Senior Lead Teacher - Original Childcare Center

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Job description

Senior Lead Teacher - Original Childcare Center

Description

Job Summary: Oversees classroom teaching staff, the daily activities of the classroom, and responsible for implementing The Head Start Standards that ensure an educational program that is developmentally appropriate and congruent with the Programs School Readiness Goals. The Senior Lead Teacher is responsible for creating a learning environment that is linguistically, culturally, and educational rich.

Primary Tasks:

-Supervise and train classroom teaching staff and delegate assignments. Responsible for monitoring, and oversight of classroom staff, daily activities, lesson plans, classroom schedules, attendance reports, educational observations, and screening and assessments.
-Assure that all practices and activities are following the OKDHS Licensing Requirements.
-Guide children through a daily routine while following the classroom schedule. Prepare, post and implement lesson plans and posted daily schedule that address all developmental areas and are inclusive of children with disabilities.
-Administer appropriate guidance when necessary and implement developmentally appropriate practices that achieve program goals by incorporating activities and learning that are congruent to program goals. Responsible for documenting and exhibiting knowledge and understanding of child outcomes.
-Conduct developmental screenings. Utilize curriculum to individualize for each child, and work with each child on their individual developmental level.
-Plan, prepare, and attend parent teacher conferences to discuss each child's strengths, challenges, outcomes and progress on their individual needs. Promote parent engagement and foster their involvement in parent teacher conferences, parent meetings, center activities and individual lesson plans.
-Maintain Child Staff ratio safety, supervision and continuity of care at all times in the classroom and/or playgrounds; during regular classroom activities, toileting, diapering, and rest time to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the children in the group, and incorporate learning at mealtimes.
-Observe, document, and maintain records of each child and reporting, daily attendance, meal counts, daily health & safety checks and/or any accident or abuse reports.
-Participate in staff meetings, parent meetings and professional development and classroom observations/assessments and be actively engaged and involved in the transition process of the children moving to their next educational environment to ensure the needs of the children are met.
-Other duties as assigned by management.