Child Development Center Teacher

DEFINITION:
This individual will function as an additional facilitator of children’s activity in the classroom. He/she will work with the lead teacher to plan and implement the daily program of activities for a group of children in an early care and education lab school.


SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:
Position receives direct supervision from the Lead Teacher; however Administrator is responsible for facilitating professional growth and evaluations, and supervision from a center operations perspective. Childcare Technician/Assistant Director also supervises daily performance.
ESSENTIAL AND OTHER IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS STATEMENTS:
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:


Essential Functions:
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Implementation of the weekly plan of developmentally appropriate activities. This includes but is not limited to observing and documenting individual children’s growth and development; providing insight into potential topics and projects to plan for based on children’s interests; and planning and preparation for implementation of daily, weekly, and ongoing classroom and center activities.
• Work with the Lead Teacher in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children, including required custodial maintenance.
• Maintaining good communication with parents.
• Obtain in-service and yearly training requirements (this could require some evening or weekend hours).
• Assist in keeping the room well organized and arranged appropriately.
• Cooperate and communicate with all staff at the center to create a professional environment.
• Assist in maintaining records. Specifically monitoring sign in/out sheets, daily communication with parents, children’s individual portfolios, and any assistance required for keeping the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) classroom portfolios updated and presentable.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Participate as appropriate in parent conferences. This will vary according to teaching teams, and may include preparation of documentation or conducting a conference with a parent. Administration may be consulted if agreement on responsibilities cannot be met by the teaching team.

QUALIFICATIONS:


Knowledge of:

• Early Childhood growth and development.
• N.C. Childcare Child Care Requirements
• Current health and fire requirements
• Safety training, maintain current certification in first aid and CPR.
• Nutrition requirements.
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
• Appropriate parent and staff communication

Ability To:

• Establish and maintain effective communication with parents
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Build good communications with other staff to create a professional atmosphere.
• Apply knowledge in providing developmentally appropriate activities, and seek current information and ideas to ensure children’s ongoing engagement and progress
• Work with children warmly, calmly, and in an unhurried manner.
• Meet social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative developmental needs of individual children with a focus on language and literacy as the foundation of successful child development;
• Maintain a safe, clean, and pleasant environment.
• Maintain positive relationships with children, co-workers, parents, and community
• Become familiar with and demonstrate understanding of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct consistently
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Interpret and apply CFCC goals, objectives, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
• Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:
• Making observations
• Reading and writing
• Communicating with others
• Operating assigned equipment/technology
• Handling varied tasks simultaneously
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:
• Standing or sitting for extended periods of time
• Operating…