• Ensures that the physical, social and emotional needs of the children are met daily.
• Ensures all policies and procedures to keep the children healthy and safe are being implemented.
• Creates activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration and problem solving appropriate to the developmental levels and learning styles of children through well-defined interest areas.
• Assists and supervises children during all activities.
• Ensures that appearance, cleanliness and safe environment of classroom are appropriately maintained, in accordance with the NAEYC cleaning and sanitizing guidelines.
• Completes all Academy and classroom paperwork: for example, daily notes, student accident reports, attendance reports.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, Academy events and parent meetings, as requested.
• Prepares and implements classroom lesson plans, programs and schedules.
• Develops, plans and prepares instructional aids and/or materials for classroom activities.
• Assists children with mealtimes and cleanup.
Directs activities of other staff in the classroom to ensure that the classroomfunctions in an orderly manner.
•Interacts with parents and maintains open communication to encourage familyengagement.
•Maintains the Family Information Board and other classroom bulletin boards.
•Schedules and conducts parent and teacher conferences throughout the year.
•Ensures that all licensing regulations are being followed as required by the state.
•Must be able to lift no less than 40 pounds to at least waist high on a consistent basis throughout the workday.