Early Learning Lead Teacher (All Locations)

YMCA of Metro Atlanta • Madison, GA

100d

About The Position

As a thought-leader and best-in-class provider in education, wellness, youth development, and community-building, The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is one of the oldest and most essential non-profits serving in Atlanta. Today, we’re looking for you to join us as we carry out our mission to positively impact lives and communities across the state. At the Y, we’re an association of like-minded people (staff, volunteers, and members), on the forefront of a movement to ensure that everyone -- especially children -- experience an equal opportunity to reach their full potential. In the course of a year, we provide more than 3,000 children, ages 6 weeks through Pre-K with high-quality literacy and STEAM-infused learning; give 58,000 youth and teens access to sports, aquatics, day and resident camps, teen leadership development programs, and employment opportunities; provide over 200,000 members with programs, services, and facilities to enjoy connection and maintain wellness regardless of age; and engage over 25,000 volunteers and donors from across Atlanta to share in the gift of supporting their communities. Under the supervision of the Program Director the Early Learning Teacher always ensures the safety and well-being of each child in the program by providing a safe and healthy environment. This co-teaching position includes collaborative supervision in providing quality early childhood experiences for children ages six-weeks to three-years old.

Requirements

• Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) in Infant and Toddler Education or higher.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of children.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to perform physical requirements, including, but not limited to, kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry objects or children up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for directly supervising and developing the classroom associates and managing the day-to-day operations in the classroom.
• Plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children.
• Implement developmentally appropriate practices that are individualized, inclusive of children with disabilities, and age appropriate and integrated across all areas of a child’s development.
• Meet all job-related federal, state, local and program regulations and timelines for compliance, implementation, and documentation.
• Meet performance standards, monitoring guidelines, licensure regulations, disabilities service requirements, and the completion of developmental assessments, parent conferences, and home visits.
• Actively participate in teaching activities by consistently moving around the learning environment both indoors and outdoors.
• Constant supervision of children during all activities (indoors & outdoors) as well as during all times when children are under their direct care.
• Re-direct inappropriate behaviors in a positive manner that is supportive and non-punitive.
• Respond quickly to a child in distress or a crying child by immediately calming them in a nurturing and appropriate manner.
• Utilize developmentally appropriate feeding, toileting, cleaning, and health care practices for children with special health care needs.
• Model appropriate language behaviors for children including grammatically correct verbal and written language usage.
• Prepare in advance lesson plans, materials and environment that are organized, interactive, appropriate, clean, safe, and hands on.
• Prepare, plan, and implement transition strategies for daily activities.
• Organizes classroom space into functional areas (i.e. interest centers) that are easily recognizable and clutter free.
• Conduct and record ongoing observations that are descriptive of the whole child and his/her developmental milestones rather than just exclusive reports of problem behaviors.
• Behave in a professional manner that is always open, cordial, family- and child-centered, and in the best interest of the program.
• Attend and participate in team, site, and agency required meetings, trainings, professional development, and continuing education.
• Ensure that site-appropriate health, safety, classroom organization, classroom aesthetic and sanitation guidelines are followed.
• Follow all mandatory reporting of suspected abuse, unsafe conditions, repair needs, complaints, accidents, and injuries.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits and career opportunities as part of our culture of excellence.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees