Summary
Under the supervision of the Director, the One & Two Year Old Teacher is responsible for implementing the education and social development of children, demonstrating patience, compassion, creativity, and a background in early childhood education. The teacher creates and maintains a positive learning environment, ensures that classroom quality meets goals and standards, and complies with day-to-day operations in accordance with state licensing.
Duties
- Provide sound, caring, and positive leadership for staff and children.
- Maintain a safe and fun environment for children.
- Deliver extraordinary customer service to parents.
- Recognize and implement safety standards in all program activities.
- Participate effectively with staff to implement creative and fun activities for students.
- Understand and demonstrate the center’s mission and values.
- Pass a criminal background check.
- Have at least one year of experience in early childhood programs.
- Hold current CPR and First Aid certifications or obtain them within the first 90 days.
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Perform physical tasks such as moving, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 30 pounds.
- Respond calmly and effectively to hazardous or dangerous situations.
Requirements
- Work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.
- Build rapport and relate well to others.
- Listen for understanding, and speak and write effectively.
- Take initiative to assist in developing others.
- Make sound judgments and transfer learning from one situation to another.
- Embrace new approaches and discover ideas to improve participant experience.
- Set goals, clarify tasks, plan work, and actively participate in meetings.
- Pursue self‑development that enhances job performance.
- Demonstrate openness to change and seek opportunities in the change process.
- Accurately assess personal strengths, limitations, and impact on relationships.
- Possess the functional and technical knowledge required to perform well and apply best practices.
Physical Requirements
- Work actively outdoors and/or indoors while supervising children and staff.
- Climb, walk, run, stoop, squat, or kneel as necessary.
- Lifting and carrying equipment to appropriate destinations.
- Use senses to enable safe supervision, including seeing and/or hearing.