Lead Teacher - 4 Year Old Classroom

Job Title: Lead Teacher (4-year old Preschool Classroom) Reports to: Director of Child Care Job Status: Full time Supervises: Assistant Teacher St.
Ann Center for Intergenerational Care is the first of its kind facility in the United States and a global leader on comprehensive intergenerational care for all ages and abilities.
At St.
Ann Center no one is alone and everyone is celebrated! St.
Ann Center specializes in adult and child day services in a safe, homelike setting where compassion, care, and dignity are key.
We bring all ages together from 6 weeks old to 100+.
In 2016, St.
Ann Center was recognized for the Best Intergenerational Award and Mayor Tom Barrett said: This is the closest place to heaven on earth.
Everyone is loved for who they are.
Our organization has grown dramatically in the 35 years since we were established and the need for services in our community continues to spark ideas and advances to care for individuals of all ages.
We are excited for you to join our organization to advance the mission and operational effectiveness for our continued growth to serve the community.
Position Summary: St.
Ann Center values the intrinsic worth of every person, and has as a goal that every person will achieve his/her maximum potential.
The Lead Teacher helps St.
Ann achieve this goal by understanding and communicating the needs of children and their families by assuring the daily care that meets each child’s spiritual, developmental, nutritional, and personal needs by communicating with parents, and working effectively with the seniors and volunteers within the classroom.
Duties and Responsibilities: Respect children as individuals, be sensitive and respond to their individual needs and have age-appropriate expectations.
To be sensitive to children's daily and changing needs, as well as being able to remain calm and relaxed in a stressful situation.
To work with children in the classroom, on a daily basis (to be counted in the staff-to-child ratio at least 75% of the time), both individually and in groups, using developmentally appropriate practices, programs, and curricula.
Develop/and or adapt overall curriculum, incorporating the centers educational philosophy and developmentally appropriate practices with the understanding that "play" is a major component in how young children learn.
Develop lesson plans/newsletters monthly to organize daily program plans, curriculum and materials.
Plan daily classroom schedule and maintain child and classroom record-keeping to meet individual and group needs of children within the classroom.
Conduct a room orientation with new staff members that introduces them to the classroom schedule, safety procedures, handling of accident/illness reports, individual children and their needs and other systems utilized within the classroom.
Clearly define your expectations.
Direct and supervise assistant teachers during day-to-day operations.
Delegate duties, to Assistant Teacher, to ensure the smooth operation of the classroom.
Take care of responsibilities such as napping, feeding, diapering, toileting, as needed.
Deal with children with warmth and affection.
Be aware of the health of children and report any abnormalities.
Acquire a thorough knowledge of what to do in an emergency situation.
Give full attention to all children and activities within the classroom.
To create a classroom environment which enables staff, children, seniors and volunteers to work within the developmentally appropriate curriculum.
To model developmentally appropriate practices for other staff members.
Inform director of staff issues and needs, if unable to resolve within the classroom.
To communicate, orally and in writing, to all involved, the needs of children, their families and the relationship between these needs and the services the Center provides.
Day-to-day communication with parents, including interpretation, and follow through of Center philosophy and policies.
Conduct a conference with family members at least once a year and at other times, as needed, to discuss children’s progress, accomplishments, and difficulties at home and at the program.
Communicate Center philosophy and program services to others as needed.
Complete all forms, logs and reports as required.
Attend and participate in all scheduled staff meetings.
To work with Center Director to ensure appropriate and smooth scheduling procedures as they pertain to the unique needs of the age group.
Participate, as needed, on Center committees and task groups.
Represent St.
Ann Center by involvement with community committees, agencies, and professional conferences.
Maintain involvement in national, state and local early childhood professional organizations (i.
e.
The Registry).
Assist the Center Director in supervising support staff in their classrooms and trains, directs and recommends evaluation of their daily performance.
To work with seniors and volunteers in the classroom and demonstrate activities planned with the children so that their contribution is maximized.
To perform any duty as deemed necessary by the Center Director.
Education/Training: Level 7 on the Wisconsin registry which equates to SOME higher education courses.
Maintains in-service and continuing education requirements as mandated by State Licensing Regulations including: CPR, shaken baby syndrome, child abuse and neglect, and SIDS.
Have knowledge of principles and techniques of early childhood education and the ability to communicate and implement that knowledge in this complex and unique setting.
Experience with supervising and training staff members preferred.
Have the creativity and flexibility necessary for understanding children, parents, seniors, volunteers, and staff within the room and St.
Ann Center as a whole.
Essential Qualifications: To be able to lift and hold young children, in particular infants and toddlers (up to approximately 25 pounds).
To be able to stand and walk for long - periods of time, reach, and interact with children at their level (stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl).
To provide a model of excellence and leadership as an educator with the Center and in the early childhood field.
To be prompt, conscientious and responsible regarding working hours and absences from the Center.
To be able to adjust programming according to children’s individual needs and the daily needs that arise due to staffing issues.
To be creative and flexible.