Lead Educator

JOB SUMMARY: 

• Provides a safe, and healthy environment for young children and meets all internal and external regulatory agencies policies and procedures
• Plans, implements and participates in educational activities for young children to promote the development of cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of each child
• Maintains and communicates developmental milestones for each child in providing on-going assessments of child’s progress
• Responsible for the general supervision and management of each classroom with the purpose of following company’s Mission and Values statement
• Develops and encourages positive parent and educator relations 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

Supervision/Health and Safety 

• Supervises and monitors children at all times
• Ensures that all activities offered are implemented in a safe and efficient manner
• Provides positive guidance to children that includes redirecting, positive language and positive reinforcement
• Recognizes, documents, and takes appropriate action of suspected child abuse and neglect, illness or accident 

Program 

• Plans, develops, prepares and implements educational activities including a variety of themes and subjects such as language development, math development, diversity, gross and fine motor skills development, self-help skill development, science, art, music, health and hygiene, social studies and self-esteem 
• Individualize one-to-one and group activities to reflect the unique needs and strengths of all children in each classroom
• Follow a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences for each child
• Teaches in a variety of techniques which include modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing for the children 

Parent Relations 

• Respects and communicates in a professional manner with parents to build long term relationships with families
• Communicates with parents on a regular basis on each child’s progress and the activities of each classroom
• Plans and conducts parent conferences as needed
• Maintains confidentiality concerning child issues and handles this information in an appropriate manner 

Educator Relations 

• Promotes and maintains good working relationships with other educator members as well as members of the management team
• Participates in scheduled educator meetings
• Meets or exceeds all internal and external regulatory requirements 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Ability to perform each essential function satisfactorily and meet the Education/Experience, Personal Skills/Characteristics, Language Skills, Mathematical Skills, Reasoning Ability, Physical Conditions, Work Environment and Environmental Conditions listed below.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: 

• Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development or related field preferred
• Must be 18 years of age
• HS Diploma or equivalent required
• Must meet or exceed state licensing requirements for age, education and experience 

PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS: 

• High energy level
• Superior interpersonal abilities
• Resourceful and well organized
• Strong commitment for doing it right for young children
• Strong customer service skills  

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

• Ability to read and write and communicate to parents, peers and managers 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 

• Ability to understand and communicate basic math concepts 

REASONING ABILITY: 

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and oral
• Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to an emergency or a crisis situation 

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS: 

• Requires daily standing, sitting, bending and stooping
• Requires normal range of hearing and vision
• Ability to lift 50 pounds 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

• Ability to work overtime and odd schedules 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: 

• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  No or very limited exposure to physical risk.