Summary

Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for our play based nature learning center. Must enjoy the outdoors, like Required to hold State certification or willing to obtain.

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 if needed. Teach social skills and self help skills. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and routines. Read books to entire classes or to small groups. Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips. 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 directors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists. Meet with parents/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. Enforce all licensing policies and center rules governing students. 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 to wash hands, 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 adults. 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 laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, 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 staff 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. Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs. Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required. Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. Meet each child where they are at..

Requirements

Set up classroom materials or equipment. Provide for basic needs of children. Teach life skills. Establish rules or policies governing student behavior. Read to students. Plan educational activities. Monitor student development 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. Display student work. Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge. Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs. CPR First Aid

Nice To Haves

Early Childhood Classwork, ACCT

Benefits

Health Care, Life, Long and Short term disability insurances, generous PTO, paid holidays.