Lead Teacher

A lead teacher’s responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment.
• Design, maintain and structure an age appropriate classroom  to support your students’ goals and developmental needs.
• Ensure that classroom equipment is clean, safe, and age appropriate.
• Understand and implement United Sunrise Center’s emergency procedure(s).
• Promote healthy eating practices at lunch and snack times.
• Ensure that children are always within state ratio requirements.
• Perform minor cleaning responsibilities such as attending to spills immediately, and perform daily/major cleaning during times when children are not present.
• Post a classroom schedule that meets the needs of your students, while incorporating, routine, and numerous  learning and play opportunities.
• Post and adhere to all Safety policies and procedures.
• Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate activities to engage children in learning.
• Interact with the children to support play, exploration, and learning.
• Create a print-rich environment for children to learn about books, literature, and writing.
• Encourage creativity through art, music, dramatic play, and blocks.
• Provide a reasonable balance between teacher-directed and child-directed activities.
• Provide opportunities for both active and quiet play.
• Support each child’s social and emotional development providing positive guidance, and promoting self esteem and social skills. 
• Encourage empathetic and respectful feelings for others, as well as the environment, through positive modeling.
• Respect cultural and ethnic diversity.
• Establish and foster positive, open and on-going  family relations.
• Encourage families to become an integral part of their children’s learning experiences.
• Provide opportunities (e.g., conferences) in which families are made to feel a part of their children’s learning experiences.
• Prepare a Daily Activity Report for each child.
• Maintain a portfolio for each child which includes observations and periodic evaluations.
• Maintain the classroom Parent Board.
• Assess classroom supplies and materials needed to implement activities.
• Develop lesson plans.
• Promote “learning through play” philosophy and educational objectives.
• Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, and professional growth opportunities.
• Employ a warm, patient and caring manner, while being consistent and professional. 
• Be organized and thorough, and an active and supportive part of our team.