Preschool Teacher, Early Childhood Education Center

Louisiana Tech University•Ruston, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pre-K Instructor serves as the lead teacher for a classroom of children, ensuring a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate learning environment while supporting children's growth and school readiness. The position also supports the ECEC's role as a university-based teaching site by mentoring students and maintaining compliance with state licensing and NAEYC accreditation standards. The Pre-K Instructor serves as the lead teacher for a classroom of three-year-old children at the Early Childhood Education Center and is responsible for providing high-quality early childhood education in alignment with developmentally appropriate practice, state licensure requirements, and NAEYC accreditation standards.

Requirements

Serve as the lead teacher for a classroom of three-year-old children.
Provide high-quality early childhood education.
Ensure classroom practices meet Louisiana state licensing regulations.
Maintain compliance with all health safety, and supervision standards.
Support ongoing accreditation efforts, including adherence to National Association for Education of Young Children standards.
Manage daily classroom routines, schedules, and transitions effectively.
Maintain classroom materials, supplies, and learning environments.
Contribute to the overall mission of the ECEC.

Nice To Haves

Mentoring students
Maintaining compliance with state licensing and NAEYC accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

Plan and implement developmentally appropriate, play-based curriculum that supports cognitive, social-emotional, language, and physical development of children.
Create and maintain a safe, inclusive, and engaging classroom environment that promotes exploration, curiosity, and positive behavior.
Conduct ongoing observation and assessment of children's development and use data to inform instruction and communicate progress.
Foster supportive relationships with children, communicate regularly with families, partner with families to support each child's individual needs and developmental goals.
Mentor student workers, practicum students, and interns from the HDFS program and related disciples.
Model best practices in early childhood education.
Collaborate with ECEC staff and HDFS Faculty and interdisciplinary partners to support teaching, research, and outreach activities.
Participate in staff meetings, training sessions, and continuous improvement efforts.
Ensure classroom practices meet Louisiana state licensing regulations and maintain compliance with all health safety, and supervision standards.
Support ongoing accreditation efforts, including adherence to National Association for Education of Young Children standards.
Manage daily classroom routines, schedules, and transitions effectively.
Maintain classroom materials, supplies, and learning environments.
Contribute to the overall mission of the ECEC.