Lead Teacher

Description:

Job Description:

We are searching for a dynamic Lead Teacher for our Coney Island center.  The lead teacher is responsible for day-to-day activities including but not limited to teaching children valuable lessons, keeping the classroom clean and organized, tracking student’s attendance, meals and development, supervising teacher assistants, aides and on occasion volunteers, engaging parents and caregivers in the development of children and discussing any and all issues with Directors.

An ideal candidate for a Lead Teacher:

• Creates lesson plans and enjoys teaching young children.
• Has confidence and interest in leading a classroom full of young children and delegating duties and responsibilities to assistant teachers and aides.
• Ability to understand the needs of children and support use of different methods of teaching to inspire each and every child in the classroom.
• Track the development of children using teaching strategies gold.
• Develop relationships with parents and caregivers and inform them of opportunities to help in the classroom or attend school trips. Keep them apprised of children’s development and needs.
• Create an engaging classroom environment where children come to learn and want to learn.
• Encourage children’s strengths and work on children’s developmental needs both physical and emotional.

A Teacher’s skills include:

• Interacting with children
• Problem solving
• Understanding that each child is unique and has unique needs
• Working with each child to help them develop
• Listening to parent concerns as well as children’s concerns
• Speaking clearly to children and setting realistic goals
• Record keeping of attendance, meals and child development
• Keeping the classroom neat and organized

Ideal Qualifications:

• Certified teacher with Masters

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $60,000.00 /year

Responsibilities:

See above

Qualifications: