Preschool Designee

Legacy Traditional Schools•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Ignite your desire to be the best! Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career. At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities. The Preschool designee provides a caring, safe, and well managed environment for children. The preschool designee is responsible for communicating to all Pre-Kindergarten staff members regarding program, covers all daily duties of the Community Education Site Coordinator in their absence. The preschool designee will devise and impart lesson plans on a daily basis. As well as Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials (e.g. art projects, computer, language skills, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom goals and objectives. Assist students during lunchtime, toileting and washing activities. The preschool designee will enforce cleanup activities after lunchtime by modeling appropriate behavior.

Requirements

21+ Years old
High School Diploma or GED
12 months of childcare experience
Food Handler’s Card/Certification
Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.
The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.
CPR/First Aid Certified
Must have ability to interact positively with students, parents, teachers and administrators.

Nice To Haves

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a closely related field

Responsibilities

Effectively communicates to all Pre-Kindergarten staff members regarding program.
Effectively communicates with parents regarding all aspects of the program.
Covers all daily duties of the Community Education Site Coordinator in their absence.
Follows staff schedules reflecting current enrollment, maintaining a 13:1 child: staff ratio and/or a 15:1 child: staff ratio in Pre-Kindergarten.
Ensures Pre-Kindergarten school staff know procedures for lockdown, fire and discipline policies.
Ensures Pre-Kindergarten staff follows health and safety procedures established for the program, to include; storage of medication, safety of facilities, lockdown/fire safety requirements and weather related (heat) concerns.
Manages discipline and brings concerns to the attention of the Community Education Site Coordinator and Assistant Principal (if needed).
Assists with development and implementation of age appropriate curriculum as provided by the Community Education Site Coordinator.
Devise and impart lesson plans on a daily basis.
Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. read stories, providing writing assistance, reinforce language skills, numbers, alphabet, computer learning programs, etc.) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.
Performs student assessments regularly throughout the school year
Conducts parent-teacher conferences with parents
Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials (e.g. art projects, computer, language skills, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom goals and objectives.
Assist students during lunchtime, toileting and washing activities.
Enforce cleanup activities after lunchtime by modeling appropriate behavior.
Maintains classroom equipment, work area, and manual and electronic files and records (e.g. clean/bleach tables, sign-in/sign-out logs, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items; providing written reference; providing a safe learning environment; and/or meeting mandated requirements.
Prepare instructional materials (e.g. laminating, making posters, making copies, bulletin boards, filing, newsletters, etc.).
Provide an environment of comfort and security for young students by indulging in nurturing behavior.
Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and/or inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, change in behavior, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents/caregivers.
Provide a classroom environment that encourages parent participation.
Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships and experience clear communication with teacher staff.
Liaison with children’s families to ensure smooth transition from home to school setting and transitions from classroom to classroom when needed.
Assist families with children’s transitions from preschool to kindergarten.
Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
Ensures that Teacher Assistants are kept updated in all matters concerning the classroom and program, i.e. lead teacher meetings, lesson plans, policies and procedures, training received, etc.
Provide functional training and guidance to staff, interns, substitutes and volunteers assigned to the classroom.