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Tiny Steps Learning Center is looking to hire a Lead Infant Teacher. Permanent Full-Time position.
Reports to:
- Owners/Stakeholders, Director, Head Teacher, or any temporarily designated Supervisor.
- Lead Teachers report directly to the Team Leader or Director with any questions or concerns they have regarding the children's center policy.
Basic Functions:
- Responsible for assisting the Teacher to facilitate daily curriculum activities for the children.
- Must adhere to the Tiny Steps Learning Center Confidentiality Policy.
Experience:
- Prior early childhood care experience is required.
Qualifications:
- Have a high school degree or equivalent education.
- Have training and certifications in the areas of early childhood education, child development, or a child-related field.
- Submit various background checks including those completed through the Department of Human Services.
- Must have CPR, First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens certifications or obtain certifications upon hire.
- Complete a Tuberculosis test and physical and provide a physician’s documentation of both.
- Must be a team player and be mentally and physically capable of caring for a large group of children in a classroom setting.
- Must possess a strong work ethic, be punctual, be a team player, be respectful of everyone in the workplace, and have minimal absences.
- Have an awareness of the unique needs of young children and have appropriate expectations.
- Be able to kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry children up to 70lbs.
- Be available for full-time employment and available to work as late as up to 6:00 pm.
Required Expectations:
- Ensure the safety and well-being of each child by responding to their emotional, social, and physical needs as well as their educational needs.
- Utilize developmentally appropriate practice and best practice methods at all times.
- Be a positive role model for all caregiving staff and children.
- Be customer service orientated and professional.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Including, but not limited to, the following:
- Be the primary caregiver for up to four children in the classroom.
- Assist children with activities of daily life (restroom use, diapering, hand washing).
- Appropriately supervise children while keeping them safe at all times.
- Engage children in activities and play that stimulate their development.
- Approach parents daily and speak with them about their child(ren).
- Creating and maintaining an environment that is clean, organized, and safe for all children.
- Establish a professional level of rapport with each family to provide quality care and friendly service.
- Supervise teacher aides in the classroom and ensure they are following program policy and customer service expectations.
- Train any teacher aides in the classroom and direct them as to what duties need to be carried out throughout the day.
- Plan daily activities that are developmentally appropriate for young children.
- Plan and prepare lesson plans, and submit them by administrative guidelines every week.
- Participate in weekly scheduled team teaching meetings.
- Attend in-service training, conference, staff meetings, and parent meeting as required.
- Write summaries of daily activities and provide parents/guardians with documentation.
- Be responsible for daily sheets and daily activities about eating, sleeping, and diaper changing.
- Maintain a professional self-image and project the values of the organization at all times.
- Maintain accurate and current attendance records and other related paperwork.
- Perform general classroom cleaning duties including sweeping the floor after meals, cleaning cots, and chairs, and wiping tables or spills as necessary.
- Maintain classroom and storage area materials in a neat, orderly manner with labels to identify their location.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Skills:
- Math Aptitude.
- Professionalism.
- Oral Communication Skills.
- Good moral character & Presentation.
- Planning, Organization & Time Management.
- Family and Child Relationship Skills and Interpersonal Skills.
- Ability to perform tasks related to the physical care of children.
