Preschool Teacher

Position Purpose:

Provide a successful, safe, and supervised educational environment for children while they are in the Early Childhood environment (classroom, outdoor play area, and field trips). Promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of enrolled children. Encourage parent involvement in all aspects of the program. To develop individual development of children, provide on-going assessment on progress and facilitate transition to Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Provide a welcoming and friendly classroom environment for all children, parents, and visitors, including a regularly updated educational and informative parent board.

· Prepare the classroom environment and materials to support developmentally appropriate curriculum plans and learning experiences.

· Engage with and supervise children during all activities, encouraging experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization and choice-making.

· Ensure that the appearance, cleanliness, and the safety of the classroom environment are appropriately maintained, following all program, state, and federal guidelines.

· Complete and submit all required daily, weekly, and monthly documentation.

· Provide support and direction to the teacher assistant(s) to ensure a productive, orderly, and cohesive classroom.

· Coordinate with the Center Site Manager and Specialists in the planning, implementation and

· follow-up of identified health, social service and disability needs for all classroom children and

families.

· Communicate with parents in a friends and effective manner, including greeting them by name, addressing concerns in a respectful and timely manner, giving positive feedback, and providing regular updates on their child’s development and classroom happenings.

· Organize, conduct and assure follow-up of home visit/parent-teacher conferences to assigned

families.

· Identify opportunities and/or problems in the classroom and the center and resolve them in cooperation with appropriate program staff.

· Maintain confidentiality regarding information regarding families, coworkers, and self.

· Report any suspected Child Abuse and Neglect in accordance with State, Tribal and Federal

laws

· Participate in all program required professional development, including days when the program’s childcare center is closed and childcare is not provided through the program.

· Other duties as assigned by Director.