Toddler Lead Teacher
Building Kidz School Lynnwood
- Lynnwood, WA
- $20.00-22.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Building Kidz is a preschool program specializing in performing arts to enhance academic excellence. Our curriculum and performing arts program are designed to challenge and engage children throughout the learning process.The Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the classroom's day-to-day operational activities. Teachers must understand children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where children are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed. The Teacher must also be skilled at communicating with children and adults to meet the children's needs, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns.Duties
- Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards
- Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
- Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
- Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
- Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
- Ensure a healthy classroom environment - including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
- Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
- Maintain accurate records, forms and files.
- Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.
- Minimum of 2 years of professional child care experience.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.
- High energy and the ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a team environment.
- A strong understanding of child development.
- Infant/child CPR and First Aid certification.
- Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.
- Associate's Degree in early childhood education or related field of study with a minimum of 12 Credits in ECE.
- Requirements include the ability to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
- A specific vision ability will be required including the ability to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
- Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Background check cleared in the MERIT
- 30 hours STARS training
- CPR and Blood Borne Pathogen Certificate
- Food Handlers Certificate
- Proof MMR
- Proof of COVID vaccination
- Must be able to lift 30 pounds
- $20-22 per hour
- Paid Sick leave, Paid Vacations, Paid Professional Development, and Child care discount.