Preschool Head Teacher
Bright Giggles Learning Center LLC
Date: 14 hours ago
City: Bridgeport, CT
Contract type: Full time
Summary
Head Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom.
Duties
Requirements
Head Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day-to-day operational activities of the classroom.
- Oversee and provide positive guidance to assistant teachers and floaters.
- Use and model positive discipline techniques to ensure a safe and healthy environment.
- Individualize curriculum and daily routines/ implement IEP goals to meet individual needs of children.
- Ensure active supervision at all times.
- Maintain a positive emotional attitude with children, families and other staff.
- Mentor teaching staff.
- Work to build positive relationships among peers/families.
Duties
- Meet physical, social-emotional and cognitive needs of all children in the classroom.
- Maintain the classroom in an organized, clean and appealing fashion.
- Communicate with families and other teachers daily and document children's daily progress.
- Conduct weekly meetings with teachers for the purposes of curriculum planning, student observations, and fostering healthy communication between teachers.
- Supervise assistant teachers, parents/guardians and volunteers in the class.
- Participate in ongoing evaluation of children through daily observations, collecting weekly work samples and written assessments.
- Provide ongoing evaluation as needed to assess the developmental levels of the children.
- Engage in internal referral process to help support children individual development needs.
- Adhere to all state and federal requirements / standards (OEC, NAEYC.)
- Attend and actively participate in staff trainings, meetings and agency events.
Requirements
- Head Teacher Certification and/ or Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education.
- 12 credits in ECE.
- CPR certified or ability to complete training.
- Ability to communicate fluently in written and spoken English.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Computer literacy.
- 3 to 5 years of Early Childhood Education experience.
- Ability to lift and carry 40 lbs.
- Ability to bend, sit on the floor for prolonged periods and get up again is required.
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