Child Care - Early Learning Lead Teacher - Toyota Indiana YMCA

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Early Learning Director, the Early Learning Lead Teacher is responsible for guiding and instructing children through creative planning and implementation of a developmentally appropriate daily program of activities promoting each child's affective, cognitive, physical, perceptual-motor, communicative and social competence. The position involves the close supervision of the Assistant Teacher enhancing a team teaching approach to ensure the safe and healthful care and management of children in a nurturing environment. Involvement includes maintaining contact and open communication with families, program staff and community resources.

OUR CULTURE:

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with youth.
• Complete required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising youth.
• Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Responsible for ssuring high standards of program quality and safety in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures and risk management policies.
• Plan both long and short range activities in accordance with curriculum objectives, developmentally appropriate practice and program philosophy.
• Meet the emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs of each child.
• Maintain a file on each child while keeping confidentiality on all information on child/parent.
• Report progress of children to families in reports and through parent-teacher conferences. Maintain daily open communications with parents and share information to better meet their child's needs
• Speaks with families in a friendly, courteous, and respectful manner.
• Actively pursue training and learning opportunities and certifications relating to the position. Maintain current certifications/trainings required by the position.
• Arrange a classroom environment in accordance to program goals and philosophy. Keeps equipment and materials in good repair and stored in a safe, orderly fashion.
• Maintain a physically and mentally safe environment for the children. Children must always be in the presence of staff.
• Follows appropriate dress code set forth by the association.
• Assists with onboarding and training of on-site staff.
• Supervise assistants, aides and volunteers in the classroom. Assists with staff reviews and site evaluations.
• Attend all required staff meetings and give input on programming issues.
• Keep all appropriate records and meet all applicable licensing regulations.
• Give medicine to children as outlined by parents.
• Adhere to State of Indiana Child Care Licensing rules and regulations.
• Be and set the example of excellency to other staff, maintaining an attitude of professionalism and loyalty.
• This job description is subject to change depending on program needs by the Early Learning Director and Child Care Executive Branch Director.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be an active program leader and participate in physical activities included in our program components.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to: bend, stoop, kneel, twist, reach with hands, sit, lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, have finger dexterity, grasp, perform repetitive motions, talk, hear and have visual acuity.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to noisy.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions