Require Preschool Educator in Clearwater, FL
Job title: Preschool Educator
Company: Lutheran Services Florida
Job description: #nowhiring
- $3000 Sign on Bonus
LSF is looking for a talented Teacher I who wants to make an impact in the lives of others.
Purpose & Impact:
The purpose of the Teacher I is to serve as lead worker in the classroom. Performs duties planning and implementing educational activities for pre-school aged children or infants/toddlers in the Head Start/Early Heart Start Program.
Essential Functions:
- Plans, develops and implements daily lesson plans that provide for educational and enrichment activities for pre-school age children or infants and toddlers.
- Plans and arranges classrooms into distinctive learning areas that promote an effective learning environment.
- Screens and assesses children to determine developmental/educational needs and develops and implements individual education plans.
- Monitors meal and snack periods, classroom and restroom activities, and playground activities to ensure a safe environment for young children.
- Monitors food service and supplies for adequate inventory.
- Documents children's progress or lack of and completes all required manual and computerized forms and reports.
- Initiates referrals on children to the Center Director by submission of a variety of formal documents.
- Plans classroom activities for parent and community volunteers.
- Communicates with parents through parent conferences, written correspondence, and telephone to apprise them of child's progress, upcoming events, classroom activities, individual education plan changes, and other relevant information.
- Conducts health checks on children for health concerns, including ringworm, head lice and other health conditions, and reports to appropriate Health Coordinator.
- Ensures lessons and classroom activities align with the Florida Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Standards.
- Conducts Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten assessments as required.
- Ensures that at least 80% of the children are kindergarten ready.
- Performs quality staff-child interactions.
- Uses active supervision techniques and maintains positive classroom behavior.
- Maintain a comprehensive and ongoing portfolio assessment for each child, including weekly observations in each area, examples of the child's work, and a developmental assessment.
- Uses home visits and parent conferences to discuss the child's individual development and progress, assist the parents in developing observational skills and solicit parent observations.
- Plans, coordinates and oversees field trips for assigned children.
- Orders supplies and equipment to be used by special needs children in the classroom.
- Assists in the transportation of special needs children by lifting child into seat and fastening safety belt.
- Inspects classrooms and grounds to ensure the safety, orderliness, sanitation and cleanliness of facilities.
- Reviews and forwards accident and incident reports.
- Discusses plans and coordinates concerns regarding the child and family with other Head Start/Early Head Start staff.
- Performs First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) as needed.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Experience: Two years of experience teaching Head Start, Early Head Start, pre-school or kindergarten age children. Bilingual preferred: English/Spanish or English and other languages present in the local area.
Skills:
- Working knowledge of brain development and its impact on early learning.
- Working knowledge of child development birth to age five for typical and atypical children.
- Working knowledge of culture and practices for early childhood.
- Working knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices for early childhood.
- Working knowledge of behavior modification theories and practices relating to early childhood development.
- Working knowledge of current educational techniques and practices relating to early childhood development.
- Skill in the application of supervisory techniques.
- Skill in verbal communication with infants, toddl
