Early Childhood Lead Teacher (68369)

Clayton Youth Enrichment•Fort Worth, TX

42d•$15 - $15

About The Position

The role focuses on creating a safe and healthy environment for children while ensuring compliance with all internal and external policies. Responsibilities include planning and implementing educational activities that support cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and language development. Classroom supervision should align with company goals and values, fostering a positive atmosphere for both children and staff. Additionally, building strong relationships with parents and colleagues is essential, along with conducting ongoing assessments to track and communicate children's developmental progress. General duties: Supervise and monitor the children at all times. Implement all activities in a safe efficient manner. Use positive redirection, positive language and positive reinforcement to guide the children in your care. Recognize, document and take appropriate action of suspected child abuse and neglect, illness or accident. Plan, develop, prepare, and Implement educational activities including a variety of themes and subjects, such as language development, math development, diversity, gross and fine motor skills development, self-help skill development, science, art, music, health and hygiene and self-esteem. Individualize one-to-one and group activities to reflect the unique needs and strengths of all in each group. Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences for each child. Enhance the program using a variety of techniques which include modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing for the children. Observe, assess and evaluate each child’s progress in your group keeping written records. Respect and communicate in a professional manner with parents to build long term relationships with families. Communicate with parents on a regular basis on each child’s progress and the activities of each area (daily notes home, what we did today, notes posted to door, etc.) Maintain confidentiality concerning child issues and handle this information in an appropriate manner. Promote and maintain good working relationships with other staff members as well as members of the management team. Participate in scheduled staff meetings

Requirements

At least one year experience in a licensed child care facility that includes infant and preschool.
Must be proficient with the use of workforce technology (i.e. computers and smartphones) with the ability to complete basic tasks including but not limited to electronic lesson planning, sending and managing emails, navigating data bases, keeping files and folders organized, using the internet, and other basic functions.
Valid Driver’s License and liability insurance.
Ability to perform all job requirements satisfactorily and meet the Education/Experience, Personal Skills/Characteristics, Reasoning Ability, Physical Conditions, Work Environment and Environmental Conditions listed below.
Must be at least 18 years old
High School Diploma
Must meet or exceed licensing requirements for age, education and experience
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations.
Requires normal range of hearing and vision.
Requires the ability to lift 50 pounds.
Requires daily standing, sitting, bending and stooping.
Ability to work overtime and odd schedules.
Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
Exposure to childhood diseases.

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree/CDA preferred

Responsibilities

Supervise and monitor the children at all times.
Implement all activities in a safe efficient manner.
Use positive redirection, positive language and positive reinforcement to guide the children in your care.
Recognize, document and take appropriate action of suspected child abuse and neglect, illness or accident.
Plan, develop, prepare, and Implement educational activities including a variety of themes and subjects, such as language development, math development, diversity, gross and fine motor skills development, self-help skill development, science, art, music, health and hygiene and self-esteem.
Individualize one-to-one and group activities to reflect the unique needs and strengths of all in each group.
Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences for each child.
Enhance the program using a variety of techniques which include modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing for the children.
Observe, assess and evaluate each child’s progress in your group keeping written records.
Respect and communicate in a professional manner with parents to build long term relationships with families.
Communicate with parents on a regular basis on each child’s progress and the activities of each area (daily notes home, what we did today, notes posted to door, etc.)
Maintain confidentiality concerning child issues and handle this information in an appropriate manner.
Promote and maintain good working relationships with other staff members as well as members of the management team.
Participate in scheduled staff meetings