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Form of workJOB TITLE: Child CareLead Teacher $15-$17/hr
SUPERVISOR: Early Education Director
DEPARTMENT: Child Care
FLSA STATUS: Full time
POSSITION SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Early Education Director, the Lead Teacher provides direction for the classroom and staff. Implements program curriculum in the classroom. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on the YMCA core values honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring. The ideal candidate must meet the Kansas Licensing requirement for the Lead Teacher Position.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Must stay within Kansas Department of Health and Environment licensing regulations.
• Complete 16 in-service training hours per year as required by state regulations.
• Implement curriculum within the established guidelines.
• Design and implements daily lesson/activity plans.
• Supervise the children, classroom, and all activities.
• Conducts parent conferences and maintain a positive relationships and effective communication with parents.
• Make ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
• Daily communication with the parent/guardian.
• Properly fill out the necessary paperwork.
• Coordinate group times that address all learning areas.
• Maintain children’s files and resource files.
• Behavior management in accordance with YMCA and state regulations.
• Constant cleaning throughout the day, such as wiping the tables off, keeping the floor picked up, and cleaning bathrooms according to schedule.
• Organize classrooms daily with only applicable materials.
• Notify Angel Child Care Coordinator of supplies needed.
• Maintain a safe, welcoming, clean learning environment.
• Attend any staff meetings and training required by the Coordinator and the YMCA.
• Partner with the Church of the Cross staff to maintain a safe and clean facility.
• Provide exceptional customer service by greeting all participants, maintaining a clean and safe facility, and always demonstrating professional conduct.
• Responds to challenges with possible solutions in a timely manner.
• All other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of children and their behavior and a genuine desire to work with them.
• Experience working with children.
• Ability to build good relationship/communication skills with adults and children.
• Certifications: CPR, First Aid, TB test within 30 days of hire.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and judgment skills.
• Bring to this position maturity, responsibility and a sincere interest in working with families.
• Possess knowledge of age-appropriate activities and expectations
• Ability to handle irate, complaining, or demanding individuals
• Able to make sound judgments and decisions, even when distracted by noise or activity.
• Must have a signed health assessment stating no physical mental limitations working with children within 30 days of hire
. • Understand diverse family dynamics, their needs, as well as the needs of at-risk children.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds, and occasionally move up to seventy-five (75) pounds in the form of supplies or equipment.
• Able to sit, stand and bend to perform appropriate tasks
. • Must be able to move at an appropriate pace to respond to emergencies.
• Follow all safety requirements of the Salina Family YMCA.
• May be required to stand for extended periods of time.
• Work in different temperature environments.
• Ability to move around the room to assist children and supervise them with daily activities, social
• interaction, physical and emotional needs.
• Ability to interact and participate in gross motor activities with the children. The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):
• Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view and remains calm in challenging situations, listens for understanding meaning, speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
• Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another, establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings, strives to meet or exceed goals, and delivers a high-value experience for participants.
• Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance, demonstrates an openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process, accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations and how they impact relationships have the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well.
EFFECTS ON END RESULTS
• The YMCA will be recognized by the community as providing excellent service to all who walk through our doors or contact us on the phone.
• The YMCA will effectively connect and build relationships with its members and the community, resulting in increased member enrollment and retention.
• Consistent, superior member service and satisfaction resulting in continued growth in membership, programs and special services.
• Offers activities which foster the development of children building on the spirit, mind, and body.
• Quality childcare program that reflects a positive image and mission of the YMCA and its services to the community.
• Growth and nurturing of children in the program by meeting individual development needs.
• Creation of a warm, friendly atmosphere in which families can grow.
• Maintain strong attendance and income
