Early Childhood Educator

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Job Title:

Early Childhood Educator

Department:

EHE Schoenbaum Family Center at Weinland Park Lab School

The Team Lead Teacher has ultimate responsibility for the effective daily operation of the classroom while fostering an environment, which supports a professional and collaborative work setting. The Team Lead Teacher establishes the coordination of planning of weekly curriculum, daily lessons/experience, and educational programming within the framework of the school philosophy. The incumbent plans and implements research within the classrooms and overall program as well as, conducts and assures completion of child/program assessments within allocated time frames. With the other classrooms teachers, the Team Lead Teacher sets goals and makes classroom adjustments accordingly within regards to child data and research outcomes. The incumbent coordinates classroom schedules, supervises/mentors co-teachers, school aides, interns, student assistants and provides coaching sessions as needed in conjunction with the Vice Principal.

The Team Lead Teacher updates documentation of development and lessons, both inside and outside of the classroom quarterly and gains insight from co-teachers to accomplish. The incumbent participates in staff meetings and serves as the classroom or school representative on department, college, university and community committees/projects as needed. The Team Lead Teacher oversees conferences with families and produces assessment reports/documentation for families. The Team Lead Teacher attends ongoing professional development programs, updates and maintains ChildPlus database for classroom, and adheres to all licensing and Step-Up to Quality requirements. Finally, the Team Lead Teacher adheres to and implements the Head Start Performance Standards and reporting requirement, adheres to and implements the Child and Adult Care Food program (CACFP) standards and reporting requirement, and plans scheduling within the classroom for planned or unplanned days off by other staff in conjunction with the Vice Principal.

Other duties may also be assigned.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Level Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with a Major in educa-early & middle childhood

Additional Education

Desired

Master's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications

Required: Early childhood education, child development or a related field with minimum three years' experience in teaching infant, toddler, or preschool age children. Physical demands required for this position include; communicate through talking and hearing; walk, sit, use of hands, reach and lift, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and otherwise actively engage in physical activities with young children, including sitting on child-sized furniture, gross motor/outdoor play and getting up and down off of the floor repeatedly; required to lift children up to 50 pounds; 20/20 corrected vision. Required training and certification: All employees are required to complete and maintain certification in first aid/communicable disease, infant/child CPR, child abuse recognition training, and any other ODJFS/ODE mandated training. Liable transportation, required; requires successful completion of reference and background check(s).

Desired: Pre-K to grade 3 teaching license for some positions

Additional Information:

Target Hiring Salary is $16.06-$21.42

Location:

Schoenbaum Family Center (0933)

Position Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Shift:First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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