Lead Teacher - KPC Purple Room (age 4 yrs)

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Site Director, the Lead Teacher is responsible for planning and implementing activities for children while assigning and monitoring the Assistant Teachers’ activities.

TIME COMMITMENT:

40 hours per week. Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Starting at $16/hr, depending on experience

PRINICIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise general operations of the classroom, including the management, supervision, and discipline of Assistant Teachers
• Plan, implement, and supervise activities and educational experiences which promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of the children in the classroom
• Plan and implement age appropriate curriculum to ensure quality early learning programming
• Ensure compliance with all child care licensing standards as defined by the Iowa Department of Human Services
• Provide leadership and training for Assistant Teachers
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of all required written documentation (i.e., incident reports, daily grams, room journals, etc.)
• Use positive guidance methods of discipline
• Provide daily communication with parents
• Provide and maintain a neat, organized classroom, take responsibility for the upkeep of all materials
• Eat all meals and snacks with children and assist in development of healthy nutrition habits
• Help establish good toileting and personal hygiene habits with each child
• Supervise activities at all times to ensure the safety of each child
• Maintain progress records for each child’s growth and development, preparing and discussing progress reports with parents/guardians two times per year
• Communicate with parents to encourage understanding of growth and development and participation in classroom activities
• Conduct parent-teacher conferences
• Assist other child care staff in areas of individual teaching expertise
• Actively assist in keeping center enrollment at capacity
• Complete 6 hours of professional development annually, 2 of which must be in a sponsored group setting (10 contact hours during the first year of employment, 4 of which must be in a sponsored group setting) with 1.5 hours related to CACFP
• Provide guidance, support, and structure for program volunteers

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBITITIES:

• Comply with all Waypoint policies and procedures as outlined in the Waypoint Employee Handbook
• Be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the total work environment
• Perform all other duties as assigned
• Be able to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, and lift up to 50 pounds

COMPETENCIES:

• Values: Demonstrate Waypoint’s core values every day you are at work: have compassion, instill ownership, empower people, and embrace diversity.
• Dependability: Show up to work on time, every time. Keep your commitments. Take responsibility for your ownv actions. Understand implications of your decisions.
• Communication: Demonstrate the ability to treat others with respect and consideration when working with a variety of personalities and leadership styles. Listen and seek clarifications. Communicate internally and externally in a positive tone.
• Professionalism: Take pride in how you present yourself. Motivate yourself to bring your best every day. Develop strategies to achieve organization goals.
• Adaptability: Be able to multitask in a changing and evolving work environment to best fit the situation. Demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization's effectiveness.

BENEFITS The benefits below are for full-time, 30+ hours/week, unless noted otherwise.

• 12 Paid Holidays, including your birthday!
• 10 Days PTO first year of employment
• $25K Life Insurance paid in full by Waypoint
• Certified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
• $400/month towards Waypoint’s medical insurance through Wellmark
• Short-Term Disability
• Employee Childcare Discount at KidsPoint
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• FSA & HSA
• 401K & Match
• Employee Assistance Program for counseling services
• Discounted college classes

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must show evidence of security and judgement to handle crisis situations and the ability to work with parents and children in a classroom setting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or a related field or an Associate’s Degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Education with 1 year of teaching experience or a Child Development Associate (CDA) certification with 2 years of teaching experience in a licensed child care setting is required.
• Be at least 18 years-old and complete the following trainings once hired:

1. Pre-employment physical examination including testing for communicable diseases
2. TB skin test taken within 6 months prior to the start date completed by a licensed physician and repeated every 3 years
3. First Aid and CPR certification within the first year of employment, with First Aid being renewed every 3 years and CPR being renewed annually
4. Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter training within the first 6 months of employment and repeated annually
5. 1 hour of Universal Precautions and Infectious Disease Control training within the first 6 months of employment and repeated annually

• Receive a negative report on the Waypoint/Department of Human Services Non-Law Enforcement Records Check and the National Criminal History check; conducted every two years