Bilingual Lead Preschool Teacher (English/Spanish)
MARS Early Learning Academy is a learning based education center looking for a qualified Lead Preschool Teacher with an Initial ECE Certificate, to join our growing team.
Position Summary:
The Lead Preschool Teacher is responsible for developing a cohesive teaching team, coordinating the curriculum, and managing the day to day operational activities of all classrooms. 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 encourage to succeed. The Lead Preschool Teacher must be skilled in communication with both children and adults, to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
· Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally, appropriate practices and early learning standards.
· Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
· Lead by example, encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
· Experience implementing the creative curriculum and teaching strategies gold assessment tools.
· Plan individual and group age appropriate activities to actively engage children, and encourage social, cognitive, and emotional growth.
· Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
· Observe and evaluate children’s performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
· Attend to children’s basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers (if needed).
· Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
· Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
· Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
· Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
· Enforce all administration policies and rules, governing students.
· Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health related problems, and discuss them with your supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialist.
· Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children’s progress and needs, disturb determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning development.
· Maintain accurate records forms and files.
· Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality and improvement.
· Perform other duties as assigned.
· Professional development – Continuing education in Early Childhood Education and annual STARS training.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):
· Bachelors degree preferred.
· Initial ECE Certificate required.
· Three years of related experience or relevant coursework.
· Good oral and written communication skills, both in Spanish and English.
· Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
· Knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interest, learning and motivation.
· Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
REQUIRED: MUST Meet State Requirements
- MERIT Account
- STARS ID Number
- DCYF Cleared Background Check
- Completed 30 Hour Child Care Basics (Cert Required)
- Negative TB Test Results
- Food Handlers Permit
- Safe Sleep Completed
- Blood Born Pathogens Cert
- CPR/First Aid Cert
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 Per Hour (depending on degree, training, experience, etc.)
Benefits:
· Competitive Pay
· 401K (Employer Matching Contribution)
· Professional Development Opportunities
· Referral Program
· Sick Leave
· Vacation
Schedule:
· 8 Hour Shift
· Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelors (Preferred)
Experience:
- Early Childhood General Education Teachers: 3 Years Preferred
Work Location: Rainier Beach (Seattle)/In Person
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to ensure individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance, vision, color, vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate too high.
Note:
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job related instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will process the skills, attitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may include individuals who pose direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied, or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.