Teacher Lead

Position Title: Lead Teacher

Employee Type: Full-Time Regular

Supervisor Title: Center Director

Division: Head Start, U.S. Programs

 

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

This position is responsible for the general and day-to-day operations of a Head Start/Early Head Start center or cluster of outlying centers. You will be responsible for providing coverage to multiple classrooms, ensuring compliance with federal, state and local regulations; communicating with parents and the community; supervising and monitoring all staff assigned to the center(s). The Center Director may be reassigned to various centers as deemed necessary for program operations.
As a front-line representative of Save the Children, Center Directors are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that he/she comes into contact with, adhering to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaborations, Creativity and Integrity.

Summary 

The Lead Teacher is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a Head Start and/or Early Head Start center with more than one classroom assuring regulatory and legal compliance with federal, state and local regulations, communicating with parents and the community and supervision and monitoring of staff. Receives content area supervision, training and technical assistance from content area managers/specialists/coordinators. You would be responsible overseeing and providing educational, relational and social experiences for preschool children to foster growth and development in all developmental domains.

As a frontline representative of Save the Children, you are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that you comes in contact with and adhere to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report, respond to any instance of child abuse, and promote training and awareness around all child-safeguarding obligations.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Plans and implements classroom activities based on the individual needs of the children and according to the appropriate level of the child.
• Provides a balanced program of open learning and structured activities.
• Ensure that the child development, disabilities, curriculum, and performance standards are strictly adhered to in all programs.
• Maintains classroom discipline using developmentally appropriate techniques.
• Promote best practices in early childhood development based on Head Start Performance Standards, Creative Curriculum, and other prescribed curriculum used at Save the Children Head Start.
• Provides for constant supervision of all children during all activities indoors and outdoors; provides a safe environment by setting up a protective classroom and outdoor play area.
• Plans for and equips indoor and outdoor areas to meet children’s developmental and safety needs in accordance with budget.
• Assist Education Manager with the transition of Head Start children at your center.
• Participate in an individualized continuing education plan including CPR and First Aid.
• Conducts and documents home visits, conducts parent-teacher conferences as needed or required and plans family activities and encourages family involvement.
• Maintains documentation as required by agency.
• Participate on school readiness committee.
• Travel as needed throughout Save the Head Start areas.
• Arrange family fairs, events, and activities for the center.
• Responsible for monthly safety checks, fire drills as well as updating of any safety logs.
• Investigates any child or staff incidents, assuring all forms are complete and notifying the appropriate supervisor.
• Attend IEP meetings as needed or requested.
• Receives and refer to verbal and written complaints to Family/Community Partnership Manager about the center wh