Lead Teacher - Nisonger Center

The Ohio State University

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Teacher will serve as the lead educator in an integrated classroom environment for children with and without developmental delays as part of the Nisonger Center's full day Early Childhood Program. This role involves planning and adapting curriculum for approximately 25% of children in the classroom who have developmental delays or disabilities. The Lead Teacher will work closely with the Early Intervention team to review and plan pathways to achieve the goals of the Individualized Family Service Plan for each child. This position oversees, integrates, and monitors progress of daily and long-term planning to meet the developmental and educational goals of all students. The Lead Teacher assesses children's growth and development using the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) Curriculum and communicates formal and informal assessment results and developmental progress of children to parents. This role serves as a child advocate to ensure all social, emotional, physical, and educational needs are met in compliance with the Nisonger Center's philosophy, curriculum policies, and state licensing rules. The Lead Teacher plans and executes daily activities in the classroom, develops and writes lesson plans to provide cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development of children in the assigned group, and implements, evaluates, and disseminates classroom programming, routines, policies, and procedures. This position also conducts systematic data collection and evaluates program effectiveness, prepares written summaries of curriculum and children's daily educational experiences, and implements health, safety, and security processes and procedures. Additionally, the Lead Teacher advises, instructs, and supervises entry-level teachers, teaching assistants, and student employees with written plans and classroom behavior, provides in-service and pre-service training for students, evaluates knowledge and performance competencies of students, and participates in professional development activities and complies with continuing education requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's Level Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with a Major in child development or education-early & middle childhood.
2 years of relevant experience required.
Demonstrated classroom experience teaching children under 6 years.
Formal student teaching experience, or P-3 certification required.
Experience creating & implementing lesson plans required.
Experience teaching children with developmental delays required.
Current first aid, communicable diseases, & child abuse recognition certifications or training within 120 days of hire required.
All immunizations must be up to date.
Requires successful completion of Bureau of Criminal Investigation check.
Requires successful completion of a background check.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with a Major in special education.
2-4 years of relevant experience preferred.
Developmental Specialist Certification Desired

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead educator in an integrated classroom environment for children with and without developmental delays.
Plan and adapt curriculum for approximately 25% of children in the classroom who have developmental delays or disabilities.
Work closely with the Early Intervention team to review and plan pathway to achieve goals of Individualized Family Service Plan for each child.
Oversee, integrate, and monitor progress of daily and long-term planning to meet developmental and educational goals of all students.
Assess children's growth and development using the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) Curriculum.
Communicate formal and informal assessment results and developmental progress of child to parents.
Serve as child advocate to ensure all social, emotional, physical and educational needs are met in compliance with Nisonger Center's philosophy, curriculum policies and state licensing rules.
Plan and execute daily activities in the classroom.
Develop and write lesson plans to provide cognitive, physical, emotional and social development of children in assigned group.
Implement, evaluate and disseminate classroom programming, routines, policies and procedures.
Conduct systematic data collection and evaluate program effectiveness.
Prepare written summaries of curriculum and children's daily educational experiences.
Implement health, safety and security processes and procedures.
Advise, instruct and supervise entry-level teachers, teaching assistants and student employees written plans and classroom behavior.
Provide in-service and pre-service training for students.
Evaluate knowledge and performance competencies of students.
Participate in professional development activities and comply with continuing education requirements.