3K Lead Teacher

Description:

**Early Childhood Teacher**

**Job Summary:**

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Early Childhood Teacher to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning and implementing engaging lessons that promote social, cognitive, and emotional growth in young children. The successful candidate will create a warm and welcoming environment that is culturally responsive and print-rich, and will work collaboratively with parents, staff, and colleagues to support the development of our students.

Responsibilities:

**Responsibilities:**

* Plan and implement well-designed lessons that are aligned with current units of study and culturally relevant pedagogy

* Identify and work towards individual student goals, connecting them to academic activities and providing positive guidance

* Lead various large group, small group, and center activities, and delegate tasks to the assistant teacher as needed

* Create and maintain a print-rich, culturally responsive classroom environment that promotes learning and exploration

* Complete and maintain observations of children, and navigate Teaching Strategies GOLD online assessment system

* Provide consistent supervision, ensuring developmentally appropriate activities and health needs of the group and individual child are met

* Coordinate and implement educational curriculum, developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards

* Lead by example, encouraging teaching team success through modeling and coaching

* Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive, and emotional growth

* Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences

* Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met, and maintain accurate records, forms, and files

* Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers, ensuring they follow planned activities, hygiene, and safety standards

* Maintain a healthy classroom environment, including appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards, and safety and security of children

* Create a classroom environment conducive to optimizing teaching and learning, and manage classroom administration, data collection, and record keeping

* Maintain positive communication with parents, and interact with students, parents, and colleagues in a professional and positive manner

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