Head Teacher, YMCA Child Development Center - Oklahoma City, OK
New Yesterday
Full-time
Description
JOB TITLE: Head Teacher
REPORTS TO: Director/Assistant Director
FLSA TYPE: Non-Exempt
GENERAL FUNCTION
- The Master Teacher is responsible for meeting the developmental needs of children birth through six years of age in a group setting.
- Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- planning and implementing developmentally appropriate lesson plans that address the cognitive, emotional, and social needs of each child,
- providing a safe and secure environment
- providing documentation of positive developmental outcomes for students, as well as maintaining positive relations and communications with families, partnership agencies and program staff.
- Directs classroom teachers, assistant teacher, practicum students, and volunteers to meet program standards as well as Oklahoma Department of Human Service Licensing Regulations, NECPA. guidelines, Oklahoma City/County Health Department and the Child and Adult Center Food Program licensing regulations.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
Planning:
- Plan and implement developmentally appropriate lessons and activities.
- Plan in advance, weekly lesson plans and supply needs and turn into your director or designated person.
- Post current lesson plans in the classroom at all times.
- Develop a daily schedule that provides a balance of active and quiet activities, individual and group times.
- Arrange the classroom to provide for learning centers and rotate toys routinely.
- Monitor children's developmental progress through observation records, checklists, daily reports and portfolios.
Parent Communication:
- Maintain positive, open relations with all families.
- Address and greet parents by name upon arrival and departure.
- Reinforce daily to parent and child the successes and positive behaviors exhibited.
- Visit with parents and keep record of all behavior concerns as may arise.
- Communicate all concerns and provide written documentation of all concerns to Director or Associate Executive Director of Youth Development
- Conduct parent teacher conferences twice yearly as schedule and more often as needed.
- Facilitate all classroom activities, participate, model, and observe as necessary.
Classroom Organization:
- Manage all classroom supplies and equipment in a safe and organized manner.
- Maintain the classroom environment to support smooth transitions and independent learning of children.
- Maintain labeling on classroom shelving and containers.
- Maintain neatly all storage areas.
- Follow a cleaning schedule.
- Display all posting and children's work in a neat and orderly manner at children's eye level.
- Children's artwork display should be at least 90% creative art, 10% can be process art.
- Maintain a parent informational board in the classroom; autobiography of each teacher, picture of each teacher, class schedule, special events, current lesson plans, and center newsletter.
- Maintain learning centers; older toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners have space arranged for a variety of individual and small group activities including block building, dramatic play, art, music, science, math, manipulative, quiet book reading, sand and water play and woodworking should be offered occasionally.
- Maintain clear pathways for children to move from one area to another without disturbing activities.
- Areas are organized for easy supervision by staff.
Maintain a Safe, Secure and Clean Environment:
- Lift and carry children as need.
- Follow all program guidelines in regard to food service, clean up and food storage.
- Complete accident/incident reports in a timely manner, following the chain of command have the report signed and provide a copy to the parent on the day of the incident.
- Support and demonstrate discipline practices in accordance with D.H.S. Licensing Regulation.
- Remove all broken toys or equipment.
Maintain Professionalism:
- Attend all required staff meeting and trainings.
- Follow program dress code.
- Maintain appropriate attendance.
- Maintain eye contact and smile at parents, children and staff during all communications.
- Maintain confidentiality on a strict need to know basis with parents, staff, outside agencies, and the general community.
- Maintain current certification in Infant/Child and Adult CPR, First Aid.
- Plan and complete training hours required by Oklahoma DHS Licensing Regulations.
- Meet and/or exceed all Oklahoma D.H.S. Licensing regulation and NECPA. guidelines in relation to programming for children birth to six years.
- May assist in interviewing center staff.
- Develop meaningful and sustainable relationships with members, donors and volunteers.
Requirements
Entry Requirements:
- High school diploma
- Must be at least 18 years of age and have obtained the qualifications:
- Level IV or higher of Appendix L-3
- Professional Development Ladder (C.D.A., C.C.P. or higher level -Oklahoma Certificate of Mastery, Competency Certificate, A.A./A.S. with 12 hrs of ECE/CD, A.A./A.S. degree in ECE/CD or B.A./B.S. with at least 18 credit hours in ECE/CD)
- Possess a command of spoken and written English to serve as a language role model.
- Must be certified by the ASHI in PR/CPR, AED, O2, and First Aid.
- Follow Child Abuse Report Guidelines.
- Experience managing groups of young children.
- Meet all Health Department Guidelines.
- Meet all Oklahoma Department of Human Service Licensing Regulations.
- Pass random drug test.
- Minimum of 6 months experience working in a licensed childcare program.
- Excellent organizational skills required.
- Ability to provide a positive, nurturing environment for children required.
- Ability to be flexible in assignment and work hours.
- Ability to provide superior customer service required.
Accountability:
- The Master Teacher is responsible for the equipment, supplies and appearance of a specified classroom, and responsible for maintaining established program.
- The Master Teacher reports to the Director and Associate Executive Director of Youth Development.
- Attendance to all mandatory meeting and workshops is required.
Adaptability Requirements:
- Position requires a high degree of adaptability. Incumbent will be faced with a variety of issues on a day-to-day basis and will be engaged in multiple tasks and is to respond quickly and appropriately to frequently changing needs of children.
- Responsibilities include but not limited to job description.
Physical Requirements:
- Incumbent must be able to lift 50 pounds.
- Standing up to 95% of the day
- Stoop and bend, sit on the floor, perform all activities with children, i.e., jump, dance, walk, run, etc for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to effectively communicate verbally
- Seeing: Yes
- Hearing: Yes
- Color Acuity: Yes
Environmental Conditions:
- Health risks include probable exposure to diseases transmitted by oral-fecal route
- Works in an environment filled with items (toys, small furniture, etc.) providing numerous opportunities for slipping and falling.
- Exposed to continuous noise up to 90 decibels.
- Constant exposure to over-crowding and noxious odors.
- No provision of adult size furniture in classroom.
- Frequent exposure to outside weather conditions.
- Changes soiled diapers and clothing on a regular basis.
After Hire Requirements:
- New Staff Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- Within 60 days of employment completion of Oklahoma Department of Human Service Licensing Orientation.
- Within 30 days of employment provide current certificate of completion for Infant/ Child and Adult C.P.R., First Aid.
- Attend all required staff meetings or trainings.
- Annually complete 24 hours training to meet D.H.S. Licensing Requirements
- Annually set 3 goals for professional development.
- Bring a copy of all current training hours and certificates needed for NECPA and DHS Licensing.
Salary Description
Starting at $12.00 per hour
- Location:
- Oklahoma City
- Job Type:
- FullTime