Lead Teacher

Education: Early Childhood Care & Development

Reports To:                Director or Assistant Director
Supervises:                Assistant Teachers, Substitutes
 
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures the classroom’s compliance with applicable Federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations; NAEYC accreditation standards and Center policies.
• Develop and administer procedures for classroom in conjunction with Director’s and based upon the developmental needs of the children.
• Assist in the development of the Center’s curriculum, implement the curriculum through planned daily activities and child observations.
• Maintain communication and positive relations with parents using the Center through daily personal interactions (such as informal conversations), written daily communication posted lesson plans, monthly newsletter articles, and semi- annual parent-teacher conferences (or as needed) to provide periodic progress reports on children.
• Observing children on a daily basis and recording observations.
• Maintaining a clean and attractive room.
• Attending continuing education workshops (21 hours annually) and attending at least 10 staff meetings per year.
• Keeping current with educational research through journal articles, books and/or workshops.
• Meet the health and safety needs of the children through appropriate physical actions.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Attending meetings pertaining to issues in the District of Columbia relevant to childcare.  

TECHNICAL SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS

• Basic familiarity with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES

• Maintain on-going continuing education (21 hours annually) to be aware of new trends and information that is relevant to the field. 
• Understand communication techniques to ensure a smooth classroom operation is also necessary. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.