Paid Trainings and Retention Bonus after two months!
Do you love working with children? Are you looking for a fulfilling job? Come join our team at Hand in Hand a Place for all Children! We currently looking for a Lead Teachers for our one year old classroom!
Education:
- Associates Degree
- Must be a Level 10 or higher on the Wisconsin Registry
- 1 year of teaching experience preferred
- Minimum teacher requirements set forth by the Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Typical Duties and Responsibilities (Include but not Limited to):
- Develops weekly plans and implements age appropriate curriculum to nurture and stimulate all domains of children’s development in their care
- Perform on-going developmental evaluations of children as required by funding sources and develop lesson plans and follow curriculum implementation that addresses the individual needs of each child.
- Provide responsive care to all children by adapting daily caregiving routines and plans to the interest and needs of the individual child and the group
- Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents/caregivers
- Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships and experience clear communication with teaching staff
- Plan periodical parent conferences to discuss children’s developmental progress, needs and interests
- Maintain accurate, complete and timely client and agency records; completes daily meal and attendance records
- Assures a healthy, safe, clean and developmentally appropriate environment for children
- Provides functional training and guidance to staff, interns, substitutes and volunteers assigned to the classroom
Skills and Abilities:
- Early Child Development knowledge and experience
- Good communication, problem solving, and priority setting skills as well as maintaining an overall positive and professional attitude/disposition
- Ability to effectively plan, organize and implement educational activities
- Ability to make decisions on behalf of children and protect their well-being
- Must be able to manage confidential information
Physical Requirements
- Often required to stand and sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, squat or crawl
- Ability to life and carry up to 25 pounds and in case of emergency a 40 pound child
- May occasionally be required to drive motor vehicle
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person