Lead Child Group Teacher

Brief Description

The Lead Child Group Teacher is responsible for creating and maintaining a nurturing and stimulating educational environment for young children. This role involves planning and implementing age-appropriate curriculum and activities that promote cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. The Lead Child Group Teacher will work closely with children, parents, and staff to ensure a supportive and effective learning experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• A minimum 12 units of Child Development or related classwork required.
• Two years of child-related experience or equivalent training with knowledge of child growth and development and nurturing guidance strategies preferred.
  
  

Essential Job Functions

• Physical, mental, and emotional health adequate to perform duties
• Protect and honor individual integrity through confidentiality.
• Ability to work effectively with cultural/ ethnic diversity,
• Ability to work in a harmonious manager with subordinates, supervisors, and others.
• Interact effectively with infants, toddlers, and school age children.
• Ability to communicate in verbal and written form.
• Provide a safe and positive environment for children.
• Maintain confidential information of agency business, clients, and employees to legal standards and/or local regulations.
• Physical capability to lift over 20 pounds and engage in physical activity.
• Maintain current Medic First Aid certification and respond appropriately to medical incidents, ensuring the health and safety of clients and staff.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Provide training and guidance and mentorship of frontline staff
• Implement department/program objectives.
• Promote a healthy working environment that values staff and equips them to succeed while making sustainable decisions in a way that strengthens both our workforce and our impact.
• Responsible for executing organizational strategies and initiatives.
• Complete a developmental assessment (ASQ) on each child quarterly.
• Document children’s progress and communicate with parent educators on child/parent related concerns and progress. Ensure a safe and clean environment for children.
• Plan and implement daily age-appropriate activities.
• Act as a role model for clients and children.
• Assist with data collection to meet program needs.
• Responsible for preventing and controlling infection.
• Responsible for maintaining a culture of quality and safety.
• Effectively use de-escalation skills and techniques
• Properly administer the C-SSRS to help prevent suicide.
  
  

Other

• Attend all required meetings and trainings.
• Report any suspected child or dependent adult/elder abuse or neglect immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
• Report any client imminent danger to self or to others or gravely disabled immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

Summary

We are a nonprofit organization with a mission to strengthen families and communities by transforming lives! We are currently recruiting for a Lead Child Group Teacher for our Perinatal program, who is ready to make a difference in the lives of others!

Why Sierra Vista?

Our supportive, caring environment extends not only to our clients and families, but to our valued staff as well. Employees from a number of disciplines work together in a collaborative, stimulating environment that is a model for quality care.

Sierra Vista Child & Family Services Offers

• Health Insurance Coverage - SVCFS offers a comprehensive health benefits package which includes medical dental vision coverage, and an employer paid life insurance policy.
• 2 weeks of vacation, 11 paid holidays, 12 sick days upon accrual.
• Employee Assistance Plan unlimited access to professional consultants for money management, family counseling, legal advice and many other areas.
• Optional 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
• Clinical Supervision for state licensure.
• Opportunities for growth and professional development.
• Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Salary Increases each year.
• Supportive/collaborative work environment.
• Discounts are available to employees for gym memberships, with cellphone plan providers and other discounted perks.