Lead Teacher - Child Development Center

YMCA of Greater Louisville•Louisville, KY

1d•$21 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Teacher is responsible for the overall classroom atmosphere, curriculum, children's development, and communication with parents and classroom staff. The Preschool Program aims to create a learning community where staff, children, and families experience wonder, play, adventure, investigation, and support. The role upholds the YMCA mission and values while providing a safe, welcoming, and high-quality classroom environment for children ages 3–5.

Requirements

Minimum age of 21.
Experience in an early childhood setting.
Ability to work with children ages 3–5 and understand developmental differences.
Ability to care for young children in a group setting and work effectively as part of a team.
Ability to lead, manage, and supervise a staff team.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Personal commitment to the YMCA mission, philosophy, and character development values.
People-centered and service-oriented approach.
Punctual, reliable, creative, self-starting, and consistently positive demeanor.
Infant/Child/Adult CPR and First Aid certification within 30 days after hire.
Completion of required abuse risk management training.
Ability to perform the listed physical demands, including lifting or carrying a child up to 50 pounds, swimming with children, and working outdoors during summer and winter months.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Early Childhood Education or a CDA.

Responsibilities

Uphold the YMCA mission and model its values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
Create and facilitate age-appropriate curriculum activities for young children.
Take primary responsibility for children's health, welfare, and safety in the classroom and ensure quality programming.
Maintain a safe, welcoming, clean, sanitary, organized, and presentable classroom and center.
Prepare and implement curriculum, lesson plans, studies, assessments, and parent conferences.
Maintain required documentation, including attendance, incident reports, medication waivers, and daily care sheets.
Build and maintain open communication with children, parents, the program director, and other staff.
Lead, manage, and supervise a staff team.
Attend required staff meetings and trainings.
Monitor the building, staff, and members; report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations to a supervisor.
Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements and policies concerning appropriate boundaries with children.