Child Care Lead Teacher Toddler

LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM TRIBE

Child Care Lead Teacher Toddler

OVERVIEW: . Toddler care requires consistent, sensitive, responsive and nurturing caregivers. Person will be responsible for ensuring a developmentally appropriate childcare program and environment for children 12 months to 30 months of age; and up to 12 years of age; and is responsible for supervision and training of Child Care Assistants. Person will provide all phases of classroom activities, planning, teaching and guiding the children, must be willing to attend local and out of town training when needed for the job.

WORK LOCATION: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Child Care

SUPERVISED BY: Childcare Program Supervisor
POSITION STATUS: Full-time/ 40 hours per week
SALARY LEVEL: $17.23 - $19.25 DOE
WORK SCHEDULE: To Be Determined by Supervisor

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF JOB:

• Develop site based goals in a collaborative process with staff and parents;
• Develop weekly lesson plans with variety of learning experiences with staff input;
• Prepare individual learning plans including emotional, social, cognitive, and language development with parents input;
• Nurture and care for children totally dependent upon caregiver to protect them from harm and meet physical, emotional, and intellectual needs. This includes but is not limited to: consistency, comforting, encouraging, feeding, diapering, holding, napping, playing, reading, singing, sensitive interacting and attending to child’s needs.
• Daily communication and coordination of Toddler care occurs with parents, caregivers, and staff at every drop-off and pick-up of child.
• Must adhere to individual sleeping and eating patterns and needs of child rather than an adult prescribe time schedule.
• Assist in serving USDA approved meals and snacks to children. Knowledge of proper serving sizes for infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age children. Sit with children at meal time and model healthy eating behaviors and good manners.
• Be familiar with special dietary needs (allergies) and medical issues (asthma, etc..) of children.
• Plan, develop and maintain a safe, healthy, and attractive learning environment with appropriate activities for indoor and outdoor play;
• Assist parents and children in transitioning to other classrooms, or programs, such as Head Start, other child care, school;
• Be familiar with and help implement the DCYF Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers;
• Write objective observations of children, notes to parents and keep accurate documentation and records for Center’s reporting responsibilities;
• Orient, train and support child care assistants and volunteers;
• Promote positive parent and community involvement within the organization;
• Coordinate with the Child Care Program Supervisor in developing and maintaining schedules, training plans, and planning to meet the needs of the children, families, staff and community;
• Administer medications and first aid in accordance with regulations and policies, and handle emergencies as they arise.
• Provide supervision and training to Child Care Assistants.
• Must demonstrate supervisory skills and carry out supervisory responsibilities as needed for entire Child Care Center.
• Other Duties as assigned