Child Care PEL 04 Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

04 Teacher

Job Description

Reports to : Site Director Classification : Exempt

Work Direction : The 04 Teacher shall generally work forty (40) hours each week and 10

months a year in accordance with the schedule personally arranged, and mutually

agreed to by the Site Director and Director of Early Care and Family Services.

Basic Function : The 04 Teacher is responsible for the overall management of the

classroom, which includes having a working knowledge of general development of

young children and educational systems. The 04 Teacher is also responsible for

the active participation / contribution in the progress of the Center’s

educational philosophy and environmental goals. The incumbent must demonstrate

leadership and problem solving skills in and out of the classroom setting.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Supervises and develops teachers, teacher

assistants, and volunteers. Ensures

teaching staff meet standards and goals of State Pre-K.

teaching staff. Shows teaching staff how

to correlate standards, goals and benchmark goals with lesson plans.

developmentally appropriate for each age group.

teaching, critiquing and writing lesson plans / curriculum and offers alterative

suggestions whenever necessary.

in-services.

teacher assistants, teacher aids and volunteers.

with special learning needs or other issues.

through daily contact, in-services, meetings, orientations and educational

sessions.

conferences.

observations and interactions with the children the plans for future learning

and growth.

training sessions and approved career development seminars.

Standards, federal, state and city regulations and licensing requirements.

development plans are reviewed on a periodic basis.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge and Skills

and read and interpret documents.

rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

as MS Word, Excel, Power-Point, and Publisher.

community members and groups, managers, regulatory agencies, and families both

individually and in group settings.

efficiently and effectively within the guidelines of Trinity Child Care

policies and mandates.

effectively.

Education

This position

requires a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education with at Type

04 State Certification along with one (1) year supervisory experience, plus

three 3) years classroom experience.

Training and Experience

The incumbent

must possess the knowledge of child development, licensing, and funding

standards. The incumbent must be

familiar with legislation and advocacy of childcare services in the State of

Illinois; this includes best practices in Early Childhood Development

standards. Additionally, the incumbent

must possess the ability to relate and develop a mutual respect for the

families and children served and must possess the ability to get along with

diverse personalities, demonstrate tact, and maturity.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical

demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities

to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the

employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel

objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant

vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to

adjust focus. This position requires the

Teacher to work in a clean, well-lit area. Additionally, the incumbent must be able to lift and / or move up to 30

pounds. The incumbent must possess the

ability to stand, stoop, bend, and carry children, sit without back support for

15-20 minutes at a time. The incumbent

will be required to work in or visit other Trinity UCC Child Care Centers

and / or other offices / sites in the Chicagoland area responsible for administering

Early Childhood Development services and / or activities and must be able to

travel to these various locations. The incumbent must have experience working

on computers and have some knowledge of Creative Curriculum approaches to Early

Childhood Education.

The statements in this job description are intended

to describe the essential / non-essential nature and level of work performed by

Child Care staff assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and

responsibilities, as other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Created : April 11, 2017