Summary

Guide children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for child development center and further learning.

Duties

Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers. Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. Guide behavior in developmental appropriate ways. Read books to entire classes and individual children. Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, art, music, and stories. Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, and parents or guardians. Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development. Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene. Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines. Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children. Demonstrate activities to children. Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety. Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by state licensing procedures and National Accreditation Commission. Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills. Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. Attend staff meetings as required.

Requirements

Set up classroom materials or equipment. Provide for basic needs of children. Teach life skills. Guide student behavior. Read to students. Plan educational activities. Assess student behavior, social development, or health. Discuss problems or issues with supervisors. Discuss student progress with parents or guardians. Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior. Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs. Develop instructional objectives. Apply multiple teaching methods. Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children. Maintain student records. Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance. Display student work. Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.

Nice To Haves

Children's educational software Compact digital cameras Compact disk CD players laptop computers Educational board games Educational puzzles Educational toys Email software Emergency first aid kits Pegboards Photocopying equipment Play structures Sand tables Toy block sets Water tables

Benefits

Matching 401 K Aflac Tuition reimbursement Child care discounts Paid Time Off Monthly or semi-annual Bonuses No weekends or Holiday Paid holidays off