, sit, and reach or grab.