PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Northview Preschool Teachers primary responsibility is to lead classes, create curriculum, and keep parents updated on their childs progress. This position is a nonexempt part-time hourly position in the Northview Preschool Ministry and reports to the Northview Preschool Director.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Gives Ministry Away

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Shows commitment to Cultural Values
• Updates attendance sheets daily and monthly
• Maintains student records with accurate and complete information
• Maintains student files
• Enforces all administrative policies and rules
• Helps maintain facility in a safe and satisfactory condition
• Prepares reports on students and activities as required by administration
• Attends professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competencies
• Keeps abreast of current knowledge in the field of early childhood education
• Responds to emails and voicemails from parents within 24 hours
• Attends staff meetings

Classroom Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates to children Gods love through Bible study and living by example
• Assimilates arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear and selecting activities of interest to them
• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects and communicates those objectives to children
• Provides a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play
• Teaches basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene and social skills
• Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order
• Reads books to entire classes or to small groups
• Organizes and leads activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling and field trips
• Attends to childrens basic needs by feeding them, dressing them and changing their diapers
• Prepares materials and classroom for class activities
• Teaches proper eating habits
• Serves snacks and oversees lunch
• Demonstrates activities to children
• Arranges indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities and safety
• Organizes and labels materials and displays students work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills
• Confers with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
• Supervises, evaluates and plans for substitutes
• Plans and supervises class projects, field trips, visits by guests or other experiential activities, and guides students in learning from those activities

Child Development and Assessments:

• Observes and evaluates children performance, behavior, social development and physical heath
• Uses assessments to help determine childrens developmental levels, needs and potential
• Identifies children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discusses them with supervisors, parents or guardians and child development specialists
• Meets with parents and guardians to discuss their childrens progress and needs, determines their priorities for their children and suggests ways that they can promote learning and development through the assessments
• Prepares and implements remedial programs for students requiring extra help
• Meets with Director and other staff to review curriculum plans and activities and evaluate programs effectiveness
• Maintains records on each childs progress and development for curriculum planning
• Adapts teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students varying needs and interests
• Works with co-teacher to plan and implement the daily program of activities
• Sets up and maintains a well-organized, safe and attractive classroom environment conductive to the optimal growth and development of children
• Develops a positive relationship with each child and promotes the development of self-esteem and self-discipline
• Observes each child daily to assess skills, interests and needs and use this information to facilitate learning and growth
• Establishes a positive relationship with each childs family and shares information about the childs day at the school
• Helps parents to understand the curriculum and find ways to involve parents in the program
• Conducts individual parent conferences once a year to discuss each childs growth and development

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no direct reports however must always supervise the children in their class.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or GED plus two years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Related experience would be teaching in early childhood education or working/volunteering in childrens ministry.

This position requires CPR certification.