Early Preschool Lead Teacher

Cobb Children's Learning Center•Roseburg, OR

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Cobb Children’s Learning Center is looking for a warm, dependable, and enthusiastic Early Preschool Lead Teacher to create a safe, engaging, and nurturing classroom for young children as they build independence, language, social skills, and confidence. This is a full-time, salaried position, generally 36+ hours per week. As an Early Preschool Lead Teacher, you’ll guide children through an exciting stage of development filled with exploration, growing independence, emerging friendships, and rapid learning. You’ll create a classroom where children feel secure and supported while also having plenty of opportunities to move, create, communicate, investigate, and learn through play. You’ll also provide leadership within the classroom, work closely with Assistant Teachers and other staff, and build positive relationships with families.

Requirements

Genuinely enjoys working with young children
Patient, encouraging, and energetic
Can create a calm and predictable environment while still making learning fun
Understands that early preschoolers are learning how to communicate, share, wait, follow routines, and manage big emotions
Builds strong, positive relationships with children
Communicates respectfully with families and coworkers
Comfortable leading a classroom and supporting other staff
Dependable, organized, and responsible
Can adapt when children or classroom needs change
Values teamwork and professional growth
Committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate environment
Regular and reliable attendance is an essential responsibility of this position
Must maintain all certifications, training, background-check eligibility, and other qualifications required for the position in the State of Oregon
All employees must also follow applicable child-safety and mandatory-reporting requirements

Responsibilities

Plan and lead developmentally appropriate classroom activities
Create hands-on learning experiences that encourage curiosity, creativity, communication, problem-solving, and cooperation
Use children’s interests, abilities, developmental levels, cultures, and experiences to guide classroom planning
Establish predictable routines that help young children feel safe and successful
Support children as they develop independence, communication, emotional regulation, and social skills
Use positive guidance and age-appropriate behavior-support strategies
Maintain a welcoming, organized, inclusive, and engaging classroom
Actively supervise children throughout the day
Maintain required staff-to-child ratios and group-size requirements
Observe and document children's development, learning, behavior, and interests
Use observations to help plan future learning experiences
Communicate professionally and regularly with families
Maintain accurate and confidential classroom and child records
Work collaboratively with Assistant Teachers, administrators, and other staff
Provide clear and respectful classroom leadership
Participate in required meetings, training, professional development, and coaching
Follow all health, safety, sanitation, emergency, licensing, confidentiality, and mandatory-reporting requirements