Toddler Teacher

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Provide a positive and nurturing environment for the children.

·         Responsible for health and safety of the children – not excessive accidents.

·         Consistently keep clean and maintain the classroom areas (including bathrooms).

·         Maintains a permanent room arrangement with no running spaces, shelves used as dividers, and materials/supplies at child level.

·         Shelves have toys and manipulatives attractively displayed and labeled 

·         Classroom learning centers/areas/labs enriched with teacher made enrichments, real, and multicultural items.

·         Equipment out and children taught to use it properly

·         Maintain all required bulletin boards according to the appointed guidelines.

·         Provides consistent and constant supervision of all children.  Children are never left alone.  Know how many children that you are responsible for at all times, ages, and who they are.

·         Lesson plans consistently posted, and supply list turned in

·         Lesson plans reflect current curriculum requirements 

·         Consistent planning and effective use of transitions

·         An organized and structured daily schedule is implemented and followed daily.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

·         Enjoys children and expresses genuine interest in them

·         Speaks with calm, gentle voice

·         Listens carefully and respectfully

·         Teaches children to problem solve

·         Utilizes teachable moments

·         Must be able to focus on individual while being aware of what is happening everywhere

·         Uses positive statements, is positive role-model

·         Interacts consistently with children

·         Must be able to maintain orderly, calm environment

·         Supports cultural differences

·         Ability to move from one activity to another without chaos

·         Maintains positive parent interaction

·         Encourages positive behavior often getting down to child’s level

·         Teaches and allows children to make choices

·         Uses Redirection

·         Will frequently lift as in lifting, carrying, walking with, and holding infants and children.

• Required to stand up to 90% of the day.
• Must be able to stoop, bend, and sit on a child’s level.
• Able to physically and mentally interact and react to children on the playground and/or in the classroom and attend to their needs. This includes moderate and vigorous physical activity.