Lead Teacher

University of Wisconsin Stout • Platteville, WI

6h

About The Position

The Children’s Center at UW Platteville invites applications for a Lead Teacher opening. The Lead Teacher works as part of a team to deliver a developmentally appropriate curriculum for children enrolled in their classroom as well as providing general supervision and management of the children enrolled. The Lead Teacher will prepare classroom materials, facilitate classroom programs, and assess student progress to ensure safety and foster an environment of learning and development in accordance with established curriculum. The Lead Teacher interacts regularly with parents and trains new teachers and students. This is a full-time, benefit and paid leave eligible position. Salary for this position is $43,800 per year.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of early childhood education
• Strong written and oral communications skills

Responsibilities

• Plans and facilitates classroom programming and schedules daily classroom activities for an early childhood education facility according to established curriculums.
• Maintains the safety and physical well-being of children in a designated classroom.
• Evaluates individualized and developmental educational plans for children in collaboration with other stakeholders, as needed.
• Maintains and documents effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to relay pertinent information and provide updates of child activities per established guidelines and regulations.
• Mentor new teachers and students.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees