Lead Teacher - Early Childhood Lab School

Delaware State University; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Delaware State University seeks an Early Childhood Teacher responsible for supervising and educating a group of children, planning and observing to support learning, and communicating with parents to share progress and needs.

You will collaborate to implement the curriculum, arrange learning spaces, observe development, and document assessments while fostering a safe, inclusive classroom environment.

Qualifications

• Communicate effectively with children and adults.
• Model appropriate conduct for children.
• Basic knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate activities; ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate participation in planned curriculum activities.
• Interact with children to support development and learning.
• Support implementation of guidance strategies used in the program.
• Implement health, safety and nutrition plans for individual children.

Skills

Effective communication

Model behavior for children

Child development knowledge

Education

TECE I

HS diploma with career pathway in ECE

Six college credits in ECE/child development

Job description

The Early Childhood Teacher is responsible for the supervision, care and education of a group of children. The teacher works in partnerships to implement the curriculum through lesson planning, room arrangement, child observation and assessments and parent communication.

The following are the functions essential to performing this job:

1. Facilitate and support children’s participation in experiences and activities of the planned curriculum
2. Interact with children to support their development and learning
3. Support the implementation of guidance strategies used in the program
4. Implement health, safety and nutritional plans for individual children

The candidate must possess the following skills and abilities to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations:

1. Communicate effectively with children and adults
2. Serve as a model for children through own conduct
3. Basic knowledge of children development and developmentally appropriate activities and ongoing participation in professional development as required

1. Education and Experience: Candidate must meet one of the following qualifications:
   1. At least a high school diploma or its equivalent and successful completion of TECE 1 (Training for Early Care and Education 1) AND six months of experience working with children preschool age or younger in a group setting; or
   2. At least a high school diploma with successful completion of the traditional high school’s career pathway program in early childhood as recognized by the Office of Child Care Licensing AND six months of experience working with children preschool age or younger in a group setting; or
   3. At least a high school diploma or its equivalent and successful completion of six college credits- three in early childhood education and three in child development AND six months of experience working with children preschool age or younger in a group setting.
2. Candidate must be at least eighteen years of age

The criteria for evaluation in this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the DSU Fundamentals and CORE values
2. Demonstrate knowledge to create age and developmentally appropriate environments
3. Ability to understand how young children develop and learn
4. Promote the development of social competence

Delaware State University is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community. The University is dedicated to enhancing diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruitment and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The University is committed to achieving a diverse faculty and staff and encourages members of underrepresented groups to apply