Wesley Children’s Programs

Title: LEAD CAREGIVER INFANT/TODDLER
FLSA Status: Exempt Reports To: Preschool Director

POSITION SUMMARY:
To provide a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for children to learn, grow and develop with hands-on opportunities that are age appropriate. To foster development of children in the content areas; social-emotional, physical, language, cognitive and math.

**Serious inquiries only and you will be notified by email for an in-person interview!**

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Creates and ensures that the learning environment is safe and nurturing through intentional teaching and active supervision.
• Ensures the children are always supervised within sight and/or sound.
• Creates and implements curriculum using the “Creative Curriculum” as a framework.
• Submits monthly lesson plans and posts them in the classroom.
• Plans and implements daily activities.
• Assess children’s progress and development by using resource tools to document observations, checklists, sample work, pictures, etc.
• Communicates with parents written and/or verbally regarding their child’s learning and development.
• Actively engages, interacts and participates in children’s learning.
• Uses positive guidance techniques to discipline children.
• Reports any facility issues and removes items that are hazardous to children immediately.
• Ensures that all chemicals and hazardous items are locked or properly stored.
• Knowledgeable of children’s allergies, medications, medical history, etc. and communicates with their classroom aide.
• Restock supplies and report any purchases needed to the director.
• Knowledgeable and compliant with child-staff ratios at all times. Always knows the daily head count of the class.
• Supervises the classroom assistant teachers and/or aides.
• Provides support, coaching and mentoring to their classroom assistant and/or aide.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings
• Searches and attends professional development classes, workshops, etc.(Minimum 16 hours per anniversary year).
• Updates annual background checks with Department of Human Services Child Care Licensing Division.
• Respects the confidentiality of student records, observations when communicating with parents and co-workers.
• Arrives to work according to their scheduled shifts on time and adheres to the “call out” policy when reporting an absence.
• Follows all policies and procedures of the Wesley Children’s Program.
• Dresses appropriately, comfortably, and professionally.
• Communicates positively to children, parents, and co-workers.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Conditions may include working indoors, equipped with air conditioning and outdoors.

WORK HOURS:

• Monday – Friday (8:00am-4:30pm)
• Duties may require occasional overtime. Weekends or additional hours as necessary to meet business needs.

EQUIPMENT USE:

• Must be able to use a computer, copier, facsimile machine, and telephone/voice mail system, or willing to learn on the job.

MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND COMMUNICATION DEMANDS:

• Must be able to work under minimal supervision.
• Requires sitting for prolonged periods during meetings and at other times.
• Requires frequent walking, bending and kneeling
• Requires working to established procedures, maintaining reliable work attendance.
• Requires verbal communication skills and ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Detail oriented and well organized.
• Update annual background checks with Department of Human Services Child Care Licensing Division
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs and be able to physically move around with children ages six months to five years old.

MINUMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess an associate degree or higher in the Early Childhood Education or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Must have at least 12 credits in Early Childhood Education.
• Must have at least 1 year of experience working in an educational setting.
• Must successfully pass all background checks and health clearances (Physical and TB Tests results are required).
• Preferred COVID vaccinated
• Must complete a registry with CANOES found on the ------------ website.