Lead Childcare Teacher



Lead Childcare Teacher

As a lead childcare teacher you are an important member of the center staff. Your performance will be evaluated in five main categories: Attitude, State licensing rules, Skills and Abilities, Competencies and Tasks. The following elaborates on each category.

Attitude

The key to success as a childcare worker is a positive approach to each day. As a team member of Cardinal Country Daycare you may be working as the only lead or as a co-lead with another teacher. The lead teachers should be delegating the workload between themselves and the assistant or volunteer teachers in the classroom. Each of you is working to meet the goals and objectives defined by the Administrator. These goals and objectives have been complied to assure quality care of the children enrolled at Cardinal Country Daycare. The lead Teacher is responsible for the day to day activities of the classroom and will be held accountable by the Administrator.

A positive work ethic is conveyed to other team members, parents and children when you behave in a professional manner. This includes maintaining confidentiality. According to the Staff Handbook, all records and family information on all children and staff in the center are confidential and only the staff and referral agencies may have access.

Your positive attitude will also show through your good work habits. Childcare teachers need to be dependable, flexible and willing to work with others. Tasks need to be completed in a timely manner. Initiative should be taken in the organization of the classroom. Listening to advice, accepting instruction, and following the rules and regulations of the employee handbook are essentials in being a team member.

State Licensing Rules

The Wisconsin Administrative Code, HSS 55, Licensing Rules for Group Daycare Centers contains all of the state regulated rules and regulations for child care centers. As a Lead Teacher, you will be responsible for knowing these rules and regulations. There is a book in each classroom and one in the Policies and Procedures binder on the front desk. Any unlawful acts will be reviewed immediately and could be cause for instant dismissal.

Skills and Abilities

The skills and abilities that you bring to the job are an important part of being an effective team member. You will need to rely on these to perform your job. They will insure quality within your classroom and contribute to the highest caliber of service synonymous with Cardinal Country Daycare. These skills include but are not limited to:

Flexibility :Children are unpredictable and so are their schedules. You need to be flexible with your plans to accommodate their well being. You also need to be flexible with your schedule. Your hours will change, as you are needed per the children’s schedules.

Modeling: you need to exhibit proper grooming. Employees of Cardinal Country Daycare shall dress neatly and cleanly. Casual clothes may be worn unless they are torn or inappropriate for a child care setting. Your attitude, professionalism and grooming reflect upon the center and will be observed by parents, team members, and the children. You need to maintain the highest standards at all times. Remember, you are a representative of a child care facility and all actions within or outside the facility will reflect directly on the community’s feelings toward the center.

Communication Skills: Your communication with team members, parents and children happen both verbally and non-verbally. Verbally your tone, clarity, and choice of words will affect how you are heard. Non-verbally you will be heard through your posture, dress, facial expressions and gestures. Open communication is a must between you, the other teachers, administrators, staff, parents, and children.

Listening Skills: When someone (children as well as adults) has something to say to you, it is important to listen to them. To relay to them that you are interested and paying attention, you should look them in the eye, listen carefully to what they are saying and rephrase what was said so they know you understand and care about what they are telling you.

Good Work Habits: Being on time, dependable, working with others and accepting responsibility are all good work habits. Develop job pride in what you are doing and know the important role you play in the lives of the children and team members at CCD.

Competencies

In addition to the general staff competencies and the Assistant staff competencies, the following competencies are expected of Lead Childcare Teachers. They are as follows:

Health, Nutrition, and Housekeeping Competencies:

1. Establish a relaxed and safe atmosphere that is appropriate for the age group

2. Help the children to develop good food habits and table manners

3. Foster independent eating practices

4. Establish children’s independence in routines of toileting, washing, and dressing

5. Assist the children in developing good housekeeping habits, such as picking up toys after use

6. Recognize signs of illness, including behavior patterns, and provide necessary care

7. General knowledge concerning medications and dosing

General Program Competencies

1. Offer a program that meets the emotional, physical, intellectual, and social needs of both the individual and the group

2. Activities that you prepare will engage their senses, build their vocabularies, boost self-esteem, and raise the level of their social skills.

3. Meets the needs of parents, staff and children by prioritizing their needs and being flexible.

4. Demonstrate respect for diversity by providing anti-bias, non-sexist language, images, and experiences that reflect both center and global communities.

5. Help ensure that age-appropriate materials and equipment are of sufficient quanitity, variety, and durability and are readily accessible and arranged to promote independent use to maintain interest.

6. Demonstrate activities with an emphasis on child-initiation, keeping teacher initiated activities to a minimum.

Professional and Personal Development Competencies

1. Able to incorporate suggestions into performance and be able to provide feedback to the team

2. Establish and maintain a primary care giving relationship with individual children and their families

Child Guidance Competencies

1. Use verbal guidance techniques

2. Use non-verbal guidance techniques

3. Use positive guidance techniques and train assistants and volunteers so htat guidance is consistent

4. Set appropriate behavioral limits based on the child’s stage of development and be firm and consistent

5. Monitor behavior of children, use redirection if needed

6. Guide child’s behavior in adjusting to new situation

7. Choose developmentally appropriate toys/activities

First Aid and Safety Competencies

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