Long Term Preschool Co-Teacher

Concordia University, St. Paul•Saint Paul, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a long-term preschool co-teacher position requiring 40 hours weekly. The role involves maintaining prekindergarten licensure or other credential requirements, adhering to child care regulations, and documenting suspected child abuse. The co-teacher will also complete required in-service training annually, maintain personal training hours, and complete first-aid/CPR training every two years. This position directly supervises the preschool program and is expected to maintain high standards of performance, ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Responsibilities include training and supervising student employees, supervising practicum/student teachers, preparing classroom plans for substitutes, and ensuring the daily needs of each child are met. The co-teacher will collaborate with the co-teacher to discuss classroom management weekly and plan/implement curriculum. Maintaining learning areas, posting weekly lesson plans, maintaining bulletin boards, and ensuring a clean and organized classroom are also key duties. The role involves working with consultants for center development, maintaining daily attendance records, communicating with parents, completing accident reports, and maintaining individual child assessments and portfolios. Participation in parent conferences and family events is expected. Collaboration with other center staff and participation in staff meetings and curriculum planning are also part of the role. Daily safety checks of the room, large motor space, and playground are required, along with daily maintenance of the kitchen area, which is a shared responsibility. The co-teacher must inform the director of any safety concerns and supply needs.

Requirements

21 years of age or older
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
Prekindergarten teaching license preferred

Nice To Haves

Synodical college preparation or colloquy candidacy is preferred

Responsibilities

Maintain prekindergarten licensure or other credential requirements
Follow child care regulations as presented in Department of Human Services, Statute 9503 (Rule 3)
Documents and reports suspected cases of child abuse to Child Protection
Complete required in-service training each year
Track and maintain personal training hours and complete required forms
Complete first-aid/CPR training every two (2) years
Complete and submit timecard according to pay schedule
Directly supervises the preschool program
Maintain a high standard of performance, ethics, integrity and professionalism
Properly train and supervise student employees in the preschool room
Supervise practicum/student teachers as assigned
Prepare and communicate classroom plans with substitutes
See that the daily needs of each child are met
Meet with Co-Teacher to discuss management of classroom on a weekly basis
Plan and implement curriculum along with team teacher
Maintains learning areas as specified in DHS Rule 3: Large muscle, Art and music, Dramatic play, Reading area, Science, Manipulatives, Block area, Water and/or sand area
Plan, post and implement weekly lesson plans
Maintain bulletin boards in the preschool classroom
Maintain a clean and organized classroom and shared spaces and work cooperatively with other classroom staff to clean and organize shared materials
Work with consultants for the development or improvement of the center
Maintain daily attendance records
Communicate with parents informally through verbal communication, telephone, email, Lillio
Inform parents when children are ill or injured
Complete accident reports when necessary and get parent signature
Place important paperwork for office in office folder
Maintain individual child’s assessment and portfolio documentation
Participate in two (2) parent conferences annually
Plan and participate in Family events (Family Nights, Family Picnic)
Work in collaboration with other center staff
Participate in staff curriculum planning when appropriate
Participate in weekly staff meetings
Conduct daily safety check of his/her room, large motor space and playground and see that checklists are completed on a daily basis
Conduct daily maintenance of kitchen area, (refrigerator, dishes, trash, laundry, etc.)
Inform director of any safety concerns in the center
Inform director of supply needs