Lead Infant Teacher

Piedmont YMCA•Charlottesville, VA

60d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Lead Teacher, you will plan, manage, and supervise early childhood classroom structure, including lesson plans, schedules, routines and transitions. You'll be responsible for ensuring the health welfare, and safety of the children enrolled in our program. You will also create an environment which fosters the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development of each child in your care. You will contribute to the YMCA and to the overall community we serve by working with our littlest YMCA participants to help them prepare for success in school and life.

Requirements

Meets educational and experience qualifications established by the Department of Social Services Division of Licensing.
At least 18 years of age.
Ability to plan, organize and implement age-appropriate/developmentally appropriate program activities.
Previous experience with diverse populations. Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.
Participation in required in-service training (16 hours) annually.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience working with children in a developmental setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Implements STREAMin3 curriculum within the established guidelines.
Designs and implements daily lesson/activity plans.
Adheres to program standards including safety and cleanliness.
Supervises the children, classroom, and all activities.
Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
Conducts parent conferences, and maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents. Engages parents as volunteers.
Maintains program site and equipment.
Maintains required program records.
Maintains thorough knowledge of the licensing standards set forth by the Commonwealth of Virginia and maintains compliance at all times.
Attends and participates in all family nights, program activities, and team meetings.
Actively seeks to continuously update skills by attending outside workshops and constantly whenever possible, by becoming active in professional organizations and constantly seeking new ideas and materials.