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Lion Cub Academy Lead Teacher

General Statement of Job

The Early Childhood Teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of all children in their care, which may include toddlers and/or preschool-age children; develops partnerships with parents/child’s caregivers to engage and encourage parent participation in the program. Lead Teacher is also responsible for assuring compliance with the codes of all State and local governing contracting agencies; and works collegially with other staff members of the Lion Cub Academy.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

Develops and implements age-appropriate curriculum and classroom environment to nurture and stimulate all domains of children’s development in their care.

Ability to make decisions on behalf of children and protect their well-being.

Supervises children that are in the care of the Lion Cub Academy, in a classroom, and on the playgrounds.

Must be able to manage confidential and sensitive information.

Supervises Franklin Tech early childhood practicum students for their clinical field experience.

Interacts with and provides classroom tours for the parents of children who are of age to be assigned teacher’s classroom in the early childhood program.

Conducts assessments with children to report their developmental progress to parents/guardians.

Prepare developmental progress reports as needed and report these findings to the parent/guardians at the fall and spring semester parent-teacher conferences.

Completes orientation of the classroom with parents and establishes an ongoing, open communication system.

Assist families with children's transitions from toddler to preschool and from preschool to kindergarten.

Implements the food program; by assisting with records keeping, preparation, and/or serving of meals and snacks.

Completes and reports any symptoms of child abuse to supervisor and/or child abuse hotline.

Responsible to contact parents/guardians in the event of an accident or incident while their child is in care within a timely manner (15 minutes).

Document accidents or incidents that happen while caring for the children.

Conducts emergency preparedness drills monthly.

Holds a current CPR/First Aid, and AED certification.

Uses appropriate sanitation standards when handling bodily fluids, i.e., blood, feces, nasal secretions, and urine.

Ensures that the Assistant Teachers are kept updated in all matters concerning the classroom and program, i.e., Lead Teacher Meetings, lesson plans, policies & procedures, and training received.

Participate in ongoing in-service and educational development opportunities, completes at least the 12 required hours of clock training each year per state licensing.

In accordance with our "team" philosophy, the person filling this position may occasionally be required to carry out or assist with other tasks in addition to the duties listed on this job description.

Staff must believe in and act in accordance with both the University's and the Lion Cub Academy’s mission statements.

Assists the director in any project that is assigned

Education, Experience, and Licenses

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university is required.

Minimum one year of experience is required for this position; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Teaching certification for this position is preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Early Child Development knowledge and experience.

· Requires the ability to use small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.

· Requires the ability to use computers and mobile technology.

Physical Demands/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 job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel including the use of a computer keyboard; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear including the use of a telephone. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, texture perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Requires the ability to smell and taste.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds and in case of emergency a 40 pound child.

NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions

of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

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