Head Teacher, YMCA Child Development Center - Oklahoma City, OK

Description

JOB TITLE: Head Teacher

REPORTS TO: Director/Assistant Director

FLSA TYPE: Non-Exempt

GENERAL FUNCTION

• The Master Teacher is responsible for meeting the developmental needs of children birth through six years of age in a group setting. 
• Responsibilities include but are not limited to:  
• planning and implementing developmentally appropriate lesson plans that address the cognitive, emotional, and social needs of each child,
• providing a safe and secure environment
• providing documentation of positive developmental outcomes for students, as well as maintaining positive relations and communications with families, partnership agencies and program staff.
• Directs classroom teachers, assistant teacher, practicum students, and volunteers to meet program standards as well as Oklahoma Department of Human Service Licensing Regulations, NECPA. guidelines, Oklahoma City/County Health Department and the Child and Adult Center Food Program licensing regulations.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

Planning:

• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate lessons and activities.
• Plan in advance, weekly lesson plans and supply needs and turn into your director or designated person.
• Post current lesson plans in the classroom at all times.
• Develop a daily schedule that provides a balance of active and quiet activities, individual and group times.
• Arrange the classroom to provide for learning centers and rotate toys routinely.
• Monitor children’s developmental progress through observation records, checklists, daily reports and portfolios.

Parent Communication:

• Maintain positive, open relations with all families.
• Address and greet parents by name upon arrival and departure.
• Reinforce daily to parent and child the successes and positive behaviors exhibited.
• Visit with parents and keep record of all behavior concerns as may arise.
• Communicate all concerns and provide written documentation of all concerns to Director or Associate Executive Director of Youth Development
• Conduct parent teacher conferences twice yearly as schedule and more often as needed.
• Facilitate all classroom activities, participate, model, and observe as necessary.

Classroom Organization:

• Manage all classroom supplies and equipment in a safe and organized manner.
• Maintain the classroom environment to support smooth transitions and independent learning of children.
• Maintain labeling on classroom shelving and containers.
• Maintain neatly all storage areas.
• Follow a cleaning schedule.
• Display all posting and children’s work in a neat and orderly manner at children’s eye level.
• Children’s artwork display should be at least 90% creative art, 10% can be process art.
• Maintain a parent informational board in the classroom; autobiography of each teacher, picture of each teacher, class schedule, special events, current lesson plans, and center newsletter.
• Maintain learning centers; older toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners have space arranged for a variety of individual and small group activities including block building, dramatic play, art, music, science, math, manipulative, quiet book reading, sand and water play and woodworking should be offered occasionally.
• Maintain clear pathways for children to move from one area to another without disturbing activities.
• Areas are organized for easy supervision by staff.

Maintain a Safe, Secure and Clean Environment:

• Lift and carry children as need.
• Follow all program guidelines in regard to food service, clean up and food storage.
• Complete accident/incident reports in a timely manner, following the chain of command have the report signed and provide a copy to the parent on the day of the incident.
• Support and demonstrate discipline practices in accordance with D.H.S. Licensing Regulation.
• Remove all broken toys or equipment.

Maintain Professionalism:

• Attend all required staff meeting and trainings.
• Follow program dress code.
• Maintain appropriate attendance.
• Maintain eye contact and smile at parents, children and staff during all communications.
• Maintain confidentiality on a strict need to know basis with parents, staff, outside agencies, and the general community.
• Maintain current certification in Infant/Child and Adult CPR, First Aid.
• Plan and complete training hours required by Oklahoma DHS Licensing Regulations.
• Meet and/or exceed all Oklahoma D.H.S. Licensing regulation and NECPA. guidelines in relati