Lead Childcare Teacher

About This Role

Supervise and coordinate daily operations for a specific age group within a childcare program, ensuring a safe and engaging environment for children while maintaining compliance with state licensing regulations.

Responsibilities

• Handle customer issues relating to the center effectively
• Communicate effectively with parents and properly with children
• Ensure all state day-care licensing rules and regulations are followed and enforced
• Complete 20 hours of state training annually
• Perform opening and closing duties
• Attend staff meetings and other special trainings
• Follow and create lesson plans and carry out age-appropriate activities daily
• Provide a safe environment for children at all times
• Ensure rooms are kept tidy throughout the day
• Follow correct procedures during check-in and check-out process
• Communicate efficiently with other caregivers regarding child information and care
• Maintain and file children's records, such as child report cards, and review them with parents
• Maintain records of children such as accident reports and registration forms
• Communicate with the office pertaining to revenue payments and drop-ins/early and late drop-offs
• Provide information such as daily rates and activities to guests when appropriate
• Change diapers and deal with bodily fluids

Requirements

• Minimum age 18 years
• Strong knowledge of childcare program development and implementation
• Strong knowledge of Childcare Licensing rules and regulations or willing to learn them
• Ability to be flexible and change tasks and assignments when needed
• Enjoyment of and enthusiasm for childcare
• Excellent team building and leadership skills
• Demonstrate ability to act as a team player and guide others with new ideas
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to pass a background check

Qualifications

• College degree in child development preferred, or High School education with one or more years of classroom or activity planning with children
• 1+ year of classroom or activity planning experience with children

Benefits

Certifications